Welcome to the NSAI portal dedicated to Irish SME's
Small businesses play a vital role in the Irish Economy. Across Europe nearly 99% of all European companies are SME's employing almost 81 million people, providing 66% of Europe's total employment. Therefore it is recognised that small businesses are a key contributor to the economy and are crucial for growth and employment.
Standards should form an important part of a company's strategy to remain competitive. In the current market where competition is fierce and resources are scarce it has never been a better time to use standards to:
- attract and assure customers
- demonstrate market leadership
- create competitive advantage
- develop and maintain best practice
- open new market areas.
European and international standards are a way of getting acceptance of products & services in the ever increasing global market. NSAI is committed to helping SME's find out more about standards and to facilitate participation in standard development. This portal is developed to provide information to SME's about the benefits of standards and participation in the standard development process.
SME Portal Resources
The information is provided under the following hyperlinked headings:
SME Testimonials
Standardizers from Industry provide some feedback
on the benefits of participating in standard development
Fergal Madden, Cold Chon Ltd: '...familiar with standards before it came into the public domain...'
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Dr Michael Peirce, Daon: '...giving us an early to market competitive edge...'
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Michael McLaughlin, DecWave Ltd: '...attract customers and investment...'
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Ed. Gray, Drimroe Software: '..the more people that are involved the better the adoption rate..'
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Wm Egenton, Dromone Eng. Ltd: '..we've broadened our network & gained access to experts..'
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Antony Kirrane, Hasbro Europe: 'industry representation work to ensure a fair & level playing field'
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Gerard Joyce, LinkResQ Ltd: '...a head-start in taking advantage of opportunities...' Read more
Below are 2 videos that give an insight into the impact of standards and the participation on working groups.
Other video testimonials and information can be found on the
NSAI Media Channel
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Your Standards, Your Say
Your Standards, Your Say provides the full draft versions of indigenous Irish Standards, CEN European Standards and eventually CENELEC European Standards and International Standards, for public review and comment.
For the Benefits of using
Your Standards, Your Say and How to Login and comment.
Publications:
Purchasing Standards
Irish Standards are a valuable national asset. They can help you improve the quality, design and safety of your products and streamline your organizational procedures. NSAI develops and publishes Irish Standards for the benefit of producers and consumers alike.
CE Marking and Certification
Useful Links and Email Contacts
Here we have listed details of bodies and organisations that a SME may find useful incl. government, regulators and business support agencies
CEN-CENELEC SME Helpdesk
The
CEN-CENELEC SME Helpdesk is the one stop service point to introduce SMEs to the benefits of European standardization and to the business tools required to access the European Standardization System of CEN and CENELEC. In order better to address the questions raised to the SME Helpdesk, a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page is available. To send a question to the SME Helpdesk please email
sme@cencenelec.eu