Setting Standards of Excellence
Across Global Conformity
Setting Standards of Excellence
Across Global Conformity
Independent Accreditation Authority • Operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 • Supporting international trade, regulatory compliance, and market confidence since September 2012.
Independent Accreditation Authority • Operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 • Supporting international trade, regulatory compliance, and market confidence since September 2012.
Independent Accreditation for Conformity Assessment Bodies
UKAB assesses and accredits certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection authorities against internationally recognized ISO/IEC standards, establishing confidence across global supply chains.
Management Systems Certification
Accreditation of certification bodies assessing organizational management systems across quality, environment, safety, food hygiene, and information security.
Product, Process & Service Certification
Ensuring third-party conformity bodies evaluating products, manufacturing processes, and services meet rigorous ISO/IEC 17065 criteria for impartiality, technical competence, and consistency.
Personnel Competence Certification
Accreditation of personnel certification bodies under ISO/IEC 17024, ensuring objective validation, examination rigor, and ongoing competence of certified lead auditors, technical specialists, and industry professionals.
Inspection Bodies & Testing Laboratories
Rigorous assessment confirming independent technical competence, calibrated instrumentation, and validated test methods for inspection bodies and laboratories.
Why Conformity Assessment Bodies Choose UKAB
Governance
Operated in strict adherence to ISO/IEC 17011 with an independent impartiality committee ensuring unbiased accreditation decisions.
Global Trade
Helping accredited bodies overcome technical barriers to trade through internationally referenced accreditation criteria and transparent mutual recognition principles.
Accreditation
Comprehensive accreditation schemes spanning Management Systems, Testing & Calibration, Inspection Bodies, and Personnel Competence.
Acceptance
Establishing equivalence and mutual recognition, ensuring accredited conformity certificates are trusted across global supply chains.
ISO/IEC 17011 Aligned
Independent & Impartial
International Recognition
Trusted by Conformity Assessment Bodies Globally
"UKAB's rigorous assessment against ISO/IEC 17021-1 ensures our management system certifications carry genuine international authority and acceptance across multi-tier supply chains."
"Operating under UKAB ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation demonstrates metrological traceability, validated testing protocols, and uncompromised technical competence."
"Achieving UKAB accreditation elevated our statutory engineering inspections, ensuring our structural and pressure vessel reports are trusted by global underwriters."
"UKAB's impartial oversight of our auditor examination and psychometric standards ensures our certified lead auditors command total industry credibility."
"Our product conformity schemes require unwavering third-party verification. UKAB accreditation provides our manufacturing partners immediate cross-border compliance."
"Transparent quantification and rigorous verification are the foundation of climate credibility. UKAB accreditation ensures our carbon assertions withstand international audit."
Conformity Assessment Sectors Accredited by UKAB
Independent accreditation across six foundational conformity pillars under ISO/IEC international standards, ensuring global recognition for certification, testing, and inspection bodies.
Management Systems Certification
Independent accreditation of conformity bodies auditing organizational management systems against internationally harmonized standards for quality, environment, health & safety, and information security.
- ISO 9001 (Quality) & ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
- ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety) & ISO 22000 (Food Safety)
- ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security) & ISO 50001 (Energy Management)
Testing & Calibration Laboratories
Rigorous technical assessment confirming laboratory testing competence, valid measurement protocols, and metrological traceability directly to SI international units.
- Dimensional, Electrical, Pressure, Temperature & Metrological Calibration
- Chemical, Biological, Physical & Environmental Test Methodologies
- Proficiency Testing (PT) Verification & Uncertainty Budgets
Inspection Bodies & Authorities
Impartial third-party assessment ensuring professional engineering judgment, rigorous inspection methodologies, and compliance with statutory and safety regulations.
- Type A (Independent Third-Party), Type B & Type C Inspection Bodies
- Engineering Plant, Pressure Vessels, Lifting Equipment & Boilers
- Infrastructure, Structural Integrity & Statutory Pre-Shipment Surveys
Product Certification Schemes
Accrediting conformity bodies that evaluate manufactured products, construction materials, industrial components, and agricultural processes against standard schemes.
- Type 1 to Type 5 Product Certification & Batch Testing Schemes
- Factory Production Control (FPC) Audits & Continuing Surveillance
- UKAB Accredited Product Marks of Conformity for Global Trade
Personnel Certification Bodies
Independent evaluation confirming fair, objective examination mechanisms and valid assessment methodologies for certified technical and management professionals.
- ISO Lead Auditor & Technical Specialist Examination Schemes
- Psychometric Assessment Quality, Question Banks & Scoring Validity
- Continuing Competency Surveillance & Professional Registers
Greenhouse Gas Validation & Verification
Accreditation under ISO 14065 confirming impartial, verified quantification and monitoring of organizational emissions assertions and carbon claims.
- Organizational Carbon Footprints & Mandatory Emissions Trading (ETS)
- Carbon Offset Schemes, Removal Initiatives & Project Validation
- Corporate Sustainability ESG Reporting & Climate Assertions
Why Conformity Bodies Trust UKAB
Accreditation requires technical rigor, objective integrity, and consistent adherence to international standard ISO/IEC 17011 — ensuring every accredited conformity certificate inspires genuine global trust.
Rigor
Global
Expertise
Integrity
The Complete Accreditation Pathway & Lifecycle
A structured 5-stage evaluation process followed by continuous surveillance and periodic reassessment, ensuring uncompromised conformity standards under ISO/IEC 17011.
UKAB Logo Usage & Accreditation Mark Guidelines
The UKAB certification mark is an internationally recognized hallmark of conformity assessment competence. Certified bodies and accredited organizations must adhere to official usage protocols.
Primary Mark (For Light Backgrounds)
UKAB Navy (#132952) and White. For white stationery, light certificates, and bright digital media.
Download Light BG Logo ↓
White Mark (For Dark Backgrounds)
High-contrast white monochrome emblem. For dark navy websites, report covers, and dark signage.
Download Dark BG Logo ↓Permitted Applications
- Official certificates, reports, and stationery within valid accreditation scope
- Accredited Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) websites, brochures, and audits
- Introduction notes and product packaging label declarations according to scheme rules
Prohibited Uses
- Strictly prohibited on vehicles, building exteriors, or general corporate flags
- Cannot be used upon certificate expiration, suspension, or withdrawal
- Commercial impersonation or unauthorized secondary licensing is prohibited
