TRaC Reaches Milestone in Worldwide Approval

Just as the CE mark applies to all goods traded in any European Member State, including those produced outside the zone, other worldwide markets impose their own compliance requirements. In developed countries such as the Americas, the requirements may be familiar to OEMs successfully trading in the European market. For developing regions, such as the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) or the Africas, the process is much more complicated.

Gaining access to the developing regions of the world is viewed by many as essential for growth. As traditional markets become saturated, forward-looking OEMs are moving into these relatively new markets in order to achieve financial growth. A significant part of that strategy is gaining product approvals as quickly and efficiently as possible. TRaC’s comprehensive approvals management service is built on its expertise and its reputation as a recognised Notified Body for a range of European directives, accreditation by UKAS to ISO/EN 17025 and approval to BS EN ISO 9001:2008.

Achieving compliance in CIS countries and developing regions quickly requires the combination of standard testing procedures with the flexibility to accommodate a differing list of requirements and, perhaps most importantly, a good working relationship with the relevant governing bodies. TRaC has developed the necessary relationships, experience and flexibility to successfully help its customers achieve compliance in over 150 countries worldwide with speed and efficiency.

“Managing the approvals process in the European Union (CE), is simplified through a common approvals scheme”, commented Joe Lomako, TRaC’s Business Development Manager. However, managing that same process for, say, African countries such as Kenya or the Ivory Coast, or CIS countries such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan or Belarus is vastly more complex and needs the skills of a management team familiar with the market, the approvals process and its demands.”

Through its extensive experience with worldwide markets, TRaC has built a reputation with test associations around the world, and has the knowledge and skills to expedite the approvals process for its customers in almost all of the trading world’s countries.