About VCA
VCA is part of the United Kingdom Department for Transport and is the United Kingdom's national approval authority for new road vehicles, agricultural tractors and off-road vehicles. Our status allows close links with the UK Government and European policy formulation and enforcement of vehicle safety and environmental standards.
We bring the authority and back-up of the UK Government, but with the freedom to react to your changing needs.
Our headquarters office is in Bristol (UK), with an office and test facilities on the MIRA site at Nuneaton and an office at the Millbrook Proving Ground near Milton Keynes. Worldwide we have offices in the US, Japan, Malaysia, China and India. We also have agents in many other locations around the world, enabling us to satisfy the needs of vehicle manufacturers - wherever they are based.
VCA in the USA
VCA North America has now been firmly established in the US for more than 15 years with offices in Northville, Michigan and Ashland, Ohio. VCA North America has helped many manufacturers to understand the requirements of both Type Approval and ISO Certification, helping them to fulfil their ambitions in the European marketplace and beyond.
Type Approval
We pride ourselves in providing expert international test and certification services for vehicles and vehicle parts. Our approval certificates are recognised throughout the European Community and the wider group of European countries belonging to the European Economic Area and the Geneva-based United Nations organisation (ECE).
When choosing a type approval service, speed, cost, accuracy and integrity are the key factors our customers look for. Because we are able to witness tests and also issue the final certificates in-house, our turnaround time is far shorter than that of test agencies who rely on external approval authorities. We are also proud of our advanced computing and communications infrastructure that ensures final approvals are issued in the minimum possible time.
When it comes to pricing for our services, we are very competitive, and are confident that our ability to approve and certify your products in-house, results in reduced costs for our customers. Finally, our team of experienced and professional type approval engineers will ensure your certification is accurate and adheres to the most current legislation.
ISO and TS Certification
As a leading European approval and quality/environmental ISO and TS management system certification body, we have long experience of dealing with the complexities of vehicle approval and manufacture. Our staff are specialists in their fields enabling us to offer a fully integrated and flexible service, ready to meet our customers' needs. As an accredited registrar, you need look no further for ISO management system certification to support your product approval and prove your quality meets internationally accepted standards. If your business objectives include improving your management systems, hitting PPM targets, reducing warranty claims, improving process efficiency, reducing scrap, improving health & safety, saving energy and avoiding environmental compliance violations, then VCA North America can help.
Our value-adding audits to ISO 9000, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Acorn and EMAS will bring your company up to speed quickly and efficiently. It is also worth bearing in mind that VCANA can also undertake combined audits; potentially saving you even more money.
Support
Experience is critical when preparing your company and its products for distribution throughout the world. Our large and supportive engineering team has the international and local experience to assist you in preparing and implementing your company's goals to achieve your certification objectives.
As a dedicated auto industry registrar, our quality and environmental specialists bring a wealth of relevant experience to every audit.
Success
VCA North America has a proven track record of success in servicing major automotive manufacturers and suppliers. Click here to read some of the comments our customers have made about us.
Whether you're a large company or small company, VCA North America will help you to achieve your certification needs.
For more information on the range of services VCA provides, please follow the appropriate links from the Home page.
To see a copy of our latest Annual Report, please follow this link: VCA 2006 / 2007 Annual Report
Our latest UpdateNews magazine can be found here: Update News Winter 2007 / 2008
