SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden

The SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, in Swedish "SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut", is a joint stock company, fully owned by the Swedish government. It was formerly known as "Statens Provningsanstalt" (Government Testing Institute), thus the abbreviation SP. The company has its headquarters in Borås and employs 1000 persons.
Business areas include, among other things, applied research, technical studies and investigations, quality assurances, standardization and certification.