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Reform of the Weights and Measures Legislation update June 2008
REFORM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LEGISLATION - UPDATE There are long-standing criticisms that years of piecemeal changes have resulted in incoherent and complicated Weights and Measures legislation. In the light of this, NWML has been reviewing Weights and Measures legislation to see if benefit...
Last Modified: June 2008

WELMEC publish 6 revised guides for Legal Metrology
NWML would like to inform all of our customers and stakeholders that WELMEC (European Cooperation in Legal metrology) have now published revised editions to the following guides: WELMEC Guide 2.6 issue 3 Guide for the testing of automatic catchweighing instruments WELMEC Guide ...
Last Modified: June 2008

NWML CEOs, past and present, celebrate the formal opening of NPL's new facilities
NWML CEOs, past and present, celebrate the the formal opening of NPL's new facilities on May 19th 2008, World Metrology Day. The photo shows, from left to right facing, Peter Mason, Peter Clapham, Seton Bennett, Jeff Llewellyn. ...
Last Modified: June 2008

EU Public consultation about simplifying 8 legal metrology directives
EU Public consultation about simplifying 8 legal metrology directives The EU Commission has issued a consultation document about simplifying eight legal metrology directives made under the old approach. NWML has circulated the text of the Commission’s consultation to draw it to the att...
Last Modified: June 2008

NWML publish Corporate Plan for 2008-2011
NWML have now published their latest Corporate Plan for 2008-2011.  If you would like to view a copy online then please click here . Alternatively you can view the document by visiting the literature area of our website and click on the bullet point that reads: "Latest Corporate Plan". ...
Last Modified: May 2008

Trainee Enforcement Officer required
National Weights and Measures Laboratory currently have a vacancy for a Trainee Enforcement Officer.  If you would like more information on the role and how to apply then please click here....
Last Modified: May 2008

NWML publish amendment to MID regulations S.I. 2008 No. 1267
NWML would like to inform our customers and stakeholders that The Measuring Instruments (EC Requirements)(Amendment) Regulations are now published. You can download the document (S.I. 2008 No. 1267) by clicking on the following link:  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081267_en.pdf ...
Last Modified: May 2008

NWML Publish 2007-2008 legal metrology programme report
If you would like to read NWML's end of year report on the work undertaken through the National Measurement System then please click here....
Last Modified: May 2008

Are you a TSO needing to gain CPPD hours for training in Legal Metrology?
The Trading Standards Institute has just allocated CPPD hours to the training courses that NWML will be running this year. The hours allocated are in the following table and you can also click on the course descriptions to read about their content.  Some of these courses already ...
Last Modified: May 2008

Successful prosecution on the delivery of short weight of coal to an elderly pensioner
On the 18 April 2008 at Taunton Magistrates' court, a company representative yet again failed to turn up and the matter in question (Delivery of short weight coal) was dealt with by the Bench in his absence.  The company had already been informed by the court that this would happen if they failed t...
Last Modified: April 2008