The SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden ( sv, SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut), is a
joint stock company
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, fully owned by the
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...
. It was formerly known as the National Swedish Authority for Testing, Inspection and Metrology
( sv, Statens Provningsanstalt, SP), thus the abbreviation SP. The company has its
headquarter
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s in
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them th ...
and employs 1,000 persons.
Business areas include, among other things,
applied research
Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...
, technical studies and investigations,
quality assurance
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s,
standardization
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and
certification
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.
References
External links
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Standards organizations in Sweden
Multidisciplinary research institutes
Research institutes in Sweden
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