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) 2014/68/EU sets essential safety requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection and testing of pressure equipment. Meeting those requirements protects safety and performance. It also determines whether your equipment can legally enter the market.
Misclassifying equipment against fluid group or pressure and volume criteria, or selecting the wrong conformity assessment module, can delay market entry, invalidate CE marking and expose manufacturers to regulatory penalties, reputational harm and costly disruption. For pressure equipment in Categories II, III and IV, involvement from an accredited notified body is a legal requirement under the directive, not a choice.
Since Brexit, manufacturers supplying both GB and EU markets face a further layer of complexity. The 2014/68/EU directive governs CE marking for the EEA, while the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 governs CA marking for Great Britain, each with separate conformity assessment obligations.
LRQA is authorised to operate under both regimes, giving you a single partner for dual-market PED compliance.
End-to-end PED support, built around your compliance obligations
Global reach, local support
We deliver PED inspection and assurance services in over 80 countries. Our 1,500+ inspection experts combine global reach with local sector knowledge to help you meet regulatory requirements, protect product integrity and trade with confidence.
Certification
As an accredited notified body, LRQA assesses equipment across PED Modules A to H1: EU-type examination, design examination, product verification and production quality assurance.
Supply Chain Assurance
Our inspectors verify pressure vessels, piping, boilers and assemblies at your suppliers' facilities worldwide, catching non-conformances against PED requirements before they reach your site.
WHY LRQA
Independent expertise. Global reach. Practical outcomes.
Global reach, local insight
LRQA delivers PED inspection and assurance services across more than 80 countries. Our 1,500+ inspection experts combine global reach with local sector knowledge, helping you meet regulatory requirements under 2014/68/EU, protect product integrity and trade with confidence.
Aligned to your goals
We take time to understand your business and PED compliance needs, applying broad technical expertise across your suppliers, equipment, processes and projects. Whether you are seeking CE marking, CA marking or dual-market conformity, we apply the right module and the right resource.
Focused on you
We do not just assess compliance. We help you improve it. Our PED services are tailored to your goals: meeting stakeholder expectations, strengthening safety performance, and securing or expanding market access across the EU and GB. Every inspection is designed to add value, not just tick a box.
A connected approach to risk
LRQA offers a unique and connected portfolio of services, including PED certification, supply chain inspection and training, built through years of collaboration with clients and investment in technical expertise. One partner. Complete pressure equipment integrity.
