Increasing consumer demand for higher quality and more sustainable products is driving growth at product testing company Intertek, putting it on track to meet its revenue expectations this year.

The company tests a variety of products including sporting goods, packaging, machinery and children’s toys to check that manufacturers are meeting regulations.

Demands on manufacturers have become greater in recent years after high-profile scandals such as the discovery of horse meat in some ready meals and the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

As a result, the company’s products division performed well in the first four months of the year and was the only one of Intertek’s three business lines to post a rise in revenue in the period, up 0.2pc to £508.1m.

The company said it expected the division to benefit from “the growing demand for quality and sustainability from developed and emerging economies”, as well as more internet shopping driving consumer demand, as well as an increased focus on risk from large companies.