Product safety certification services including UL approval and CE marking
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Product Approvals Ltd is here to help you with your product safety certification requirements.

What do we do?

  • Specialize in obtaining safety certification for electrical and electronic products.
  • EU: CE marking.
  • USA: UL and equivalent NRTL safety marks.
  • Canada: CSA, cUL or equivalent safety marks.
  • Types of products covered - power supplies, inverters, LED lighting, industrial control equipment and panels, industrial computers, laboratory equipment, electrically operated machines and more.
  • Advise on product safety issues
  • Advise on product type testing.
  • Advise on the best product safety certification route.
  • Solve certification problems and help you get your new product onto the market!
  • New service - we can now offer type approvals service for Telecom and Radio based product manufacturers wishing to enter the Latin American and Caribbean markets. Including NOM NYCE and COFETEL for Mexico, ANATEL & INMETRO for Brazil and CNC (Telecom) & S-mark for Argentina. Simply send a product datasheet to quotes@productapprovals.co.uk Have you considered exporting to these rapidly growing markets?

A significant part of what we do is to obtain the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) product safety approval (or equivalent approval if desired) for US market entry on behalf of our clients.This can easily be combined if required with creating a Technical File for CE marking.

See the services page for more information on what we do.

Where do we do it?

  • Based in Shropshire, UK, we provide a service primarily to companies based in Europe looking to export products into the US, Canadian and Latin American markets.
Wherever you are based, we will be able to assist you. 
When do we do it?

To suit your schedule. Call +44 (0)1588 620192 or email info@productapprovals.co.uk now to discuss your product approval requirements.


Why do we do it?
  • Because there is a need for an independent product safety certification service that can find the best route to market for your product designs. We do not have any affiliation to any testing or certification bodies. We're free to recommend the best route to suit your individual needs.
  • Your company may not have experience in obtaining UL approvals or CE marking and we can help whether it is just giving you some advice on how to get started, right through to managing the project on your behalf.
  • We have many years experience in product safety certification and know the pitfalls that can cause problems for manufacturers.
  • We know certification can often be the final hurdle before getting your product onto the market and we help you to get your product on the market and earning revenue as soon as possible.

And Who are we?

A specialist product safety consultancy with many years experience in the electrical and electronics engineering industry.

Product Approvals Ltd will help you get your product launched into the lucrative US market. The US has the world's highest annual gross domestic product - in excess of 10 trillion dollars. Will you be ready to take advantage of the next economic upturn? And we can now assist you with entering the rapidly growing Latin American markets including Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

For more information contact:

John Showell MSc MIET CEng. 
Product Approvals Ltd
+44 (0)1588 620192

info@productapprovals.co.uk