At LMS Compliance (LMS), trust is not a virtue but a business model. What started in petri dishes in 2006 has since moved onto factory floors, and increasingly, it is showing up inside the company’s algorithms. The Singapore-listed company specialises in testing, inspection, certification, and assurance services—commonly referred to as TICA. These four words may sound opaque to many, but as its CEO Dr. Ooi Shu Geok explains, LMS is in the business of verifying that the food you eat, the air you breathe, and the carbon emissions behind your products meet rigorous safety and sustainability standards. In essence, its job is to turn invisible risk into transparent proof, and its impact is widespread. “If you understand COVID testing, you understand what we do,” he explains. While COVID tests help identify and isolate infected individuals, LMS Compliance focuses on testing things that are often overlooked, including food, materials, emissions, safety…
