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Our quality systems


Quality underpins everything we do. It is at the very core of our values, and it enables BRANZ Group to be a credible, sought-after and respected enterprise that inspires the industry to provide better buildings for New Zealanders

On 4 October 1976, BRANZ was one of the first laboratories in New Zealand to be registered as an accredited testing laboratory. The accreditation was in the field of physical testing (our fire laboratory), and the accreditation has been retained and the range of tests expanded over subsequent years.

BRANZ has maintained certification under ISO 9001 [PDF, 330KB] for its overall operation since May 1994.

Our test reports and certificates are accepted in 68 economies around the world. Our accreditation is issued by IANZ under the international laboratory standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Current certificates of accreditation are:

Maritime New Zealand [PDF, 371KB] accepts BRANZ as a test laboratory, and also see the NATA/IANZ joint letter [PDF, 186KB] recording ILAC signatory acceptance of reports.

Customer satisfaction

BRANZ is committed to meeting or exceeding customer expectations. One way of quantifying our performance is through satisfaction surveys. Our results since 2011 reveal that we are meeting customer expectations at levels of 90-99%.