NAMI

What NAMI does

National Accreditation & Management Institute, Inc. (NAMI) is a private certification, inspection, and quality assurance services provider headquartered in Hayes, Virginia, serving the building industry globally. The company operates a portfolio of nine core certification programs covering fenestration and building envelope products, including windows, patio doors, skylights, entrance doors, sidelights, transoms, glazing wall systems, site-built components, insulating glass, manufactured housing, fire doors and protective openings, profiles, and structural assemblies. Programs are delivered in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 (product certification) and ISO/IEC 17020 (inspection agency) guidelines, and are accredited by ANSI, ANAB, IAS, and SCC. NAMI is also recognized by the Florida Building Commission as a third-party quality assurance entity under Florida State Product Approval Rule 9N-3. The Certified Installers Program extends certification surface from products to installation labor for fire doors and protective openings, while a Certified Products Listing and NAMI Supplier Directory function as searchable web directories for specifiers and buyers.

NAMI's business model is application-based, fee-driven certification services sold directly to manufacturers through a global direct channel. Manufacturers enroll products, undergo testing at ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories, and receive ongoing audit and inspection services under NAMI's accredited programs. Specific fee schedules are not publicly disclosed; pricing is handled via phone and email inquiry. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company's website (namicertification.com), with directory services acting as a top-of-funnel discovery layer. Geographies served include the United States and Canada, with NAMI positioning itself as a "Global Certification" provider on the homepage. No funding rounds, M&A activity, subsidiary structure, or public ownership have been disclosed; the firm appears to operate as an independent private organization.

Recent publicly visible activity is concentrated in program-level regulatory positioning rather than expansion: a notice of significant changes to the Manufactured Housing Certification Program effective March 1, 2025, multi-body accreditation of the HUD-UM and Insulating Glass programs by both ANAB and SCC, ANSI and IAS accreditation of the Fire Doors and Other Protective Openings and Certified Installers programs, and recognition by the Florida Building Commission. No API, mobile application, AI capabilities, patents, trademarks, leadership bios, headcount figures, or revenue figures are disclosed in the source material, limiting visibility into scale and growth.

Name

NAMI

Legal name

National Accreditation & Management Institute, Inc.

Website

https://namicertification.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NAMI is a private Hayes, Virginia-based certification, inspection, and quality assurance provider serving fenestration and building envelope product manufacturers globally through nine ISO/IEC 17065 and 17020-accredited programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NAMI provides third-party certification, inspection, and quality assurance services for the building industry, with a specialized focus on fenestration and building envelope products including windows, patio doors, skylights, entrance doors, insulating glass, manufactured housing, and fire doors. Services are delivered in accordance with international accreditation standards ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17020.

Product overview

NAMI (National Accreditation & Management Institute) is a certification, inspection, and quality assurance services organization for the building industry. Rather than a unified software platform, NAMI operates a portfolio of distinct certification programs covering fenestration and building envelope products including windows, patio doors, skylights, entrance doors, insulating glass products, and building components. The portfolio includes nine core certification programs (CSA A440.2, Fire, Certified Installers, Insulating Glass, Manufactured Housing, NFRC, Profiles, Quality Assurance, and Structural Certification), plus searchable directories for certified products and approved suppliers. All programs are accredited to international standards including ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17020.

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Products and services

• CSA A440.2 Certification Program Certification program for fenestration products to demonstrate compliance with CSA A440.2 standards. Targeted at window and door manufacturers.
• Fire Certification Program Certification program for fire doors and other protective openings accredited by ANSI under ISO/IEC Guide 17065 and by IAS under ISO/IEC 17020. For manufacturers and installers of fire protection products.
• Certified Installers Program Accredited program for certifying installers of fire doors and protective openings. Targeted at installers requiring third-party credentials.
• Insulating Glass Certification Program Program accredited by ANAB and SCC for insulating glass products meeting ISO/IEC Guide 17065; products must be tested by ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs. For insulating glass manufacturers.
• Manufactured Housing Certification Program HUD-UM (Minimum Properties Standards) certification program for manufactured housing, accredited by ANAB and SCC as meeting ISO/IEC Guide 17065. For manufactured housing producers.
• NFRC Certification Program National Fenestration Rating Council certification for windows, doors, skylights, and related fenestration products. For fenestration manufacturers.
• Profiles Certification Program Certification program for fenestration profiles and related building components such as weatherstripping and extruded PVC frames. For profile and component manufacturers.
• Quality Assurance Program Third-party quality assurance entity recognized by the Florida Building Commission; inspections performed per ISO/IEC 17020 guidelines. For manufacturers requiring ongoing QA oversight.
• Structural Certification Program Structural certification for fenestration and building envelope products including windows, patio doors, skylights, and entrance doors. For manufacturers requiring structural performance validation.
• Certified Products Listing and Supplier Directory Searchable directory of certified fenestration and building envelope products and approved suppliers, with filtering by manufacturer, location, product type, and standards compliance. Used by specifiers, code officials, and buyers to verify certified products.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: One of the world's largest TIC firms, with industrial and building-products certification capabilities. SGS competes with NAMI on construction-related testing and certification at a global scale, though it does not specialize in fenestration.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC firm with a building and infrastructure practice that includes construction product certification. Bureau Veritas overlaps with NAMI on building envelope compliance testing but operates across a much wider industry footprint.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing and certification organization with building-products and fenestration-adjacent services. TÜV SÜD provides a credible alternative to NAMI for manufacturers seeking internationally recognized certification for windows, doors, and glazing systems.
• Intertek: A global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with a building-products practice. Intertek overlaps with NAMI on fenestration performance and code-compliance testing, but serves a much wider portfolio of industries and customers.
• TÜV Rheinland: Another major international TIC provider with building-products testing capabilities. TÜV Rheinland's fenestration and façade testing services represent a larger, globally scaled alternative to NAMI's specialty certification programs.
• UL Solutions (Underwriters Laboratories): Global safety science company offering testing, certification, and inspection services, including building envelope and fire door programs. UL is a broad incumbent whose fenestration-adjacent offerings (fire ratings, building envelopes) compete for the same manufacturer relationships NAMI serves.

Others

• National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC): A non-profit administrator of an energy performance rating and certification system for windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products. NFRC is more an ecosystem partner/certifying authority that NAMI operates under, but the relationship is comparable because both serve fenestration manufacturers seeking third-party ratings.
• Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA): Industry association that develops standards and certification programs (formerly AAMA and IGCC/IGMA). FGIA's certification activities are adjacent to NAMI's services, and the two organizations often interact on shared fenestration industry standards and accredited programs.

Direct peers

• Keystone Certifications: A U.S.-based third-party certification body focused specifically on fenestration products (windows, doors, skylights). It is the most direct competitor to NAMI, offering similar NFRC, AAMA, and structural certification programs to overlapping manufacturer customers.

Emerging players

• PRI Construction Materials Technologies: An ISO/IEC 17025-accredited testing laboratory offering fenestration, building envelope, and construction product testing and certification. PRI is comparable because it operates in the same fenestration/building envelope testing and certification space as NAMI but with a stronger testing-lab orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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