Accredited Product Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies and Testing Laboratories

Wood pellet manufacturers seeking to produce products certified under the PFI Standards Program must engage Product Certification Bodies accredited to ISO/IEC 17065 and accepted by the Pellet Fuels Institute. The certification of densified fuels utilizes results from Inspection bodies accredited to ISO/IEC 17020 and accepted by the Pellet Fuels Institute and the Testing Laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 and accepted by the Pellet Fuels Institute.

PFS Corporation, Cottage Grove, WI
1-608-839-1372

Timber Products Inspection, Conyers, GA
1-218-428-3583

Alfred H Knight, Spartanburg, SC
1-225-644-9245

Questions on how to prepare for enrollment? It is recommended that the following checklist is considered:

• Write your QA/QC program document. More information
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures, forms, and/or computer databases to track program information.
• Determine where program records will be stored.
• Identify who within your organization will be responsible for quality management and supporting staff. Provide training as necessary.
• Set up your internal lab if it is your decision to conduct daily QA/QC testing in-house.

Information for Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies and Testing Laboratories 

The Pellet Fuels Institute is accepting applications for entities looking to perform the role of a product certification body, inspection body, or testing laboratory for the Pellet Fuels Institute Standards Program. Product certification bodies must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17065. Inspection bodies must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17020, and Testing Laboratories must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. The Pellet Fuels Institute Standards Program must be identified in its scope of accreditations. 

The ANSI National Accreditation Board is a provider of accreditation services for certification bodies, inspection bodies, and testing laboratories seeking to gain accreditation for the Pellet Fuels Institute Standards Program.