Notified body

Notified Bodies are appointed by members of the European Union to carry out conformity assessment against European Directive 2008/57.

Notified Bodies are appointed by members of the European Union to carry out conformity assessment against European Directive 2008/57.

How we can help
We are appointed as a Notified Body for the Interoperability of the European Railway System in the UK, The Netherlands and Norway. This means that we are recognised throughout the European Union. Our notification covers all sub-systems and interoperable constituents including :

• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Control, command and signalling
• Rolling stock
• Maintenance
• Operation.

Our work leads to the compilation of a Technical File and ultimately to a Certificate of Conformity.

We offer a one-stop shop to achieve certification using our multi-disciplinary teams of specialists and can also provide advice on whether Notified Body certification is required for a project.

In order to ensure that we continue to perform Notified Body Certification work to a high standard we are regularly audited against the principles of EN45011 (Bodies operating product certification systems) and EN45012 (Bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems).

Complimentary to our role as a Notified Body is the work we undertake as a Competent and Designated Body which includes acting as a Vehicle Acceptance Body (VAB) in the UK.

What are the benefits?
• Our reputation for independence and integrity gives you and your stakeholders confidence in the conformity process and ensures that the necessary standards have been met in a robust and demonstrable manner.
• Our approach to Notified Body certification is to work with our clients and give constructive and objective feedback throughout a project allowing them to achieve conformity in an efficient manner.

Recent projects
• We acted as the Notified Body for 11 of the large infrastructure renewal projects that constituted the UK West Coast Mainline upgrade. Our appointment included assessment against several of the TSIs defined by the High Speed Directive.
• We certified 80km of new 300km/h rail infrastructure for the Dutch High Speed Line South (HSL) against the High Speed Directive. This is a new line to Belgium and includes 170 bridges and viaducts and several tunnels.