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Measurement for Business

Up to 20 days of funded access to NPL's world leading experts and facilities available for small and medium enterprises.

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Our campaign Stronger Together, Everyone Matters, showcases not only the range of careers available in an organisation like ours, but also the diversity of people that do them.

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UK Telecoms Lab drives the security and resilience of future telecoms

Expert guidance to industry and an independent state-of-the-art facility in the West Midlands for introducing and testing new technology.

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Register for our next electronics reliability webinar

Join us on 13 May at 14:30 to hear from our experts on the principles of condensation testing for harsh environment testing and rapid assessment in our upcoming fundamental webinar.

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Innovation in action

The National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) science helps save lives, protect the environment and enable citizens to feel safe and secure. For over a century, we have worked with industry to encourage innovation and translate scientific expertise into economic prosperity, skilled employment and improved quality of life.

In this digital age, our world-leading measurement science provides confidence in data and enables innovation and international trade to flourish. We develop the metrology required to ensure the timely and successful deployment of new technologies.

National challenges

Using our expertise to help you make a difference to some of the biggest challenges in industry, energy, environment and healthcare.

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Enduring capability

As the UK's National Metrology Institute, the NPL maintains the national primary measurement standards and ensures a resilient metrology capability for UK enterprise. Our advice is always impartial and independent, meaning consumers, investors, policymakers and entrepreneurs can rely on the work we do.

We invest in people and places, ensuring NPL is recognised as a great place to work and create opportunities to embed metrology skills throughout the UK.

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Our research and measurement solutions support innovation and product development. We work with companies to deliver business advantage and commercial success.
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