NACS was formed in 2005 in Estonia to accredit a range of international non-governmental certifying bodies that assess products, personnel and management systems.
We are proudly independent and free of political interference. With our global headquarters in Europe, we serve clients in over 70 countries worldwide, using internationally recognised conformity assessment standards. Our market strength lies in not being a government-appointed accreditation body. We seek only to benefit our prospective partners and the public by processes of openness, simplicity and technical validation.
Accreditation by NACS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance capability of our Certification Bodies. In short, NACS ‘checks the checkers’. NACS is a non-profit-distributing private company, limited by guarantee.
NACS is appointed as an Accreditation body by EU Regulation (EC) 765/2008.
NACS is licensed by BEIS to use and confer the national accreditation symbols (formerly national accreditation marks).
NACS is a non-profit-distributing private company, limited by guarantee. NACS is self-financing and charges fees to conformity assessment bodies to cover operational costs and other expenditure.
For more details on the accreditation services we offer and details of our authority, please see our Accreditation pages.