"John provided an invaluable service to GenDrive when he came to provide assistance with the CE marking of our 10kW three-phase grid tied inverter for wind turbine power conversion. Safety of the product is paramount and John brought with him not just experience with the relevant EU standards but also an engineering understanding of the application and the constraints that a small company such as GenDrive operate. John’s professional approach and detailed end of project report have enabled GenDrive to continue the work independently and with confidence in the understanding of the standards. We can highly recommend Product Approvals for work in this area and I am sure GenDrive will be using them again for future work on CE and potential investigation of UL approval."
Service Category: Engineering
Year first hired: 2010
Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Will Drury, Electrical Engineer, GenDrive Ltd
GenDrive Ltd
http://www.gendrive.co.uk

"I really should have contacted Product Approvals sooner. For us; going down the CSA or the UL route had lots of options and it is was unclear from the CSA or the UL web sites how to proceed. In the end John actually steered the UL down a route that was both time and cost efficient."

Dave Walker-Nix, Senior Ground Segment Engineer, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
http://www.sstl.co.uk

"Safety issues are crucial in any product development. I’ve worked together with John reviewing a highly sophisticated product concept for the lighting industry. His knowledge and expertise in safety issues, testing procedures and project organization topics were essential to define the needed improvement activities for eliminating product risks. We can highly recommend Product Approvals for safety product assessments especially in the electronic domain and we’ve just planned another project together with John."

Siegfried Luger, Business Manager Luger Research e.U. and publisher of LED professional.
LED Professional
http://led-professional.com

"The nature of our business demands the need for in-depth standards and approvals knowledge. Working with Product Approvals Ltd has allowed us to respond quickly to customer's needs and make important design decisions with the confidence that we can meet customer's end user requirements."

Danny Ireland, Principle Design Engineer, Himag Solutions Ltd.
Himag Solutions
http://www.himag.co.uk

"John Showell supported a design review on a new tank measurement system, working well with the other external consultants. John was able to provide expert knowledge not only on system verification, but also complement the hardware and software input from the other consultants. I look forward to the opportunity of working with Product Approvals again on another project."

Dr Michèle Routley, The Technology Manager.
The Technology Manager
http://thetechnologymanager.co.uk

"John most kindly advised and assisted us with our project in applying for a Special Inspection for the first introduction of our product into the Canadian market. Thanks to John’s knowledge and experience he successfully handled the project for us, which resulted with us gaining CSA Approval for our product."

Kim Austin, Victor Hoist
Victor Hoist
www.victorhoist.co.uk