ACRS international credibility was enhanced by our successful accreditation of the ACRS Product Certification Scheme by the Joint Accreditation
System of Australia and New Zealand. JAS-ANZ is the government-appointed accreditation body for Australia and New Zealand
responsible for providing accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) in the fields of certification and inspection.
Accreditation by JAS-ANZ demonstrates the governance, independence and conformance of the ACRS scheme with internationally applicable
operating procedures for product certification bodies . ACRS underwent the JAS-ANZ assessment process in the latter part
of 2013, and I am pleased to say that the professionalism and rigour of ACRS was confirmed as being in accordance with the then
recently released global standard for third party product certification bodies, ISO/IEC 17065: 2012 in February 2014 – the
first product certification body to be so recognised in Australia or New Zealand.
Coupled with ACRS unique, specialised scheme for certifying construction steels to the requirements of the Australian and New
Zealand construction industries, designers, specifiers, customers and building certifiers now have increased confidence in the
value of ACRS certificates for the demonstration of conformity of structural, prestressing and reinforcing steels to AS/NZS Standards
used in their projects
ACRS has indeed come a long way from its initial expansion programme during 2005-6. Then, ACRS certified 23 sites in only
3 countries. Today, ACRS assesses and certifies manufacturing & processing at over 160 locations in 20 countries reflecting
the continuous growth in demand for ACRS independent, expert certification services.
ACRS increasing recognition and specification has brought its own challenges. We have experienced increasing numbers of
manufacturers and processors that have made enquiry or application for certification being found upon ACRS review to fall short
of the minimum requirements demanded by AS/NZS Standards.
ACRS unique, rigorous and expert assessment capability has successfully maintained a level playing field for customers, specifiers
and compliant producers alike.
ACRS is continuing to liaise with government and standards setting bodies developing conformity schemes, so that it can provide
a one-stop shop service of third-party certification across construction steels supply. Leveraging the strength of the ACRS
brand and ACRS rigorous and internationally recognised certification capability is the value we can offer to everyone concerned
about the compliance of construction steels and associated products supplied in Australia and New Zealand. The complementary ACRS
ISO 9001 scheme is accredited to ISO/IEC 17021.1: 2015.