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First building inspector competency certification scheme gains UKAS accreditation
UKAS has granted the UK’s first accreditation of a building inspector competency scheme. The accreditation has been a…
UK Construction Week
UK Construction Week (UKCW) is the UK’s premier event for the built environment sector. It will take place at Excel in …
Fire Safety Event
The Fire Safety Event is committed to helping industry experts and organisations enhance and uphold top-tier standards in…
Meet the people – Claire Bate (Assessment Manager)
Assessment Manager Claire Bate is UKAS’s Technical Focus Person for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). As we approach…
Meet the people – Nick Dumbarton (Assessment Manager)
In the latest in our ‘meet the people’ series, UKAS looks at the people behind the UK’s accreditation body. Today w…
DLUHC confirms GB recognition of CE marked construction products until mid-2025
Following on from the November announcement made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) th…
Expression of Interest – ISO/IEC 17021 – Accreditation for Certification of Built Environment Quality Management Systems (BS99001: 2022)
The Built Environment Quality Management Systems standard was published in July 2022. UKAS has recently been asked if i…
UKAS Director joins Interim Industry Competence Committee
UKAS is delighted to announce that Lorraine Turner, UKAS Accreditation Director, has been appointed as a member of the ne…
New Building Safety Bill highlights role of UKAS accreditation
UKAS has welcomed the introduction of the Building Safety Bill in Parliament this week, and in particular the role that a…
Risk-Based Approach to Assessments – Additional Pilot roll-out
Over the course of the past seven months, UKAS has been building on the early success of our Risk-Based project, working …