GESCOThe sole agent of SGS Group in Israel, the largest inspection and supervision company in the world.

Departments

Food & Agricultural Department

The department is located in Haifa and Ashdod in the port area, and handles every year millions of tons of agricultural material and food in bulk or liquid.

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Marine Department

The department employs seamen, such as captains, and services customers generally in the scope of oil, chemicals, petrochemicals, gas, coal, fertilizers, minerals, etc.

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Customs Clearance

The company is a certified customs clearance office providing customs clearance services for all goods imported or exported through the major ports of Israel in bulk, liquids, containers and general cargo.

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Technical Department

The Department employs professional technical personnel in many different scopes and performs inspections in all scopes and goods to determine conformance to specifications, compliance with standards, checking of damage, pre-shipment inspection and inspection of goods that arrived to Israel.

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Certification Department

The Department certifies to the ISO 9001:2015 standard under the accreditation of SGS, conducts certification and surveillance audits for various other ISO standards, as well as additional international standards, factory and social standards, social responsibility audits, and specific standards or special requirements for different economic branches.

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Supervision & Stocktaking

The Department deals in stocktaking, checking inventory, estimating and analysis of stock, recommendations for organizing stock, etc.

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Scope of work

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   Staff remain on the loading or discharge berth throughout the operation to prevent damage, record facts and audit quality.

2. 02

   At the port: checking and recording the weight of cargo loaded or discharged, checking the record of trucks in and out, and issuing a statement of facts.

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   Visual inspection of cargo before it is loaded into containers, in bulk or in any packing, or on arrival at the port, warehouse or final receiver, to confirm the specification or the sale contract, determine damage, document, photograph and issue certificates and reports.

4. 04

   Separately or alongside supervision, representatives sample every cargo at each stage of its movement, to recognized international standards. Samples go to the client or to neutral laboratories in Israel or abroad.

5. 05

   Draft survey of vessels to determine the quantity on board, on bulk and on liquid ships.

6. 06

   On liquid vessels – fuels, oils and similar – quantity is established by measuring tank volume against the cargo’s specific gravity, on loading or on discharge.

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   Visual or instrumental inspection for damage to cargo at the port, in warehouses and in plants: liquids, bulk, containers and packages.

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   Inspection and confirmation of damage to containers: structure, holes, bends and dents.

9. 09

   Attendance during stuffing or unstuffing to determine quantity, quality and the standard of stuffing, and to prevent or document damage to the goods.

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    Vessel condition inspections for off-hire and on-hire, by the company’s marine staff.

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    Quality and data checks on products in any form or packing, transfer to SGS or other laboratories worldwide, and certificates of the findings.

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    Customs brokerage on import and export, especially for large-volume goods, bulk, liquids and containers.

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    Checking that a product or cargo matches what the parties to a transaction agreed.

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    A reliable neutral third party to establish the condition of commodities, cargoes or finished goods, so the parties can agree that condition.

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    Liquid loading and discharge under specialist supervision of ship tanks, shore tanks and the loading equipment, to prevent damage and determine quantity.

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    Mandatory inspections required of exporters to certain countries, carried out as the SGS representative.

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    Technical inspection of products and materials for compliance with agreements and quality, and determination of damage or non-conformity.

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    Physical stock counts in warehouses and plants, requested by the plants themselves, accountants, banks or any other interested party.

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    Social audits of organizations and plants for international certifications or the requirements of international customers, with reports or certificates.

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    The company acts in Israel as a certification body under SGS, which holds Swiss accreditation for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

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    Logistics services in discharge and loading, repacking, salvage of damaged goods, and transport.