Calibration Technology, Ireland (CTL) works with laboratories to help them optimise the accuracy of their test results by ensuring that their pipettes are precise
CTL was the first dedicated pipette calibration laboratory in Ireland to achieve ISO 17025 accreditation.
CTL's corporate website is linked via the web to their interactive Autoscribe Matrix Gemini Lims system where customers can get interactive quotations for calibration work and can place orders and track their calibrations on-line.
ISO 17025 is the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories, and CTL were presented with their Accreditation Certificate in November 2007.
"Accreditation to this standard shows the outside world that a laboratory's calibration work is technically controlled and that it is generating calibration reports of known and proven quality," said Pat O'Brien, accreditation officer, Inab, at the event.
"It's what you hang your hat on when it comes to the verification of results".
Minister Michael Ahern, of the Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment described the achievement of ISO 17025 accreditation by CTL as "tremendous, given that this small company was only established in 2005," and referred to the firm's projections to have a staff complement of 20 by 2012 from its current base of five.
"Companies cannot afford to stand still.
"They must continually update and improve their structures, processes and services, and one way to do this is to attain the high standards needed to earn accreditation to ISO 17025 level," he added.
Outlining the importance of ISO 17025 to achieving this growth, Brian Kelly explained: "We estimate that the pipette calibration business in Ireland is worth in excess of euro1m annually".
"ISO 17025 accreditation puts us in the running for this business, and allows us to provide laboratories - in Ireland initially and then internationally - with a faster and more flexible service.
"ISO17025 also opens the door for us to partner with global pipette manufacturers as their preferred provider of pipette calibration services, and to expand into other related areas, such as balance, temperature and humidity calibration".
Commenting on the award, Brian Kelly - operations manager - said that the mission of CTL is "to provide a comprehensive, cost effective and reliable pipette calibration and repair service giving the best obtainable combination of quality, price and service and that this accreditation allows us to provide the highest level of quality to our customers".
