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CARES is accredited by recognised national accreditation bodies, including:

  • EIAC – Emirates International Accreditation Centre
  • HKAS – Hong Kong Accreditation Service
  • JASANZ - Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand
  • SAC - Singapore Accreditation Council
  • UKAS – United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Each accreditation body operates under government recognition arrangements within its jurisdiction and is responsible for assessing CARES against the applicable accreditation standard.

This accreditation confirms that CARES’ certification activities are operated, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17021‑1, and are subject to regular independent oversight.

Accreditation certificates and schedules are publicly available from the relevant accreditation bodies. These documents define the standards, activities, and certification schemes covered by CARES’ accreditation.

Further information on national accreditation bodies can be found on the official websites of EIAC, HKAS, JASANZ, SAC, and UKAS.

Why accreditation is important

CARES holds accreditation as a certification body. Accreditation demonstrates that CARES operates to internationally recognised standards and that its certification assessments and decisions are independent, impartial, and technically robust.

For clients, specifiers, and the wider supply chain, this provides confidence that CAREScertified products and companies have been assessed by a certification body whose competence and governance are independently verified.

Accreditation and certification - clarification

Accreditation: The process by which an authoritative national accreditation body assesses a certification organisation against defined international standards. It confirms that the organisation operates impartially, consistently, and with appropriate technical competence.

For CARES, accreditation provides independent assurance that certification decisions are robust, objective, and made in accordance with established conformity assessment requirements.

Certification: Theassessment and approval activity carried out by CARES for manufacturers, processors, and suppliers under defined certification schemes.

What accreditation provides to CARES clients

  • Certification decisions are made impartially and independently
  • Schemes are operated in line with internationally recognised requirements
  • Accreditation bodies provide external oversight of CARES’ governance and competence
  • CARES certification is recognised and trusted by regulators, asset owners, and major infrastructure clients

Accreditation standards

ISO/IEC 17065: Defines requirements for certification bodies certifying products, processes, and services, including governance, competence, impartiality, consistency of decision‑making, and management of conflicts of interest.

ISO/IEC 17021-1: Defines requirements for certification bodies certifying management systems, including governance, competence, impartiality, consistency of decision‑making, and management of conflicts of interest.

Compliance with these standards ensures that certification activities are carried out in a controlled, transparent, and internationally recognised manner.

Oversight and ongoing assessment

Accreditation is not a one‑time assessment. Accreditation bodies carry out ongoing surveillance and periodic reassessment of CARES to verify continued compliance with ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17021‑1.

These assessments include audits of management systems, certification processes, governance controls, competence, and certification decision‑making practices.

Impartiality and independence

Accreditation requires CARES to operate impartially and independently. CARES maintains documented governance arrangements to manage risks to impartiality and to ensure that certification decisions are free from commercial, financial, or other undue influence.

Scope of accreditation

The scope of CARES accreditation defines the certification activities and schemes that are covered by accreditation. Details of the accredited scope are published by the relevant accreditation bodies and are subject to change following assessment or scope extension.

CARES is a UKAS accredited certification body No. 0002 to ISO/IEC 17065:2012, ISO/IEC 17021:2015 and BS 8902:2009 (responsible sourcing sector certification schemes for construction products).
• Product Certification Schedule
• Management Systems Certification Schedule

CARES is a UK Approved Body No. 1244 in accordance with the UK Construction Products Regulation 2011 (retained EU law EUR 305/2011) as amended by the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the following:
• Structural metallic products and ancillaries
• Structural metallic sections/profiles
• Post tensioning kits for the pre-stressing of structures.
• Precast normal/lightweight/ autoclaved aerated concrete products

Such certification by CARES can be used by manufacturers in support of UKCA marking.

CARES is a UK Technical Assessment body for developing and issuing of UK Technical Assessment documents to support UKCA / UKNI marking for the following:
• Precast normal/ lightweight/ autoclaved aerated concrete products
• Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete (and ancillaries) Post tensioning kits
• Structural metallic products and ancillaries

CARES Certification Pte Ltd is an SAC accredited certification body No. PD-2022-23 to ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and No. QS-2023-40, ES-2024-19 and OSH-2024-30 to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015.

CARES Hong Kong is a HKAS accredited certification body No. 030 to ISO/IEC 17065 and  ISO/IEC 17021:2015.
• Accreditation Certificate

CARES Middle East is a EIAC accredited certification body No. CB-PRD-010 to ISO/IEC 17065.
• Product Certification Schedule[MN1] 

CARES Certification Pty Ltd is a JASANZ accredited certification body No. Z25980623AB to ISO/IEC 17065.
• Product Certification Schedule


The CARES certification mark and quick response (QR) codes are a valuable tools for promoting certification. How to use the CARES certification marks_v10 December 2024 sets out the conditions for use of the CARES certification mark and QR code by certified companies.