"Pyroban strives to push the boundaries in achieving ATEX compliance and therefore we need a certification company which can support our requirements. We have a saying in Pyroban to describe certification bodies that they are either “thinkers” or “tickers”. Thinkers allow alternative approaches to be considered under the framework of the ATEX Directive. Tickers can only work through the standard and tick all the clauses.

We are happy that Sira is a “thinking“ company and therefore supports Pyroban in our business.
Pyroban continues to work closely with SIRA throughout our industry sectors and recently supported Sira and Chinese Certification body CQST to sign a reciprocal cooperation agreement which will help all parties in the future."

"Working with Sira, Tokheim were able to demonstrate compliance of their entire product range with the ATEX Product Directive well ahead of the 2003 deadline, and gained a Quality Assurance Notification from Sira for its Dundee based manufacturing centre.

Sira certificates have the credibility required to form the base of Tokheim’s safety certifications around the globe. Sira’s flexibility has enabled us not only to offer a huge range of models and options within our standard product families; but also to enter some new and special markets.
 
The working relationship is a partnership, and extends beyond product certification – with Sira we can share ideas on testing methods, work together on text for European standards, make use of the Sira training services, and make continuous improvement on ATEX related Quality Assurance."

“Baldwin & Francis Ltd (B&F) products are designed and certified to international (IEC), European (EN & ATEX) and applicable local standards, using Sira as our principal certification body.

Our experience with the team at Sira has always been first class and their input to our business has helped B&F to secure an increasing international demand for our products. We at B&F are pleased to recommend Sira to any company in need of effective and timely certification of hazardous area products.”

“General Monitors has availed of the expertise of Sira since 1993. During this time Sira has certified our products for use in hazardous environments where the following concepts of protection were necessary - Exia, Exib, Exe and Exd.

Sira has an excellent engineering staff, who are always obliging, willing to share knowledge and educate the customer. They are up to date with relevant standards, market trends and customer needs. This has greatly contributed to our continued use of their services."

"Sira is a competent certification body specialising in Ex product approval. Gilbarco/China was impressed with Sira’s ability to work closely with their customers and provide solutions based on their solid experience in the petroleum dispenser field. Sira has supported Gilbarco/China to obtain ATEX certification for the Endeavor & Advantage series of dispensers and QA Notification enabling Gilbarco/China to expand further into global markets."

“Hadar Lighting Ltd was launched in early 2006 as a specialist manufacturer of ATEX and IECEx approved explosion proof lighting. As a new company in the hazardous area marketplace it was vital to obtain support from a body with the highest levels of certification knowledge and experience.

We intend to continue to work with Sira throughout our three year product development program and anticipate a longer working relationship through our intentions to progress to global certification.”

“FEEL has used other Notified Bodies in the past but were looking for somebody who could provide the whole package; certification in a realistic turn around timescale together with the associated auditing to ISO 9001:2000.

Sira fulfils the roll for us successfully time after time. Their engineers are second to none, always providing answers to our queries and suggesting ways to assist our projects to move forward speedily to conclusion. We have no hesitation in recommending their services to anyone involved in the business of manufacturing equipment for use in the “Explosion Protection” environment."

“Geotechnical Instruments has been working closely with Sira for over eight years and has utilised their expert service and advice to achieve ATEX certification for a diverse range of our instruments, including gas analysers, leachate control pumps and level monitoring equipment.

The business relationship was further developed at a series of Geotechnical Instruments’ technical seminars during which Sira gave presentations and offered expert technical advice on a series of current legislative topics.

We intend to continue working closely with SIRA on all our future projects.”

"Over the last 18 months, Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd (Penang, Malaysia) has been using Sira as our principal certification body. Sira has provided comprehensive training relating to the ATEX directives (both in the UK and Malaysia) enabling us to fully understand our responsibilities with regard to European legislation, as well as the continued support with ATEX quality assurance issues.

Sira was quick to understand our requirements and is responsive to our needs."

"Pulsar has been a customer of Sira for approx. 10 years. During this time Sira has audited our quality system (ISO 9001:2000) and has been the sole supplier of European hazardous area certification and quality assurance for ATEX hazardous product. The service given is professional, helpful and friendly."

“Sira ensured we achieved product certification for the Bond-Rite product from the Cenelectrex range within excellent time-lines and to budget by taking the information gathered for ATEX and using that towards the FM Approvals certification process.”

"Hohner Automation Ltd randomly selected Sira in 1994 for the compliance testing of its first product for use in potentially hazardous areas.

First impressions count, and as a result of the excellent service from Sira, Hohner has continued to work with them for compliance testing of all of its intrinsically safe and flameproof enclosure products. Currently Sira are converting our range of ATEX certificates for compliance with IECEx, which will enable us to greatly expand our product offering.

Hohner consider Sira as an extended arm of the company, and the added value we gain from this working relationship enables us to share ideas, solve problems and make continuous improvements to our product range."

"Sira has helped Nuplex Resins to achieve compliance to ATEX 137 by delivering a DSEAR
Health-Check project, full Area Classification of the site and Non-electrical ignition hazard assessments. Sira has a strong reputation in the hazardous area compliance field and has provided us with specific reports, with clear and practical guidance, which are also well respected by 3rd parties, such as the HSE.

Throughout the project, we have been extremely happy with the technical accuracy and professionalism of the Sira service and would recommend them to anyone looking for DSEAR and ATEX137 support."

"Bently Nevada has been working with many different approvals agencies around the world and has a strong preference to work with Sira whenever possible. The customer service we have received from Sira over the years has been excellent.

During one of our recent projects with Sira, the product design had to be completely reworked towards what we all thought was the end of the project. Sira was key in the subsequent design evaluation throughout the redesign process. As a direct result of Sira's on-going testing and cooperation with the design team, the actual time-to-market was significantly shortened once the design was finalised.

We always recommend new manufacturers and designers to work with Sira for approvals projects."

"AREVA T&D has worked with Sira on several IEC 61508-based assessments over the past year. Throughout the projects, Sira has clearly shown their technical competence in functional safety and assisted AREVA T&D to better adapt their development procedures towards conformance to IEC 61508."

"Around two years ago Lab Impex Systems (LIS) attended a course on IEC 61508. This resulted directly from one of our major clients suggestion that we may wish to consider looking into the merits of IEC 61508.

Following a company review it was believed that new designs to IEC 61508 would allow LIS to leap frog our competitors.

As leading suppliers of personnel monitoring equipment for the nuclear and medical industry, we decided that accredited certification to IEC 61508 was the right way to demonstrate the integrity of our safety-related products. It would also give us the edge in tendering situations.

We chose Sira because they showed themselves to be technically competent in functional safety and were able to work with us in meeting our timescales. Sira will be our natural choice of certification body for future safety-related products."

“As Serck has worked with Sira over a number of years concerning accreditation of our own products, and given the reputation of Sira in such services, we decided that it would be prudent for us to engage Sira to undertake our CASS assessment.

“CASS accreditation has certainly been a bonus to the way we operate as a business as not only has this opened up possibilities for us in the safety markets but has served to improve the way we operate in other non-safety related areas”.