COMMENTARY by Andy Pye ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS THE SOCIETY OF


MEASUREMENT VITAL TO INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS


from measurement support from the UK’s National Measurement System (NMS). NPL led the development of the strategy with its national measurement


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laboratories partners*, taking into account feedback from over 1,000 users. The UK Measurement Strategy strongly supports the UK Industrial Strategy


Green Paper, as highly accurate measurement will provide the foundations on which it is intended that the UK’s future industrial success will be built. “The pioneering Measurement Strategy will revolutionise the way we live,


capitalise on our expertise in setting measurement standards and provide opportunities to develop solutions to modern day challenges both in the UK and around the world,” said Lord Prior. NPL CEO Dr Peter Thompson: “Improving the productivity of UK industry is


essential in sustaining and improving our prosperity, and measurement plays a fundamental role in optimising and improving industrial processes. The rise of new markets, innovations in industrial processes, disruptive technologies and societal challenges all drive the need for new or innovative measurement techniques and standards.” The proposals reflect five strategic themes:


 ensure a national approach to measurement capabilities that drives effective investment in the UK measurement laboratories in partnership with the UK science base and business to deliver a world-leading measurement infrastructure;  champion measurement across government to ensure good policy, standards and regulation; work smarter and become better connected to end users to increase awareness, access and uptake of best practice measurement;  improve the UK’s measurement skills across all sectors to accelerate new technology uptake and fully exploit the benefits of a high-tech economy; and  bring together the diverse communities to understand new capabilities in data science and develop a framework to deliver confidence in the intelligent and effective use of data based on measurement traceability and uncertainty analysis. It is of course, highly desirable that any nation should have a coherent


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Strategy will revolutionise the way we live


industrial strategy, and by implication, a measurement strategy too. Perhaps a question which should be asked is why it has taken Brexit to bring this to the fore? Industrial strategy should be a core KPI of any successful economy and it is long overdue. * The UK Measurement Strategy will be delivered by the UK national measurement laboratories:  NPL (National Physical Laboratory) – the UK's National Measurement Institute  LGC (formerly Laboratory of the Government Chemist) – designated for chemical and biological metrology  NEL (National Engineering Laboratory) – designated for fluid flow metrology  BEIS - Regulatory Delivery – designated for legal metrology  NGML (National Gear Metrology Laboratory) – designated for gear metrology  NIBSC (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control) – designated for bioactivity metrology


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UK Measurement Strategy has been launched by Lord Prior, Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on a visit to NPL North of England in Huddersfield, where he met companies that have benefited


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