Bureau Veritas further enhances its industry leadership position in CSR through the acquisition of HDAA Australia Pty Ltd

Through this acquisition, Bureau Veritas reinforces its Green Line of Services and Solutions through the addition of best-in-class expertise in social, health and disability auditing and assessment services.

Bureau Veritas a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of HDAA Australia Pty Ltd (HDAA), an accredited auditing and assessment agency focussed on the health and human services sector. HDAA will form the foundation of the Social, Health and Disability sector strategy of Bureau Veritas in the Pacific region.

New requirements and regulations in the social, health and disability sector in Australia including the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has resulted in a growing need for conformity assessment services. As a result, Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services in the Social, Health and Human Services sectors are expecting substantial growth and significant momentum. In this important conformity assessment market, HDAA is a well-recognized and respected certification body with strong technical expertise.

Formed in Brisbane, Australia in 2007, HDAA are an auditing and assessment agency committed to providing excellence in service delivery to over 2300 organisations to a wide range of federal and state- related health and human services standards.

HDAA is accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) and the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) and is registered with Federal and State governments as an approved assessment provider for a number of standards and schemes.