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Articles
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Thatcham, Kitemark®, Healthcare, Canada, Doors, CE mark
When BSI's testing facilities set up shop on Maylands Avenue in Hemel Hempstead back in 1959, the Kitemark® was already half a century old. Today, the imposing four-storey building - renamed Kitemark House in 2006 - is the home of the Kitemark, where much of the testing for Kitemark certification takes place.
Companion Driver System takes the fast track
20 Feb 2009
Topics: Healthcare, CE mark, USA, Americas
In January 2009, BSI performed an Onsite FastTrack Review of the European CE Marking application for the Companion Driver System, with a view to completing the CE Marking review process in 45 working days.
06 Feb 2009
Topics: Healthcare, CE mark
BSI is now offering a new Speed-to-Market programme for class III medical devices needing CE Marking design dossier reviews.
28 May 2008
Topics: Services directive, Customer service, CE mark
New EU directives continue to challenge businesses in the UK. In the case of the services industry, however, there's a shake-up in the pipeline that could mean big business for all. John Coutts reports.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Healthcare, Quality management, ISO 9001, Medical devices, CE mark, Information security, ISO/IEC 27001
The UK's health services have had some trying times in recent years, from MRSA to patient data mismanagement and quality control issues across the board. What should be done to improve the standard of healthcare in the country? John Lamb asks the experts.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Supply chain, Brands, Social accountability, SA8000, Kitemark®, CE mark
No longer a logistics exercise alone, supply chain management now has an ethical and social dimension.
In Brief
Through the European looking glass
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Windows, Doors, EN 14351, CE mark
EN 14351-1, published in May 2006, is the European Standard covering windows and doors made of any material. In essence, it means that CE marking is now required for windows and doors to be sold or transported across Europe (though CE marking remains voluntary for such products manufactured and sold in the UK).
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Medical devices, CE mark
Certification of medical equipment is of utmost importance both for industry players as well as patients and medical professionals who rely on them. For Robert Packard of ConforMIS, a US-based facility that develops articular repair systems capable of re-establishing normal articular alignment and shape in patients with osteoarthritis, finding the right certification body was essential to the process.
29 Oct 2007
Topics: Medical devices, CE mark, USA, Americas
BSI Product Services Healthcare has just launched a 90-day CE marking programme, CE-90, aimed at giving healthcare customers faster access to the European market.
Question: Is the contribution made by standards always positive?
Standards can make an enormous contribution to organizations, businesses and society - a number of recent studies have confirmed this as an indisputable fact. But is the contribution they make always positive? In my role as chairman of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), I have a close understanding of the world of standards. Most of UKAS' accreditation work is based on standards - from the certification of quality and environmental management systems to a huge range of product testing and beyond.
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