NPL’s mission is to enhance quality of life for the UK and improve the productivity of UK industry. Our commercial products and measurement services are designed to help you do just that.
Whatever the size of your organisation or industry, we use our cutting edge, multi-science capability to help you to:
Exploit the latest science and technology developments to continuously innovate and gain a competitive edge
Solve your most complex technological or business challenges
Have the confidence to adopt new technologies and processes or develop new products
Meet your business requirements for regulation, compliance and quality
As the UK National Measurement Institute, NPL is uniquely placed to provide traceability and confidence in measurement. We don’t just measure, we also process and analyse and advise. Whatever your industry or size, from start-up, scale-up or corporate, we have something to help you operate, improve or transform your business.
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By listening to and understanding your needs, we can provide unique solutions that combine our depth of knowledge and experience with a collaborative and enterprising approach to design a bespoke solution.
Improve your productivity and efficiency. We provide measurement and calibration training to develop new skills, enhance existing work practices and upskill to benefit from new technology.
NPL offers a comprehensive range of high-quality calibration services, all of which are directly traceable to the internationally recognised primary measurement standards that we maintain on behalf of the UK.
We bring measurement instruments and engineering expertise to your organisation. We develop highly‑accurate measurement instruments, sensors and artefacts designed to meet your unique requirements.
From delivering new measurement skills that drive manufacturing productivity to developing novel medical treatments, we work with industry partners to get new products and services to market faster and provide confidence in decision making.
Our priority is to ensure that the outputs from NPL research can reach their full potential by being adopted by UK industry and the wider world.