
Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
Ensure your pressure equipment is safe and compliant
Protect your people, your reputation and your market access
The Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) sets out essential safety requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection and testing of pressure equipment. Meeting these requirements is not just about compliance. It’s about safeguarding safety, performance and trust.
LRQA’s PED services help you demonstrate conformity, reduce risk and trade with confidence across the European Union (EU). From material selection and manufacturing processes to inspection and final certification, we provide the assurance you need to keep operations safe and your market access secure.
Non-compliance can result in legal penalties, reputational harm and costly disruption. With LRQA, you gain a trusted partner to help you meet every requirement, avoid critical risks and maintain your competitive advantage.
Our PED Services
Certification
From EU Directives and National Regulations to international codes and standards, such as PED, LRQA offers a wide range of services that support your compliance journey.
Supply Chain Assurance
We can work closely with you to provide services across your supply chain, helping you maintain quality, compliance, and integrity at every stage.
PED training
Gain practical knowledge to meet PED requirements. Our expert-led courses cover essential safety, design and compliance principles, helping your teams apply them effectively across operations and supply chains.
Why work with us?
Global reach, local insight
LRQA offers specialist inspection & assurance services in over 80 countries, including PED, helping clients in every sector. Our team of over 1,500 inspection experts utilises extensive local sector knowledge to help thousands of clients safely and sustainably establish best practices.

Aligned to your goals
We take time to understand your business and PED needs, applying broad technical expertise to ensure your suppliers, equipment, processes and projects meet expectations and comply with relevant laws, regulations and best practices.

Focused on you
We don’t just assess compliance. We help you improve. Our PED solutions are tailored to your goals, whether that’s meeting stakeholder expectations, strengthening safety, or accessing new markets. Every inspection is designed to add value and support your objectives.

A connected approach to risk
We’ve led the way in shaping our industry and continue to expand our services and expertise by collaborating with clients, acquiring businesses, and forming new partnerships. The result is a unique and connected portfolio of services – including PED - that can help you ensure complete product integrity.

Find out what UKCA marking means for your business.
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessment) mark will be the new marking required on certain products sold in England, Wales and Scotland (excluding North Ireland). We can help you keep up to date with the latest regulatory requirements and support your market access needs.
Find out what UKCA marking means for your business.