ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board acquires ACLASS, expands offerings
-- Test & Measurement World, 9/27/2007 2:30:00 PM
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has acquired Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS), expanding ANAB’s conformity-assessment services to include accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories.
Located in Milwaukee, ANAB is the US accreditation body for management systems, accrediting certification bodies (CBs) for ISO 9001 quality management systems (QMS) and ISO 14001 environmental management systems (EMS), as well as numerous industry-specific requirements. With its acquisition of Arlington, VA-based ACLASS, ANAB can now accredit laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025, inspection bodies to ISO/IEC 17020, and reference material producers using ISO Guide 34.
“The added expertise of ACLASS allows ANAB to further our mission to be a value-added, cost-effective provider of accreditation of conformity assessment services,” said Robert H. King, president of ANAB. “Expanding our services puts ANAB in a position to increase the recognition of accreditation nationally and worldwide.”
ANAB is a member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and a signatory of the IAF multilateral cooperative arrangements (MLAs) for QMS and EMS. ANAB cooperates with other accreditation bodies around the world to ensure that accredited certificates are recognized nationally and internationally.
ANAB, www.anab.org
ACLASS, www.aclasscorp.com
