Blackwood Compliance Laboratories is an award winning team of compliance professionals dedicated to providing an effective, efficient and accurate testing service.

The emphasis at Blackwood Labs is very much on customer satisfaction with friendliness ensuring repeat business. We make sure every test session is value for money with our expert advice throughout the process.

We are actively involved in the creation of the future EMC standards CISPR32 and CISPR35, and in all our areas of expertise we are happy to provide free information and advice.

Key Staff

John Davies is the Managing Director and has been involved in product compliance testing since 1990. John is an internationally recognised expert on EMC matters. He represents Blackwood Labs at the EMC Test Laboratories Association, and represents the EMCTLA at BSi in EMC committees GEL 210-11 (test standards) and GEL 210-12 (basic standards). John also represents the UK at the IEC in CISPR Sub-committee I where he is a member of several Working Groups and Task Forces for the creation of the future multimedia EMC standards, CISPR 32 and CISPR 35. John has written published Interpretation Sheets on the EMC testing of telecoms equipment to EN 55024. He also manages the EMF surveying department.

Paul Gwilliam is the Laboratory Manager and has been involved in EMC testing at Blackwood since 1996. Prior to working in EMC compliance testing Paul spent 8 years designing EMC filters. Paul controls the day to day operations of all laboratories (EMC, Safety and EMF).

Ginnie Baker is the Quality Manager at Blackwood Labs. Ginnie has been involved in laboratory quality issues for both product compliance testing and test equipment calibration since 1998. Ginnie is responsible for ensuring that Blackwood Labs follow the requirements of ISO 17025:2005 – the international quality standard for test and calibration laboratories.

Company awards include:

• CBA 2004 – Company of the Year 2004
• Five Counties Awards 2005 – The Award for Innovation
• CBA 2006 – Business Individual of the Year (John Davies)