welcome to amtri veritas

We are amtri veritas ltd, a company established in the United Kingdom and appointed as UK Approved Body no. 0463 for the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations. We are a sister company of kuiper certificering established in the Netherlands. amtri veritas celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019 and, at the end of 2020, we transitioned from being an EU Notified Body to a UK Approved Body.

amtri veritas ltd is accredited by UKAS to ISO/IEC 17065 as product certification body 0042 for UK type-examination assessments. We facilitate shared certification for UKCA marking and CE marking. As an Approved Body, amtri veritas is required to be impartial in its certification activities and, as required by our accreditation standards, we carefully monitor risks to our impartiality. We are committed to considering each application for certification on its merits, with no discrimination between applicants.

amtri veritas employs compliance engineers with long experience in machinery compliance. As required by our accreditation standards, we carefully manage and monitor our competence.

You can find us on the DBT database of UK market conformity assessment bodies, UKMCAB.

our services

our company values

Integrity

We live up to our company name in our interactions with customers, suppliers and colleagues by being transparent, independent and aiming for honest and open communication.

Force for good

Continually striving to improve the lives of those with whom we live and work.

Customer care

We like our customers and take interest in their goals.

Impartiality

We say No if it is No – with kindness, thus maintaining our independence and authority as a certification body.

Excellence

Committed to self-development through education and passing on our knowledge to our customers.

latest news

Internal auditing skills course invitation

amtri veritas is inviting you to our Internal Auditing skills to ISO 19011 course.

This one-day training covers practical training for internal audit of Management Systems to the requirements of ISO19011. It equips staff to carry out focused and effective internal audits and gives practical experience in planning for, conducting, reporting on and improving internal audits.

The course consists of a combination of presentations, exercises and role play and will involve interactive participation with question-and-answer sessions. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

The training will take place on the 19th of March 2024 at a training facility in the Greater Manchester area. The cost per delegate is £450.--

Please contact [email protected] for more details and a booking form.

Electrical compliance of machinery to EN60204-1 course invitation

amtri veritas is inviting you to our Electrical compliance of machinery to EN60204-1 course on the 22nd of November 2023.

This one day of training deals with compliance to the electrical safety of machinery standard EN 60204-1, including design requirements and validation techniques. Effective use of the standard is the most robust route to compliance. The course covers all aspects of the standard to enable anyone involved in design of electrical machinery to use it with confidence.

The course consists of a combination of presentations, exercises and role play and will involve interactive participation with question-and-answer sessions. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

The training will take place on the 22nd of November 2023 at a training facility in the Greater Manchester area. The cost per delegate is £450.--

Please contact [email protected] for more details and a booking form.

Internal Auditing skills course invitation

amtri veritas is inviting you to our Internal Auditing skills to ISO 19011 course.

This one-day training covers practical training for internal audit of Management Systems to the requirements of ISO19011. It equips staff to carry out focused and effective internal audits and gives practical experience in planning for, conducting, reporting on and improving internal audits.

The course consists of a combination of presentations, exercises and role play and will involve interactive participation with question-and-answer sessions. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

The training will take place on the 7th of November 2023 at a training facility in the Greater Manchester area. The cost per delegate is £450.--

Please contact [email protected] for more details and a booking form.

Machinery Compliance course invitation

amtri veritas is inviting you to our AVMC2 Machinery Compliance course.

This two-day training deals with CE and UKCA marking obligations in general and the requirements of the EU Machinery Directive and the UK Machinery Safety regulations. It allows you to assess how the Essential Health and Safety Requirements apply to your products and what your duties are as a manufacturer or responsible person.

The course consists of a combination of presentations, exercises and worked examples and will involve interactive participation with question-and-answer sessions. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

The training will take place on the 10th and 11th of October 2023 at a training facility in the Greater Manchester area. The cost per delegate is £750.--

Please contact [email protected] for more details and and a booking form.

New MEWP Standards Harmonised

In August 2023, a new standard EN 280-1:2022 was harmonised, covering the compliance of Mobile Elevating Working Platforms (MEWPs). Originally published in February 2022, this standard will ultimately supersede EN 280:2013+A1:2015, which also remains a harmonised standard for MEWPs until 2nd February 2025. Until this date, both standards will therefore represent ‘state-of-the-art’ for products placed on the market in the EU.

The new standard introduces a number of changes to the calculation methods and testing requirements, as well as some required physical modifications to some MEWP types. It is therefore important that manufacturers understand the updates that will be required to their machines and the associated technical files to ensure ongoing compliance in the future.

Alongside the updates resulting in EN 280-1:2022, a new standard EN 280-2:2022 has also been harmonised for load lifting devices fixed to the extending structure of MEWPs. This standard provides manufacturers with detailed requirements for the design and integration of these devices and enables Notified Bodies to robustly assess them through Type Examination.

At the time of writing, the position of the UK government with respect to designation of EN 280-1:2022 and EN 280-2:2022 (the GB equivalent to harmonisation) has not yet been confirmed, but the approach to previous standards strongly suggests that the dates adopted for designation will align with the EU.

UK government announcement on CE marking

The UK government announced on 1st August 2023 its intention to continue to recognise the CE mark as valid for placing products on the GB market indefinitely. This announcement applies to the 18 product groups that fall under the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) including machinery, and supersedes the previous mandate that these product would need to carry a UKCA mark from 1st January 2025.

The announcement, and information about UKCA marking can be found here

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking

This change does not affect products being placed on the market today, but will have implications for manufacturers selling into both the EU and GB markets in the long term. As both the UKCA and CE marks will be accepted in GB, there will be no obligation for manufacturers to undertake specific processes required for UKCA marking. As a result, for Annex IV machinery there will be no requirement to engage both a UK Approved Body and EU Notified Body as an EC Type Examination Certificate issued by the EU Body will be sufficient to apply the CE mark.

For Annex IV products manufactured exclusively for the UK market, engagement with a UK Approved Body and UKCA marking will continue to be a sensible route to compliance in many cases.

amtri veritas and kuiper certificering remain committed to supporting our clients in realising the best route to market for their products.

Please contact us at [email protected] for further guidance.  This article will be updated as further information becomes available from the UK Government.

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Paul Clay, Senior Compliance Engineer at amtri veritas talks about machinery compliance
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Craig Turnbull

Craig Turnbull, Director at Electroimpact UK Ltd talks about state-of-the-art machinery
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Eline Beun

Eline Beun, Managing Director of amtri veritas talking about company, change and compliance
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Michele Dematteis

Michele Dematteis, Managing Director of Joloda International Ltd on ISO9001:2015
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Bob Smallwood

Bob Smallwood retired Senior Compliance Engineer

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+44 (0) 1625 412 542

Veritas House, Pierce Street,
Macclesfield, SK11 6ER
United Kingdom

+31 (0) 55 20 20 922

Van Slingelandtstraat 75
7331 NM Apeldoorn
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