Certification agencies often seem rather like celebrities: difficult to contact, hard to negotiate with, often unreasonable - and largely misunderstood. Although their endorsement can make or break a product, not all agencies are created equal - and choosing the wrong one can be an expensive mistake.

Spark Institute offers management services for companies dealing with certification agencies. Our consultants have worked with many of the best and most influential certification agencies in the world for years, including:

• CSA International (CSA)
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
• FM Global (FM)
• Intertek (ETL)
• MET Laboratories (MET) / Electrosuisse (now Eurofins)
• SGS / BASEEFA [SGS]
• QPS
• DEKRA/KEMA
• SIRA (now CSA)
• LCIE (now Bureau Veritas)
• DNV GL
• DEMKO (now UL)
• SIMTARS
• Testsafe

We know what it takes to work with these agencies to ensure the best possible outcome. For information on how we can help with certification agencies, please see our Certifications Management page.

Spark Institute is not associated with and does not endorse any of the listed agencies. For information on their services, please contact them directly.