Standards as leverage

A foundation for quality, compliance, and innovation

As a company, you have a lot to deal with: continuing to innovate, responding to stricter sustainability targets, taking into account diverse product and safety requirements. Standards help you to manage this complexity.

We ensure control over standards. With personal support and clear standards management via the NBN standards portal, you always have access to the right standards — easily and compliantly.

Danny Geysels

Head of Research & Innovation, Reynaers Aluminium

Standards are crucial to our work. They not only help us comply with regulations, but also ensure the quality of our products and support our international activities. The NBN standards portal is invaluable to us and has completely transformed our standards management.

Benefits of standards

Quality and safety

Standards guarantee consistent quality and a higher level of safety for products and services.

Cost and time savings

By streamlining processes and reducing errors, operating costs decrease and productivity increases.

Market access and trade

Standards facilitate exports and international cooperation because products comply with recognized, uniform agreements.

Reliability and reputation

Compliance with standards demonstrates that an Organisation is Organisation , which strengthens customer confidence.

Companies have their say

Jef Verelst

Vice President Compliance & Sustainability, Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco uses hundreds of standards every day. When developing products, we take into account not only technical specifications, but also regulations. In addition to our production in Europe itself, our factories in India and China also supply products to the European market. As a manufacturer and importer, we bear a great responsibility: our goods must comply with CE marking and be produced in a high-quality, environmentally friendly, and safe manner.

Anne Marie Dalle

Standardization & Sustainability Expert at Deceuninck

If every country were to prescribe different testing methods, we would have to carry out multiple tests, possibly purchase different equipment, and allow for extra time. Thanks to uniform standards, we avoid that complexity. Clear descriptions of requirements and testing methods are invaluable.
Moreover, standards are essential for sustainability and product compliance. Up-to-date standards and guidelines are indispensable for drawing up correct Environmental Product Declarations, REACH declarations, safety data sheets, and quality labels. Without that basis, correct reporting is impossible.

Valérie Boydens

Director of Regulatory Affairs at Terumo

Standards help to create internal structure and reinforce our external message. For example, during audits or in discussions with customers. They prove that we have embedded quality, sustainability, and safety in everything we do. Standards are also essential for sustainability and product compliance. Up-to-date standards and guidelines are indispensable for drawing up accurate Environmental Product Declarations, REACH declarations, safety data sheets, and quality labels. Without this foundation, accurate reporting is impossible.

What does NBN offer you?

Carefree standard management

Looking for a simple and copyright-compliant way to manage your standards? A subscription to the NBN standards portal provides you with a reliable and hassle-free solution.

Multi-user

Everyone within your organisation consult standards worldwide and simultaneously, at no additional cost.

Relevance

You have access to the most recent versions of standards in your collection. This ensures that you are always working with the most up-to-date version of the standard.

Multilingualism

The portal supports four languages (NL, EN, FR, and DE) and provides access to all available language versions of the standards within your collection.

Personal support

Our team provides prompt follow-up and proactive support.

Anne Marie Dalle

Standardization & Sustainability Expert, Deceuninck

Since the introduction of the NBN standards portal, standards management at Deceuninck has become much smoother and more efficient. Previously, each standard was ordered, managed, and monitored manually. This was time-consuming and prone to errors. Now, updates to a standard are automatically added to the system in all available language versions, and users receive automatic notifications when updates are available.

See all the benefits of the NBN standards portal

Participation in standard development

You too can contribute to the standards of tomorrow. As an expert in your sector, you know the practice inside out. Participate in standards development and:

influence tomorrow's standards;
bring your expertise and experience directly to bear;
gain faster insight into developments in your sector;
build a valuable network.

Jérôme Dehon

Group Technical Sales Support Engineer, Schréder

Participating in standards development is an investment in the future. It helps us develop our technical expertise, anticipate future changes, and develop solutions that meet our customers' quality and sustainability criteria.

Discover how you can participate

Want to learn more about standard development? Register for the free webinar Standardisation: The Basics.

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