Thursday 31 October 2013

New European Harmonised Standard for Body SAR

EN 50566:2013 has now been listed in the EU Official Journal as the harmonised standard addressing RF exposure of handheld and body-worn wireless devices under Article 3.1(a) of the R&TTE Directive. 

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Tuesday 29 October 2013

NEL’s MeterVue Service Offers First Step in Oil & Gas Meter

NEL today launches MeterVue, an innovative web-based service which allows engineers to remotely witness calibration tests at NEL’s laboratories in real time.

Currently accepted as the industry norm, sending staff to physically witness testing is costly as calibrations may take days to complete. MeterVue negates the need for witnesses to be physically present, increasing business efficiency and reducing costs, while having no negative impact on the accuracy or traceability of calibrations.

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Friday 25 October 2013

TÜV SÜD Product Service and MAS to host free event in Fareham to aid SMEs

TÜV SÜD Product Service and the Manufacturing Advice Service (MAS) are hosting a free event at TÜV SÜD’s testing laboratory in Fareham, Hampshire on 5th December. 


The event will include a seminar introducing the CE marking regulations which will help inform Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) of their legal requirements when designing products and placing them for sale on the European market.

For more information, please click here.

Thursday 24 October 2013

TÜV SÜD Product Service will be showcasing at this year's Aero Engineering Show in Birmingham

On 12th and 13th of November, TÜV SÜD Product Service will be showcasing at the 2013 Aero Engineering Show - part of the Advanced Engineering UK group of events. The exhibition will be held in Birmingham and we will be showcasing our services in product testing, which include EMC, Environmental, Radio and Safety Testing.

More information about our participation at the event and the event itself can be found here.

Wednesday 23 October 2013

TÜV SÜD's Retail Roadshow is coming to London

On 20th November 2013, TÜV SÜD Product Service will be hosting a free roadshow in London featuring presentations about CE marking, REACh and RSL, and Ethical Trading.


Registration for the half-day event is free, and seminars will be tailored for organisations in the retail industry. In addition, there will be a Q&A Panel in the afternoon where guests will be given the opportunity to ask our experts including Stephen Cooke; business development manager for retail, and Theva Thevaratnam; business development manager for softlines any questions that you may have. This will then be followed by a free lunch to round off the day.

For information about the seminars on the day, details of the location and to register for your free tickets, please click here.

Wednesday 16 October 2013

TÜV SÜD Product Service has become the first dedicated test house to achieve the SC21 Silver Award for Aerospace & Defence Excellence

TÜV SÜD Product Service has become the only dedicated test house to be awarded SC21 Silver status, part of the UK aerospace, defence, security and space industries’ programme to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Monday 14 October 2013

TÜV SÜD Product Service announces new Introduction to the Construction Products Regulation & Approval of Construction Products webinar

TÜV SÜD Product Service have announced that they will be hosting a free webinar about the Construction Products Regulation and approval of construction products on Tuesday 29th October at 2pm.

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Monday 7 October 2013

TÜV SÜD develops documentation solution for building services systems

As the technological systems in operation in buildings increase in complexity, building operators face liability risks and maintenance workloads that are growing in step. At the 2013 Expo Real, held in Munich from 7 to 9 October 2013, TÜV SÜD will present its standardised documentation system for controlling risks and costs in building services systems. Other focal topics at the company's stand (Hall C1, Stand 322) will include BREEAM DE certification and building carbon footprints.

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Wednesday 2 October 2013

FCC shuts down due to lapse of congressional appropriations

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC); the body which grants approval to manufacturers and suppliers of radio and telecoms equipment wishing to gain access to the US market, has shut down as a result of the two houses of Congress failing to agree on a new budget.

Until the US Government shutdown is resolved, it is expected that TÜV SÜD BABT will be prohibited from giving clients any formal certification until the FCC is again able to issue the required grants.

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