by Brianna Crandall — January 10, 2011—Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global provider of safety testing and certification, recently announced an expansion of its portfolio of Marks aimed at manufacturers of fire alarm, fire detection and fire resistance products interested in selling their products in the U.S., Canada, Europe and other applicable markets.
The combined UL Mark for Europe, Canada and the U.S. is the first transcontinental Mark in UL’s portfolio of market-leading certification marks now available for fire alarm, fire detection and fire resistance manufacturers. The Mark demonstrates product compliance with applicable European standards as well as applicable requirements for Canada and the U.S.
Manufacturers now have the opportunity to earn a combined Mark with one product submittal, enabling them to reduce critical time-to-market and compliance costs by combining global testing and certification efforts with one organization at one time.
For manufacturers that require European market access, UL has introduced the new UL-EU Mark, a pan-European certification mark signifying that samples of the product have been tested to applicable European safety standards.
The UL-EU Mark is part of UL’s global market strategy to help manufacturers get safe products to market quickly. UL’s efforts are a response to industry desire to reduce the number of certification marks on their products, and the need for a strong global brand behind the marks associated with their products.
