Why UKJAS?

Why Us?

It’s all about reassurance

• Knowing that your Certifying Body is being constantly monitored.
• Having recourse to a higher level of authority if needed.
• Knowing that the Certifying Body operates to defined procedures that are continually reviewed.
• Knowing that you have a balanced level of service that does not compromise your business operations.
• Knowing that you have someone to turn to if you have a problem with the quality of supplies or products.
• Knowing that this accreditation is independent of government.
• Knowing there is consistency of approach; no moving goal posts.
  • Knowing there has been over 20 years of customer focus.

Accreditation is a demonstration of competence to perform certification against a certain standard and is part of an international mechanism for building trust between suppliers and buyers. Certification bodies may be legally required to be accredited, be required by buyers of certified products or it may be just a way of demonstrating competence to their client.

UKJAS accredited certification, testing and calibration and inspection reduces the need for suppliers to be assessed by each of their customers and accredited once , accepted worldwide. UKJAS involvement in international register of product person & organization(refer www.irppo.com) provides for mutual recognition and easy assess for recruiter, supplier and customer access. This reduces the need for multiple assessments of suppliers and as a consequence helps to reduce barriers to trade.

Accreditation, with its many potential benefits for the quality of goods and in the provision of services throughout the supply chain, underpins practical applications of an increasingly wide range of activities across all sectors of the economy, from fishing to forestry, construction to communications, hardware to software, one country to others.

What is the difference between the terms ‘accreditation’ and ‘certification’?

There is sometime confusion between ‘certification’ and ‘accreditation’. The main difference is the level in the hierarchy of the conformity system. Put simply, certification is performed by certification bodies and involves a review of information and an on-site inspection or audit of the production facility. Accreditation functions at the ‘higher’ level and is verification by UKJAS or any other accreditation body.

Accreditation: Accreditation is the formal recognition by an ‘accreditation authority’ to the technical and organisational competence of a conformity assessment body, to carry out a ‘specific service’ in accordance to the standards and technical regulations, as described in their ‘scope of accreditation’. It provides a means to identify a proven, competent evaluator so that the selection of a laboratory, inspection or certification body is an informed choice.

Certification: Certification is the procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a product, process, system or person conforms to specified requirements.