Day: September 1, 2022

The collaboration will combine resources, knowledge and expertise to expand services to heighten product fire safety.

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced its collaboration with GCC Labs’ safety arm to help advance fire safety in the Middle East. With this collaboration, GCC Labs becomes the exclusive partner laboratory of UL Solutions in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while UL Solutions is now a strategic and exclusive partner providing fire-related certification services for GCC Labs.

Combining the safety science expertise, market access knowledge and the global resources that UL Solutions offers with the fire safety testing skill and competency of GCC Labs, the collaboration will enhance the journey to product certification for the Middle East market while improving customer access to a local test solution. GCC Labs’ state-of-the-art fire testing labs offer broad capabilities that include fire resistance, containment testing, building inspections, building envelope testing and advisory services.

This strategic alliance will also include electrical services for switchgear, transformers and high-voltage and low-voltage cables, which will give the alliance customers a priority status in securing testing and certification services.

Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, GCC Labs helps enable major manufacturing in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the surrounding region by offering cost-effective and world-class testing and certification services to help ensure the highest levels of equipment safety, reliability and efficiency.

“This strategic alliance represents each organization’s strong commitment to providing customers with a wide range of fire safety services to meet necessary regional and global regulatory requirements,” said Hamid Syed, vice president and general manager of UL Solutions in the Middle East. “Working with GCC Labs, we are proud to apply our safety science expertise to help transform safety challenges into business opportunities, helping engineer a safer and more sustainable world. We look forward to helping manufacturers in the region achieve increased speed to market and the ability to demonstrate their commitment to fire safety to their customers.”

“We are delighted to partner with UL Solutions and help manufacturers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and their stakeholders, advance the reliability and fire safety of their products and systems in the Middle East,” said Saleh Al-Amri, chief executive officer of GCC Labs. “Working with UL Solutions, we look forward to providing testing solutions that lead to product certification, helping raise the overall building safety and fostering safe living and working environments in our region.”

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

GCC Labs is an integrated one-stop shop testing, inspection and certification (TIC) service provider that is missioned to assist its customers overcome Compliance Management and Technical Services challenges in the Saudi and GCC Market.

GCC Labs is a recognized symbol of trust in enabling its customers to obtain a local yet high-quality TIC services that are strategically available on the ground to navigate and achieve best-in-class TIC standards.

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BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As a leading fitness brand, Orangetheory Fitness is committed to continued market growth and new studio openings around the world. To further develop the brand’s worldwide presence, Orangetheory today announced that it has appointed Jason Dunlop as President of International, overseeing the brand’s international studio portfolio and ongoing expansion efforts.

Dunlop joins Orangetheory with a proven track record of leadership and international development, with some of the world’s best-known brands, including CrossFit, Canada Goose, Starbucks, and Nike. As demonstrated in his prior executive positions, Dunlop is an industry veteran with an extensive background in franchise business management, global sales, direct to consumer business and hypergrowth in global markets.

In his new role, Dunlop will work to further expand and develop an already robust international network. In 2022, Orangetheory opened new locations in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, China, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Spain, and Poland, as well as the brand’s first studio in France. Dunlop will manage new studio openings slated for 2023 and beyond, including those planned in North and South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

“As Orangetheory Fitness continues to grow as a leader in the fitness and wellness category, Jason Dunlop was the clear choice to help lead us in our mission to spread ‘More Life’ across the globe,” said Dave Long, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Orangetheory Fitness. “With Jason’s history of success, we know he has the vision and skills to champion our international efforts – we welcome him to the Orangetheory Fitness team.”

“I have been fortunate to spend my career leading global development and strategies for some of the world’s most recognizable brands, and I am excited for the international growth potential I see at Orangetheory Fitness,” said Dunlop. “I look forward to working to advance Orangetheory’s strategic business goals, while introducing more people globally to the brand’s unique and cutting-edge fitness approach.”

Prior to his appointment, Dunlop served as Global President at CrossFit, LLC where he led CrossFit’s Global Affiliate team, Education and Sports Division. As Senior Vice President at Canada Goose, Dunlop was responsible for sales across all international channels including brand and product. During his time at Starbucks, Dunlop was the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, where he restructured the business to become a licensing and franchising model across 4,500 locations and 59 countries. At Nike, Dunlop managed the brand’s direct-to-consumer and franchising businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including store growth and digital expansion across 47 countries.

For more information on Orangetheory Fitness, visit www.orangetheory.com.

About Orangetheory

Orangetheory® Fitness (orangetheory.com) is a heart-rate based, total-body group workout combining science, coaching and technology created to help you achieve your desired results and live a more vibrant life. One of the world’s fastest-growing franchise companies, Orangetheory developed a workout designed for all fitness abilities to foster a shared community experience by connecting members and coaches. The Orangetheory workout charges your metabolism for MORE caloric afterburn, MORE results, and MORE confidence, all to deliver you MORE LIFE. Orangetheory franchisees have opened more than 1,500 studios in all 50 U.S. states and 24 countries. The company was ranked #60 in Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list and was listed as #9 on Entrepreneur Fastest-Growing Franchise 500 list. Visit https://www.orangetheory.com/en-us/international-opportunities/ for global franchise opportunities.

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