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Everyday impact of accreditation
For her article in the UKAS Annual Report, our Operations Director, Lynsey Poyner describes her formative experiences at …
Spotlight on accreditation standards: the importance of ISO/IEC 17020 for the accreditation of inspection bodies
In today’s global marketplace, ensuring the quality and safety of products, processes, and services is of utmost im…
Bringing our values to society
In UKAS’s recently published Annual Report for 2023-24, Strategic Development Director, Jeff Ruddle provided an interes…
Spotlight on accreditation standards: ISO/IEC 17021-1 management system certification
Certification of management systems plays a crucial role in demonstrating an organisation’s commitment to meeting c…
World Standards Day 2023: Shared vision for a better world – UKAS’s commitment to SDG 3
In a world grappling with global challenges such as climate change, conflict, global pandemics, and inequality, the impor…
Accreditation: Supporting The Future Of Global Trade
The vital role that accreditation plays in supporting the future of global trade is the focus of this year’s World Accr…
International Women’s Day 2023 – Interview with PAC Chair, Caroline Hamilton
To mark International Women‘s Day 2023 UKAS interviewed Caroline Hamilton, Chief Executive at the Safety Assessmen…
UKAS – sustaining operational excellence
Incorporating new technologies, methods and thinking into operational processes is an essential element in maintaining ou…
Journey to becoming an Assessment Manager
Akintayo Fajimi had an interesting career trajectory prior to joining the Engineering Section at UKAS as an Assessment Ma…
Living the UKAS values
In early 2021 UKAS saw the culmination of an important project in which we re-launched our Purpose, Vision, Mission and V…