Bodies appointed to inspect transportable pressure equipment in the UK
This page was last updated on 18th September 2024The inspection bodies listed below are appointed by the competent authority of the UK to undertake certain functions in accordance with the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended)
The type of pressure equipment each body may inspect is defined by the most recent Schedule of Accreditation to be recognised by the VCA. In most (but not all) cases this will be the latest revision published on the UKAS website, www.ukas.com. The status of recognition may be checked with the VCA (tanks@vca.gov.uk)
| Inspection Body | Website | APPOINTED FOR | ||||||
| Functions under CDG Part 4 | Periodic Inspection of OLD pressure receptacles (CDG, Regulation 14) |
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| Name | Appointed Body Number | Location | Conformity Assessment | Reassessment of Conformity |
Reassessment of Conformity (Reg 20A(4) 2020) | Periodic Inspection | ||
| Air Products Plc | No. 1351 | Stoke on Trent | www.airproducts.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Apragaz Ltd. | No. 8516 | Folkstone | www.apragaz.co.uk | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Arrowhead Industrial Services Ltd | No. 1266 | Stamford | www.arrowheadis.com | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| AUK (rpe) Ltd T/a Airservices (UK) | No. 8537 | Cramlington | www.airservicesuk.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| BIE International Ltd. | No. 0964 | Chesterfield | www.biegroup.com | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| BOC Ltd | No. 1978 | Rotherham | www.boconline.co.uk | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| British Engineering Services Limited | No. 0040 | Warrington | www.besgroup.com | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Calor Gas Ltd | No. 1846 | Warwick | www.calorgas.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Calor Gas Northern Ireland Ltd | No. 2246 | Belfast | www.calorgas.ie | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Central Cylinder Testing Ltd | No. 2229 | Selby | www.centralcylindertesting.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Compressed Gas Solutions | No. 8538 | Sandycroft | www.compgas.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cylinder Testing and Sales (UK) Ltd | No. 2205 | Liverpool | www.ctsukltd.com | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Defence Electronics & Components Agency | No. 1845 | Beaconside | www.deca.mod.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Energas Ltd, Cylinder Refurbishment Dept. | No. 2599 | Hull | www.energas.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Flameskill Ltd | No. 2560 | Great Yarmouth | www.flameskill.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Flogas Britain Ltd | No. 2663 | Leicester | www.flogas.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Gaspack Services Ltd | No. 8539 | Rhondda | www.gaspack.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| J & R Gases Ltd | No. 2381 | Nelson | www.jrgases.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson & Keay Ltd | No. 8540 | Nottingham | www.jacksonkeay.com | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| LRQA Verification Ltd. | No. 0038 | Birmingham | www.lrqa.com | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MEL Aviation Ltd | No. 1992 | Sudbury | www.melaviation.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Meridian Technical Services Ltd | No. 2747 | Erith | www.meridiantechnicalservices.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Nippon Gases Offshore Ltd | No. 2258 | Dyce | www.nippongases.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Nucore Group Ltd | No. 2206 | Aberdeen | www.nucore-group.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Paterson (Safety Air Systems) Ltd | No. 2207 | Glasgow | www.patersonsafety | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Safe Gas Cylinders Ltd | No. 2234 | Swansea | www.safegascylinders.co.uk | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Safety Service Agency | No. 2495 | Larne | www.ssani.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| SGS UK Ltd | No. 0353 | Oldbury | www.uk.sgs.com | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| South Staffs Industries Ltd | No.1763 | Tipton | www.southstaffsindustries.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| TUV UK Ltd. | No. 0879 | Croydon | https://www.tuv-nord.com/uk/en/home/ | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tyco Fire and Integrated Solutions Ltd | No. 8541 | Aberdeen | www.tycofis.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| TIMESACE Ltd | No. 8542 | Coalville | www.timesace.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |