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The value of accredited certification as a valuable business tool has been confirmed by a survey conducted by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), of which UKAS is a principal member.
The first UK based accreditation for testing cookware has been granted to Amstel Testing Ltd by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Cookware testing by an accredited laboratory is important in the process of product development so that manufacturers can be confident in their product’s performance.
The UK’s first accreditation for plant health inspection has been granted by United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA). The achievement has put FERA in the unique position of being accredited by UKAS for both plant health inspection and plant health diagnostics.
Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA) has become the first certification body to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for ISO 28000 certification.
The hydraulics facility at Hymetrics Ltd has become the first organisation to be granted UKAS accreditation for the open channel flow calibration of weirs and flumes in the United Kingdom
KPMG Audit plc has become the first organisation to have the CESG certification scheme for telecommunications service providers accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to offer certification bodies accreditation under EN 45011 as a first stage in ensuring that the new Green Deal standards for installers and assessors are met.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) has become the sixth diagnostic imaging service provider to become accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the Imaging Service Accreditation Scheme (ISAS) standard.
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust has become the fifth diagnostic imaging service provider in the UK to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme (ISAS) Standard.
The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has become the first specialist NHS diagnostic imaging service provider to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme (ISAS) Standard.