On May 5, three officials from the UK CARES certification body paid a visit to Jiangsu-based Chinese steelmaker Yonggang Company to carry out initial examinations regarding authentication of the company's British Standard rebars.
In October 2008 Yonggang submitted an application for CARES authentication for its BS4449-1997 and 2005 rebars, including 460B & B500B straight rebars (10-40 mm diameter) and coil rebars (6-12 mm diameter).
UK CARES is an independent, non-profit making certification body which was established in 1983 to provide confidence to the users, purchasers and specifiers of reinforcing steels through a regime of regulation, testing and inspection.