BMM Testlabs expanding Moncton office by 1,000 jobs

BMM Testlabs will create 1,000 full-time jobs during the next five years in the Greater Moncton area. Premier Brian Gallant and Martin Storm, President and CEO of BMM Testlabs, made the announcement at The Capitol Theatre. “This is a historic announcement in terms of the numbers of jobs being created by the private sector in partnership with the New Brunswick government,” Gallant said. “We are proud to partner with BMM Testlabs in creating 1,000 new good-paying jobs for the province. This is a game-changer for the province as we work to create more jobs for New Brunswickers in priority sectors, such as information technology.” “BMM Testlabs is honored to work closely with New Brunswick in this important initiative,” said Storm. “BMM looks forward to building on its already substantial business in Greater Moncton, as we consider the city an ideal location to grow our Canadian presence.” The 1,000 jobs that will be created include quality assurance testers, engineers, computer scientists, business development managers and project managers. The investment by the provincial government will contribute an estimated $75 million annually to New Brunswick’s gross domestic product once all positions have been filled. Click here to watch the announcement. It begins at the 25 minute mark. Storm speaks at the 1 hour...

BMM Testlabs at G2E 2015 – The Partnership Approach

BMM Testlabs is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, September 29th – October 1st. Expert staff and executives from BMM’s global locations will be on hand to discuss compliance and testing services for both land-based and online clients during the three-day event. BMM staff will also be available to discuss specialist services for operators and regulators including BMM’s training and education program: the BMM Academy. Travis Foley, EVP Operations, BMM – Americas stated, “Since G2E 2014 BMM has continued to expand our service offering, growing our client base, and providing true value to customers through high quality testing, competitive pricing and a partnership approach.” Kirk White, Executive Vice President & General Manager, BMM International, added “BMM’s focus this year has been to further expand our services to fulfill requests from our customers. While we are scaling up our technical test teams around the world, we are also evolving the quality of our testing as gaming products become increasingly complex in their design and play. This supports BMM’s goals of maintaining a speedy time to market and passing on cost efficiencies to all our customers.” Foley concluded “BMM’s experts will be on hand throughout the G2E show for both new and existing customers, to help them navigate the complex process of product testing and certification globally. We encourage all regulators, manufacturers and operators to visit the BMM booth to discuss how BMM can support their objectives.” Visit BMM Testlabs, booth #2416, G2E Las Vegas, September 29 – October 1, 2015. BMM will be providing Testlab and Headquarter tours throughout the G2E week. Tours take approximately one hour and can be booked by contacting Peter Nikiper by email at...

BMM Testlabs sees a new era of innovation coming to the gaming industry

A week before G2E Las Vegas, Yogonet talked with BMM’s White and Foley about the international exhibition, company’s ‘Next Generation Initiative’ and first half financial figures for 2015. What are your expectations for G2E 2015? TF: BMM has worked hard since last G2E to expand the services offered, grow our client base, and to provide true value to customers through high quality testing, competitive pricing, and a partnership approach. We are excited to, once again, have BMM representatives from around the world participating in G2E. We look forward to meeting face-to-face with customers that we often speak with, but may not often see, and we look forward to seeing new faces that are in need of a partner to help them navigate the complex process of product testing and certification globally. BMM continues to play a significant role in the global gaming industry and recently received an Italian license for the AWP market. With this in mind, what’s next for BMM? KW: BMM continues to play a significant role in many regulated markets around the world and obtaining the license for AWP Certification in Italy was a very positive milestone for BMM as it supports our global expansion and market coverage strategy. BMM has been present in Europe for over 10 years with our very experienced technical staff servicing the needs of the region from our labs located in Barcelona (Spain), Vienna (Austria), Midrand (South Africa) and Bologna (Italy). BMM is committed to providing its Compliance testing services in all regulated gaming markets. It’s clear from industry feedback that in markets/jurisdictions that have a multiple certification testlab strategy that the quality of testing is higher and the certification test costs are lower. BMM will always support this strategy as it benefits the gaming industry as a whole. It is very rare now to see a gaming jurisdiction anywhere in the world not adopt multiple labs as they have realized that exclusive service agreements in the gambling environment don’t promote the right message to government, the industry and the general public. Our focus for the rest of the year is to further expand services to fulfill requests from our customers. While we are scaling up our technical test teams around the world, we are also evolving the quality of our testing as gaming products become increasingly complex in their design and play. This supports our goals of maintaining a speedy time to market and passing on cost efficiencies to our customers. What is BMM’s ‘Next Generation Initiative’ all about? TF: Philanthropy continues to be the driving force which inspires BMM’s commitment and passion to make a difference in the lives of the Native American communities we work with each day. We believe it’s an important part of our corporate social responsibility. BMM plans on continuing our support of programs that provide tribal youth and young adults with the resources they need to thrive in their evolving landscape. Additionally, we are establishing a relationship with the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) and will look to provide support and a pipeline for job opportunities within the gaming industry for members of AISES. What are your thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry? KW: The number of moving parts today in the gaming industry is unprecented. The dynamics of the industry are changing rapidly for all stakeholders whether they be players, manufacturers, operators or regulators/government. The manufacturers and operators need to create multiple channels for their products and services. The increasing desire by players to have an impact on the result rather than the outcome being random...

BMM Testlabs Announces Contract Extension with Colorado Division of Gaming

BMM Testlabs announced today that it has been awarded an additional term of its contract with the Colorado Division of Gaming. This allows BMM Testlabs to continue to provide testing and consulting services within the State of Colorado through June 2016. Travis Foley, EVP Operations – BMM Americas, commented, “We are very pleased that the Colorado Division of Gaming continues to find BMM suitable to test products offered by licensees for placement in the State. We are very much looking forward to continuing to provide BMM’s high level of technical expertise, training and customer service to manufacturers, operators and regulators throughout the region.” Foley concluded, “We would like to thank Flavio Quintana, Kenya Collins and Jeff Marone of the Colorado Division of Gaming for their diligence throughout the contract extension...

BMM Testlabs announced today that it will be sponsoring the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG), Conference on Gambling and Addiction, 27-29 September 2015. The NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction is a unique forum for the industry, healthcare providers, researchers and regulators to discuss the latest research on gambling disorder and responsible gaming. This year’s nationally-renowned speakers will address how to strengthen treatment of disordered gamblers, develop science-based policies to reduce gambling problems, and increase understanding of gambling addiction among minorities, women and young people. Martin Storm, BMM’s President and CEO commented, “As a socially responsible company operating withing the global gaming sector, BMM understands the need to support education and awareness of responsible gaming. We are delighted to be involved with the NCRG in sponsoring the annual conference and applaud their work in this field.” Christine Reilly, Senior Research Director, National Center for Responsible Gaming added, “The NCRG is immensely grateful to BMM Testlabs and the other gaming-related companies that support the conference. Their funding makes it possible for NCRG to deliver a high quality conference at rates affordable to academics and healthcare providers.” For more information on the National Center for Responsible Gaming Conference on Gambling and Addiction:...

menu

BMM Testlabs expanding Moncton office by 1,000 jobs