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John Darby, Test and Research Centre “I’ve got this certificate, so the product must be OK, right?” If I had…
As the UK’s National Metrology Institute, NPL plays a critical role in advancing measurement science, a discipline underpinning everything from healthcare diagnostics to climate monitoring and emerging technologies. Yet, like many STEM organisations, NPL faces a persistent challenge: a national shortage of skilled workers.
Matthew Gypps – Technical & Compliance Manager, TRESCAL UK & Ireland As a multinational calibration organisation, Trescal welcomes the revision…
The BMTA broadly welcomes the introduction of the Product Safety and Metrology Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 21 July and has now passed into UK law.
How can we simultaneously make it cheaper and easier for UK businesses to trade goods while ensuring safety-critical products meet essential requirements and preserving UK regulatory autonomy? Through conformity assessment Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs).
NPL and Keysight have achieved a quantum milestone with a cryogenic RF power measurement breakthrough.
In this article Darren Grey, Securious operations director, outlines the four steps organisations operating within a globally interconnected supply chain need to take to keep themselves from cyber attackers
The UK’s National Advanced Materials Metrology Strategy was developed following an in-depth review of UK and international strategies for advanced…
Richard McFarlane, Head of Technical Coordination, UKAS ILAC – International laboratory accreditation cooperation started as a conference in 1977 to…
NPL has developed the metrology required to understand the behaviour and performance of bioplastics to support biome bioplastics in its quality control and product development.
Mark Scott, Business Development Manager, Thomas Bell-Wright Ltd looks at BS 8414, a comprehensive testing method that evaluates the fire performance of external non load bearing cladding systems.
Lynsey Poyner joined UKAS as operations director last year. She reflects on her first six months in the role and considers the year ahead.