We were established in 1985 in response to the first quality standard, BS 5750, which was launched by the UK Government.

We were the first certification body to gain accreditation for issuing quality management system (QMS) certificates. We achieved this from the National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies, now known as the United Kingdom Accreditation Council (UKAS).

Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) is the world's leading provider of independent assessment services including certification, validation, verification and training across a broad spectrum of standards and schemes, with recognition from over 50 accreditation bodies.

LRQA is part of Lloyd's Register Group Limited. Lloyd's Register is a global organisation with a mission to enhance the safety of life, property and the environment by helping our clients to ensure the quality construction and operation of critical infrastructure.

LRQA is a global organisation, working in over 120 countries, and able to provide co-ordinated services worldwide for multinational clients. We focus on local needs, meeting the specific requirements of all our clients, large and small, wherever they operate.

Our unique assessment methodology helps you manage your systems and risks to improve and protect the current and future performance of your organisation. Introduced to the certification market in 2004, this initiative had significant influence across the industry, extending the focus beyond the certificate to an assessment approach linked to strategic objectives to help ensure you:

- have the capability to deliver on the promises you make, enhancing your reputation, and helping you to substantiate claims and differentiate yourself

- see the tangible benefits of the value of management systems, linking these benefits to financial performance or improvements in effectiveness and efficiency

- develop your capability to manage a range of non-financial risks

- confident that management systems are meeting stakeholder needs