June 3, 2024
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS — June 3, 2024 — UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, has been honored with a proclamation declaring June 3 UL Solutions Day in Illinois.
The proclamation, signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, reads, in part, that “UL Solutions was founded in the city of Chicago in 1894 and for 130 years has worked for a safer world through its vast testing, inspection and certification operations.”
The proclamation also recognizes that the company serves “as a trusted science-based safety, security and sustainability partner” to customers around the world.
UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, along with software products and advisory offerings, that support customers’ product innovation and business growth. The iconic UL Mark — a recognized symbol of trust — appears on billions of consumer and industrial products worldwide.
“We are thrilled that June 3, 2024, is UL Solutions Day in Illinois,” said Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of UL Solutions. “This celebratory day is a wonderful opportunity to highlight our mission of working for a safer world. Every day, around the world, our expertise impacts more than 35 industries, including sustainable energy, building products, consumer technology and automotive and new mobility, just to name a few.”
UL Solutions’ history dates back to the World’s Fair in Chicago, when founder William Henry Merrill Jr. was assigned to assess fire risks associated with electricity. This work led Merrill to form Underwriters’ Electrical Bureau, with its first testing laboratory in Chicago in 1894. The iconic Underwriters Laboratories was incorporated in 1901.
Today, UL Solutions has more than 15,000 mission-driven employees around the globe.
About UL Solutions
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 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 Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects 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.
Media contact:
Susan Nadeau
UL Solutions
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