Degrémont Water Sciences Laboratory retains ISO 17025 accreditation

The Degrémont Water Sciences Laboratory, part of Suez Environment, has successfully retained its internationally recognised ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. It received excellent feedback from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) following a recent assessment, further underlining the laboratory’s position as a leading water sciences service provider.

Degrémont’s Water Sciences Laboratory provides tailored services to major food and beverage manufacturers that improve efficiency and ensure environmental compliance, providing process analysis capability which encompasses the whole industrial water cycle. The Water Sciences Laboratory delivers cost effective, routine and responsive analysis, as well as specialist analysis of water and wastewater systems.

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for competently carrying out tests and calibrations. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods.

“We are very pleased to have retained our accreditation, which recognises our ongoing efforts to always deliver the highest possible quality of service to our customers,” said Laura Polwart, Quality Assurance Analyst, Ondeo Industrial Solutions. “We received positive feedback from the auditors, who commended our well-maintained management system, strong quality system, and the excellent methodology and analysis knowledge of our analysts. They also praised the high level of service we delivered to our customers this year.”

UKAS is the sole accreditation body recognised by the Government to assess organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services for food & water testing laboratories against internationally recognised standards.