Complete process
Managed certification
I manage the whole process.
£995 per PPE product or family
- Test plan
- Full documentation set
- Coordination of testing
- Coordination of certification
- Written update each week
- Marketing guidelines for your product
Certification Management
I manage your PPE certification, so you stop chasing test houses and certification bodies.
Need CE marking for your PPE? I work out what your product needs, write the documentation and manage testing and certification for you.
How it runs
From first call to certification decision.
Five stages, with a written update from me every week. You make the product decisions and approve the costs.
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01
Plan
What your product needs, set out before you pay for testing.
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02
Documentation
I write it and check every document.
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03
Test house
I arrange testing and go through the results with you.
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04
Certification body
I submit the documentation and answer its questions.
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Decision
The body decides. If approved, you get the certificate.
Why Trace
“I know certification from the inside. I know what test houses and certification bodies check, because I did those checks.”
Ten of my eleven years in PPE were inside UK test houses and certification bodies. I've sat in every seat on that side of the chain: testing, leading the test team, assessing and certifying, and senior commercial, managing projects across testing and certification.
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Ran the tests
I know what a test house needs from you, and where submissions usually fail.
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Led the test team
You get someone who knows how testing is booked and run, and how to keep yours moving.
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Assessed the documents
I've seen what an assessor looks for, and I write your documentation to answer it.
Fees
Three fixed fees.
Managed certification covers everything. The other two are for teams that have already done part of the work.
Documentation written
I write the documents. You manage the process.
£595 per PPE product or family
- Full documentation set
Use this when
You want the benefits of my pre-checked documentation set, but are happy to coordinate testing or certification within your team.
Documentation checked
I review your technical file before you submit it.
£195 per PPE product or family
- Technical file reviewed
- Review report with findings
Use this when
You have your own documentation set, but are unsure if a certification body will accept it, and would like it checked before you submit.
All fees exclude VAT. Test house and certification-body fees are extra, approved by you in writing and passed on at cost, without markup.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Anything else, ask me on the call.
Do I need to know which standard applies?
Not for managed certification. Working that out is part of the work.
Can you guarantee certification?
No. The certification body makes the decision. I prepare and coordinate.
I have several products.
Each fee covers one product or family. A large project is priced as a project, agreed before it starts.