Welcome to the Autumn issue of the BMTA Newsletter
Our theme for this issue is the 4th Industrial Revolution. We have a feature article from Hugh Taylor at UKAS on what the Revolution is and how it is impacting UKAS activities. Daniel Povey at NPL also discusses digitalisation and the development and implementation of digital solutions.
Andy Morris of NPL, Gareth Edwards, NPL’s AMPI Programme Director and Tony Bannan, President of AMPI tell us about AMPI – the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute.
Wayne Terry, Chief Executive of ABCB, explores the lessons learned from remote auditing during the lockdown and looks at the growing evidence of support for a blended approach to auditing, in what he believes will inevitably be the new normal for CABs.
Jeff Llewellyn, President of the BMTA, takes a look at Inward Processing and its impact on the metrology and testing industry post-Brexit. In this article, we also publish the letters that have gone back and forth to Government officials regarding this issue.
Our BMTA Council Member article this issue profiles Dr Gavin Davies. Find out what being a Council member means to him.
Laura Vallis
Editor – BMTA Newsletter
editor@bmta.co.uk
THE FEATURES INCLUDE:
SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE IN OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER:
PAGE 2 – EDITOR’S NOTE
PAGE 3 – MEET OUR NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS
Page 4 – NEWS
PAGE 9 – 12 MONTH EXTENSION TO IMPLEMENT UKCA PRODUCT SAFETY MARKING – UPDATE
PAGE 14 – INWARD PROCESSING (HMRC BRIEF 15) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE METROLOGY AND TESTING INDUSTRY POST BREXIT
By Jeff Llewellyn, President of the BMTA
PAGE 20 – UKAS AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
By Hugh Taylor, External Affairs Consultant, UKAS
PAGE 22 – AN INTRODUCTION TO DIGITALISATION
By Daniel Povey, Higher Research Scientist, NPL
PAGE 26 – A BLENDED APPROACH TO AUDITING
By Wayne Terry, Chief Executive, ABCB
PAGE 28 – THE ADVANCED MACHINERY AND PRODUCTIVITY INSTITUTE (AMPI)
By Andy Morris, Operations Manager, NPL North of England, Gareth Edwards, AMPI Programme Director, NPL and Tony Bannan, CEO PTG Holroyd, President of AMPI
PAGE 32 – A4I KEEPS SUPPORTING UK BUSINESSES: WATER MANAGEMENT AND WOUND TREATMENT CASE STUDIES
By Ana Sousa, Marketing and Communications Executive, LGC
PAGE 34 – BMTA COUNCIL MEMBER PROFILE – DR GAVIN DAVIES
PAGE 37 – MEMBER NOTICES
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