About Us

The activities of Italcertifer are part of the broader framework of the liberalization of European rail transport.

Since the early Nineties, the European Union has set among its objectives the creation and the promotion of a single large common market as free as possible from regional regulations and particularities to facilitate the free circulation of people, vehicles and goods in the various member states.

One of the milestones and key points of market liberalization - and its safety - are laboratory tests and conformity assessments carried out by accredited, competent, and independent bodies.

The activity of an accredited body provides the market - and all interested parties - with the necessary confidence:

-          that a product has been professionally tested and examined in what concern technical and safety requirements defined in international standards,

-          (that) the quality of a project has been verified,

-          (that) the associated risks and security implications of a given management system have been considered.

This is the mission of the entire Italcertifer.

The pillars that support Italcertifer's business are its independence, the competence, and the know-how of its employees, as well as its management system aimed at continuous improvement.

In accordance with its mission, Italcertifer has obtained, maintains, and develops a long series of accreditations as a Certification and Inspection Body as well as a Test Laboratory in the railway sector and beyond it.