{"id":3755,"date":"2020-09-25T13:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/?page_id=3755"},"modified":"2021-06-24T19:55:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:55:42","slug":"announcement-qps-designated-as-atex-notified-body","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/fr\/news-events\/announcement-qps-designated-as-atex-notified-body\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) QPS Europe B.V. is designated as a Notified Body for the ATEX Directive 2014\/34\/EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are pleased to announce that QPS Europe B.V. is a fully accredited\u00a0 Notified Body under the ATEX Directive and listed in the European NANDO Database with the Notified Body Number 2876<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This means that Hazardous Location equipment manufacturers in Europe, North America and around the world can now use\u00a0QPS\u00a0ATEX<\/strong>\u00a0certification services<\/a>\u00a0with the added benefit that QPS is now authorized to issue ATEX certification directly from our office located at Berg en Dalseweg 122, 6522 BW Nijmegen, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n

It also means that manufacturers who are looking for an alternative provider of\u00a0ATEX certification services<\/strong><\/a> (EU Type Certificates, Type Certificates, Unit Verification and Quality Assurance Notifications QAN) for placing their products on the EU market in a faster and more cost-effective way<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0can now\u00a0use QPS as their ATEX Notified Body.\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CURRENT, COMPLETE LIST OF ATEX PRODUCTS BY GROUP<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n

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ATEX PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE A QUALITY ASSurance notification by qps europe are allowed to place the following mark.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cWith the recognition of QPS as an ATEX Notified Body, and also a location in the Netherlands, Haz Loc customers that want to access the EU market as well as the U.S., Canadian and global markets can now work with QPS for a more streamlined one stop service,\u201d <\/strong>said Nick Maalouf, Vice President of External Affairs and Business Development at QPS.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color=\u00a0\u00bbblack\u00a0\u00bb border_width=\u00a0\u00bb2″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

For more information please contact the following: <\/em><\/h6>\n