Fulmer Yarsley Ltd and Yarsley Quality Assured Firms Ltd acquired by SGS Inspection Services Ltd, which was the UK operating company of the Geneva-based SGS Group. The YQAF operation, (which included several regional offices around the country), remained under the control of the same personnel as previously, and continued to operate for the time being as an independent company using their original name. However, the Fulmer Yarsley Ltd part of the organisation immediately became SGS Yarsley Ltd, although it remained for some time at Redhill.