date:Jul 18, 2014
old a news conference. Sales would grow by around 6 percent in 2014, he said, at the bottom of a previous forecast range of 6-9 percent.
SGS shares were down 2.6 percent at 2,079 francs by 1318 GMT.
The Swiss company, whose activities range from food and toy safety tests to anti-corruption certification and vehicle inspections, wants to move into marine services, which Kirk said was a $300-$400 million business for most of its competitors.
Because of the technology involved, SGS would not be