Accurate measurement matters.

Whether a customer is buying goods by weight, a business is measuring materials, or an institution is using technical equipment, reliable measurements are essential.

The Directorate of Metrology works to ensure that measuring instruments are accurate and that measurements used in trade and other areas can be trusted.

Key Functions

• Calibration of measuring instruments.
• Verification of weighing and measuring equipment.
• Inspection of measuring instruments.
• Legal metrology.
• Maintenance of measurement standards.
• Measurement traceability.
• Monitoring instruments used in commercial transactions.
• Supporting businesses with measurement requirements.
• Promoting awareness of accurate measurement.

Our focus: Making sure that when people buy, sell, weigh, measure, or trade, the measurement can be trusted.