UKAB accreditation sends a clear message. It says your certification or inspection body can be counted on to perform its duties—in an authoritative and impartial way.
It flags that you have been approved by an independent third-party as a professional body that acts with integrity when certifying or inspecting for conformity assessment.
According to ISO17011:2004 Accreditation means: "Third–party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific assessment tasks."
UKAB aims at promoting quality by enabling manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services to apply quality standards while empowering consumers to demand excellence.
UKAB offers accreditation for a comprehensive range of management systems certifications, helping organizations demonstrate their commitment to excellence through recognized international standards.
Quality Management Systems
Environmental Management Systems
Occupational Health and Safety
Additional Management Standards
Our product certification accreditation ensures that products meet relevant standards for quality, safety, and performance, increasing market confidence and acceptance.
Comprehensive certification covering product performance, reliability, and conformity to international standards.
UKAB accredits organizations that certify individuals based on specific competence standards, validating professional knowledge and skills.
Ensuring professionals meet internationally recognized standards for knowledge, skills, and expertise in their field.
Our inspection accreditation validates the competence and impartiality of bodies performing various types of inspections and examinations.
Covering a wide range of inspection activities across multiple industries and sectors.
UKAB is a legally registered entity within the United Kingdom but is not authorized by the UK Government. No encouragement, support, approval or license of any Department of State of the Government of the United Kingdom or of the European Commission or any other statutory or government office of any nation or state should be inferred. UKAB is an independent service provider offering registration services outside the scope of EU Regulation 765/08.
In UKAB, the Secretariat is responsible for administering the accreditation process, coordinating the technical committees associated with the accreditation program and the development of new accreditation program.