The UK will be introducing a new product compliance regime from January 2021 and businesses that place products on the UK market will now need to achieve a UKCA compliance mark. Element will be immediately approved as a designated body for offering this certification due to the strength of its current service provision in the UK.
The global impact of the UK’s exit from the EU means that there will also be a new trade deal introduced between the UK and the US in January, which will include a mutual recognition agreement (MRA). As Element has a strong presence in the US, these laboratories are listed in the MRA, which will enable the business to offer manufacturers a service that tests and certifies their products for both country’s sets of regulatory requirements.
Element’s US laboratories can already provide the EU market with test and certification for CE marking through the US-EU MRA, so this service offering will continue with no disruption.
Commenting Steve Hayes, Technical Director of Connected Technologies at Element, said, “Element is one of only a handful of companies offering certification to UK, EU and US from one organisation. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU means that manufacturers producing wireless products for all three regulatory markets will now need three separate certifications, and offering that service from one body makes the process much more efficient for our customers and helps reduce their time to market.
“As we expect to see an increase in wireless technology trade between the US, EU and UK, our certification for these markets also makes this process much more seamless for our customers.”
