HPi-CEproof Ireland earns accreditation for PER & RCR

Ireland Inundated by UK Applications!

Even before the UK’s Brexit referendum in June 2016, HPi-CEproof had established a company in Ireland. Since the result of the referendum, HPi-CEproof has been working-up the Irish company towards full Approved Body status. The critical and most time-consuming step in this process is earning accreditation from the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB). Poor INAB, who prior to Brexit, had only 2 Notified Bodies in the country to audit, has been inundated with applications from UK conformity assessment bodies. Having been already established in Ireland, HPi-CEproof was at the front of the queue.

HPi-CEproof At the Front of the Queue

The process of accreditation was formally completed on 5th December 2018, when INAB accredited HPi-CEproof (Ireland) Ltd to ISO 17065 with a scope for certifying products to the EU Recreational Craft Regulations and the EU Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations.

Accreditation Standards

For those who like the detail: HPi-CEproof is operating exactly the same procedures in both the UK and Irish offices but whereas the UK company has UKAS accreditation to ISO 17020 as a Type A Inspection Body, HPi-CEproof management took the decision to have the Irish company accredited by INAB to ISO 17065 as a product Certification Body. This decision was taken to ensure and demonstrate how robust is the foundation upon which HPi-CEproof certificates stand.

For further details, please contact HPi-CEproof.