Eurofins Softlines & Leather and Eurofins Electrical & Electronics receive extended UK Approved Body accreditation for Personal Protective Equipment

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Eurofins Softlines & Leather and Eurofins Electrical & Electronics receive extended UK Approved Body accreditation for Personal Protective Equipment

Eurofins E&E CML Limited in Ellesmere Port, UK, has received UK Approved Body (2503) accreditation for three major types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), namely protective clothing, safety shoes and protective gloves for the Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) market.

This PPE accreditation complements the CE Marking certification for the EU market offered by Eurofins Textile Testing SLU in Alicante, Spain, an EU Notified Body (2865) for these scopes since 2020, and strengthens the full-service testing offering to clients of the Eurofins network.

The approval scope covers a wide range of protection capabilities, including protection against cold, heat, electric shock, harmful biological agents, chemicals, mechanical risks, slipping, static electricity and more.

This accreditation will allow Eurofins Softlines & Leather and Eurofins Electrical & Electronics to provide PPE manufacturers with a route for continued access to the GB market with the UKCA Mark. From the 1st January 2023, the UKCA Mark is mandatory for products placed onto the GB market (England, Scotland & Wales) and for PPE, third-party certification from a UK Approved Body must be secured.

Manufacturers, suppliers and buyers of these types of PPE products can leverage the global network of Eurofins laboratories to ensure compliant and smooth market access to both EU and GB markets with CE Marking and UKCA Marking, respectively.

With this achievement, Eurofins S&L and Eurofins E&E become one of the few entities capable of providing both CE and UKCA Marking for PPE products.

For more information on our PPE certification services, please visit https://www.eurofins.com/textile-leather/services/ppe-certification/ or https://www.eurofins.com/industrial/industries/ppe/.