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What is the Kitemark?

If a product displays a Kitemark, BSI will have independently tested and confirmed that the product complies with the relevant Standard. The product manufacturer pays for this service and their product is tested and assessed at regular intervals.

The Kitemark is the symbol that assures consumers that the product they have bought really does conform to the appropriate British Standard and should therefore be safe and reliable. Companies are not legally required to carry a Kitemark but many everyday appliances, such as electrical plugs and crash helmets, have them.

Why do products need to be tested?

Products need to be tested to see if they are safe and if they keep to the standards that have been set for them. By testing a product we can see how it performs, whether it performs the same every time and whether it does what it is meant to do. To have a product tested by a company other than the company that makes the product means that it is a good assessment and one that is not biased in any way.

Why apply a Kitemark?

By applying a Kitemark to a product, the maker is saying that he is committed to producing the same quality of product every time. This is important. When you buy a product such as a fire extinguisher you want to know that it will work every time you need it to.

Only Kitemark can give this level of certainty.

For further information take a look at the educational resources available on www.bsieducation.org.uk