NMi secures second contract with UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Delft, The Netherlands — 19 July 2023. NMi, a leading independent testing, inspection and certification company, has secured its second contract with the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to deliver third-party testing services for breath alcohol equipment type approval.

As the Home Office nominated laboratory for breath alcohol type approval testing, Dstl is responsible for providing the necessary tests in line with the requirements set out in “A Guide to Type Approval Procedures for Evidential Breath Alcohol Analysis Instruments used for Law Enforcement in Great Britain v2.0 June 2013”.

NMi has a long track record in type approval of measuring instruments for road traffic enforcement for European authorities and successfully operates in this specialist and public sensitive sector.

Dstl chose NMi for this second contract after successfully completing previous Breath Profile Testing Type Approval, demonstrating expertise, quality management and relevant processes. The earlier project demonstrated NMi’s ability and competence in providing the required services to Dstl.

“We are thrilled to have secured a second contract with Dstl for Evidential Breath Alcohol Breath Profile Testing,” said Lars Cornax, Director of Business Development at NMi. “Our track record of high-quality services and capability to provide testing against the OIML R126:1998 normative document for evidential breath analyser demonstrate our expertise and commitment to delivering accurate and reliable results. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with Dstl.”

About NMi 

NMi stands for trust, accuracy and guidance in metrology and measuring technology. We ensure society’s confidence in the correctness and safety of all daily transactions. We perform this through impartially testing, inspecting, and certifying the reliability of measuring instruments utilised in transactions and custody transfers against the highest compliance standards. Furthermore, we enable our clients to improve and safeguard their data and operational technologies continuously. Based in Delft, the Netherlands, NMi is active in over 200 countries. NMi employs around 150 people globally.

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Stacy Hyde
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