FRANKFURT, Germany, March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CSA Group, a leading organization in standards development, testing and certification today announced that it has chosen Frankfurt, Germany as the location for its CSA Group head office in Europe. As a first step, the European office is officially registered in Frankfurt am Main as CSA Group Europe GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung).

"In an ongoing effort to expand our global service offerings and to strengthen our local presence to serve our clients, both directly and alongside with our partners, CSA Group Europe GmbH has chosen to locate its head office in Frankfurt, Germany," says Magali Depras, Vice President, Europe for CSA Group. "Our new European headquarters will answer growing customers' needs in a variety of product testing and certification services across the continent and will coordinate and extend current service offerings provided from our offices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy."

CSA Group Europe GmbH will help accelerate the strategic growth of CSA services and offerings in the region. The European business head office will help provide local services in Germany and ensure the provision of extensive global programs in various areas, such as Hazardous Locations, Medical and Industrial for European and global clients.