Ambuja Cements is first-ever company to receive accredation by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Mumbai, 17 May 2014: Ambuja Cements Ltd’s Mumbai-based Concrete Futures Laboratory (CFL) has received accreditation for tests in concrete from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), an autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Ambuja is the first cement company in the country to achieve this accreditation for it lab. The company received accreditation for 13 tests.

“We deeply value this recognition by NABL. Ambuja Cements’ focus and commitment in customer services and focus on quality has helped the company immensely in improving customer experience. The NABL accreditation is proof of that commitment,” Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kapur said.

This accreditation will further strengthen Ambuja’s resolve towards excellence in customer services, Mr Kapur said.

Government of India has authorized NABL as the accreditation body for Testing and Calibration Laboratories. It has been set up with the aim to provide government, industry associations and industry with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

NABL follows principles of quality management – Customer Focus, Leadership, Involvement of Personnel, Process Approach, System approach, Continual Improvement, Factual Data based decision making, Mutually beneficial to organization and customer.

NABL accreditation system complies with ISO/IEC 17011:2004 and Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) MR001. Based on evaluation of NABL operations by APLAC in 2000, NABL has been granted signatory member status by APLAC and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) under their Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs). Under these MRAs, the reports issued by NABL accredited laboratories are considered to be equivalent to reports issued by laboratories accredited by (currently) 76 accreditation bodies in 64 economies.

In Mumbai, demand from the B2B segment has been on an upward trend. It contributes about 70% of the total demand. Concrete is the largest material used in this segment.

With the growing need of B2B, materials used in concrete has also changed over the last few years.

Ambuja’s CFL has been in the forefront in meeting the needs of the B2B segment.The NABL accreditation will provide CFL with a clear differentiation in the market place. CCI Newwire