Ricardo Certification is part of the Ricardo group and performs independent accredited assurance and testing in rail and other sectors. 

From our network of offices around the globe, we deliver assurance services in line with national rules and approvals processes, giving our clients the independent scrutiny they require to bring their systems into service or to sell their products into global and local markets.

For clients in the rail sector, we offer independent assurance and certification services, including:

• Notified Body, Designated and Assessment Body services, principally for railways and products/systems to be used across Europe.
• Independent Safety Assessment and Railway Product Certification services, for the safety approval of global products, systems and railways.

Our approach is based on a belief that assessments should not be ‘box-ticking’ exercises. Nor a burden on your teams.

Experience has shown that the early involvement of a proactive team of assessors adds value to projects and offers an important source of insight for Project Managers. By maintaining open and constructive dialogue throughout the process, we can help remove unnecessary paperwork and reduce the risks of delays and cost overruns.

Pioneering assessment technology

The Ricardo Compliance Tool (RCT) is central to our vision of creating a collaborative relationship with our clients.

Developed for the rail industry, and unique to Ricardo Certification, the RCT provides a secure, cloud-based environment to share checklists, evidence, compliance arguments, reports and conclusions, enabling your team and our assessors to perform assurance activities, exchange feedback and access 24/7 status updates during every stage of the project.

For more information about RCT click here.

Ricardo Certification operates as a separate and entirely independent business within the Ricardo group. Each assignment we undertake is accepted in full recognition of the need for impartiality and confidentiality, both of which are necessary to ensure the client, and its key stakeholders, have full confidence in the assessment performed.

Strict internal controls require that we review, identify and control any potential conflicts that may arise at a personal, project or company level, which may bias an assessment. All certification decisions are made by designated project decision makers, known as Signatories, who are independent of the project work performed and ensure that the assessment work performed in accordance with Ricardo Certification’s accredited processes, and that the assessment is impartial.

To view Ricardo’s independent assurance policy in full visit ricardo.com/policies.