Certinalia - Tecnalia Group

What Certinalia - Tecnalia Group does

Certinalia is a Spanish product certification body headquartered in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation. Founded in 2009 as TECNALIA R&I Certificación, S.L. and rebranded to Certinalia in October 2024, the company holds Notified Body 1239 status for CE marking under four EU directives/regulations (Construction Products Regulation 305/2011, Measuring Instruments Directive 2014/32/EU, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, PPE Regulation 2016/425), with ENAC accreditation under UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065 covering 11 product families and 121 harmonised standards. Its service portfolio spans four pillars: mandatory regulatory certification (CE marking), voluntary product certification under proprietary CERTINALIA technical schemes (fire behavior, doors, furniture, wood products), environmental evaluations (EPD/DAP verification, PEFC chain of custody, LEVEL furniture certification, carbon and water footprint, textile certifications GOTS/GRS/OCS/RCS, recycled content verification), and ICT/cybersecurity certification including IEC 62443-4-1 (SPDL) and IEC 62443-4-2 (CSA) for Industrial Automation and Control Systems — the latter being the first ENAC accreditation of its kind in Spain, aligned with EU Cyber Resilience Act Regulation 2024/2847.

The company employs approximately 10 people (per firmographics) and serves industrial product manufacturers across Spain and internationally, with named enterprise customers including Cosentino, Henkel, Steelcase, ACTIU, Ingeteam, Lafarge Holcim España, ENCE Energía y Celulosa, Fustes Sebastià, Europerfil (ArcelorMittal), LANIK, and ANFFECC. Certinalia operates a project-based B2B services model with quote-based, multi-year contract pricing; revenue is generated through conformity assessment fees, audit charges, and laboratory testing leveraging TECNALIA Group's 1,500 researchers and 21-site infrastructure. The company completed its 2021–2024 strategic plan achieving 50% revenue growth and launched a new Strategic Plan 2025–2028 alongside the rebrand, with active expansion into AI regulation certification (BHC GOSARIAK with BAIC), EU CRA-aligned cybersecurity certification, and partnership-driven geographic reach via ICEA (Italy) and INTERTEK mutual recognition agreements for CE/UKCA marking.

Name

Certinalia - Tecnalia Group

Legal name

CERTINALIA, S.L.U.

Website

https://certinalia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Certinalia is an ENAC-accredited Spanish product certification body operating as Notified Body 1239 for CE marking, serving industrial manufacturers with regulatory, voluntary, sustainability, and cybersecurity certification services across the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Product Certification Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification for Forest Products (AFAMALAB), Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH)

Keywords

• Product certification services
• CE marking certification
• Environmental product declarations
• Industrial cybersecurity certification
• Conformity assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Azpeitia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Certification Services: Certinalia generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service certification and testing activities. Clients pay for conformity assessment, audit, and certification against regulatory (CE marking, MID, EMC, PPE) and voluntary (fire behavior, doors, furniture, wood, sustainability) certification schemes. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific depending on product type, testing scope, and audit requirements. The company is 100% owned by Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Certinalia is a product certification body that issues CE marking certifications as Notified Body 1239 under EU directives (Construction Products, Measuring Instruments, EMC, PPE), voluntary product certifications under proprietary CERTINALIA schemes covering fire behavior, doors, furniture, and wood products, environmental evaluations including EPDs, PEFC chain of custody, and carbon/water footprint, and ICT cybersecurity certification under IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2 aligned with the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

Product overview

Certinalia is a product certification company wholly owned by Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation. The company operates as a Notified Body (1239) providing mandatory regulatory certifications (Marcado CE under CPR, MID, EMC, PPE regulations) and voluntary product certifications under proprietary technical schemes. Their portfolio encompasses fire behavior certification, door certification, furniture certification, and wood product certification. They offer environmental evaluation services including Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), PEFC Chain of Custody, textile certifications (GOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS), LEVEL certification for office furniture, sustainable kitchen furniture certification, carbon footprint, water footprint, and recycled content verification. Their ICT/cybersecurity division provides IEC 62443-4-1 (SPDL) and IEC 62443-4-2 (CSA) certifications for industrial automation and control systems, aligned with the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The company is ENAC-accredited for product certification (UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065), chain of custody, legal metrology, and industrial product certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory CE Marking Certification (Certificación reglamentaria)

Quantifiable outcome

• Certinalia is the first ENAC-accredited entity in Spain for cybersecurity certification of IACS products under IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2, supporting compliance with EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Regulation 2024/2847.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NOBATEKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2025New collaboration established between NOBATEK and Certinalia, likely in the area of sustainable construction or building certification.
• ICEA (collaboration renewal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2025Certinalia renewed its collaboration agreement with ICEA (Italian environmental and ethical certification institute) for textile sector certifications, strengthening cross-border cooperation in sustainability certification.
• CeseforcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Cesefor is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative (Grant Agreement 10111422), focused on beech forest sustainability and climate change mitigation in Spain. Certinalia participates as a consortium partner in this EU LIFE Programme-funded project.
• EgoincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Egoin is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, contributing to sustainable beech forest management and the development of innovative wood products for construction.
• Grupo GámizcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Grupo Gámiz is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, contributing to the sustainable use of beech wood in construction and the development of the Hayabitat pilot building.
• HazicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Hazi is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, supporting sustainable forest management and the PEFC certification chain in the project.
• Itec (Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Itec is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, contributing technical expertise in construction technology for the Hayabitat pilot building.
• NasuvinsacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Nasuvinsa is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, contributing to sustainable forest management and wood construction in Navarra.
• PEFC EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023PEFC España is a project partner in the LIFE Haya initiative, providing the PEFC forest management certification framework for the project's sustainable beech forests.
• INTERTEKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2021INTERTEK and TECNALIA signed a collaboration agreement for mutual recognition of conformity assessment activities under European and British regulations. The agreement eliminates duplications for obtaining CE marking for Construction Products and UKCA marking post-Brexit, enabling clients of both organisations to optimise compliance efforts across EU and UK markets.
• ICEA (Instituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertinalia collaborates with ICEA (Italy) for the issuance of textile sector certifications including GOTS (Global Organic Textiles Standard), GRS (Global Recycling Standard), OCS (Organic Content Standard), and RCS (Recycled Content Standard). The collaboration enables cross-border certification services in the textile sector, with ICEA's expertise in ethical and environmental certification complementing Certinalia's capabilities.
• TECNALIA GroupcoreOthersCertinalia is 100% owned by Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation and operates within the TECNALIA Group ecosystem. The company leverages TECNALIA's 1,500 researchers across 21 sites, advanced testing laboratories, and broader research infrastructure to deliver certification services. TECNALIA is the largest applied research centre in Spain and a member of Basque Research and Technology Alliance.
• AMC (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Mobiliario de Cocina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertinalia co-developed a sustainability certification scheme for eco-sustainable kitchen furniture with AMC, defining technical specifications, certification regulations, and operational processes. A pilot project involved 8 kitchen furniture companies, enabling the first certifications to enter the market.
• Eraikune (Clúster de la Construcción de Euskadi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertinalia collaborated with Eraikune and TECNALIA on the NECERVIS project to develop a new sustainable housing certification scheme in the Basque Country.
• Cluster AFM (Fabricación Avanzada y Digital)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster AFM participated in the CRA jornada organised by Certinalia and TECNALIA, contributing expertise on cybersecurity awareness and company engagement in advanced manufacturing.
• SPRI (Sociedad para la Transformación Competitiva)minorOthersSPRI, the Basque Government's agency for business support, participates in CRA outreach through its Smart & Cyber department, supporting companies in cybersecurity compliance.
• ZIUR Industrial Cyber Security CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZIUR Industrial Cyber Security Center participated in the CRA jornada, contributing to the panel on CRA acceleration and company support.
• BAIC - Basque Artificial Intelligence CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAIC co-organised the BHC GOSARIAK event with Certinalia and BAT B Accelerator Tower, focusing on the EU AI Regulation's impact on medical device certification.
• BaskEgur (Asociación de la Madera de Euskadi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertinalia participated alongside BaskEgur at Egurtek 2024, presenting certification services for the wood and construction sector, underscoring the importance of certified wood in sustainable construction.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Global TIC firm holding Notified Body designations across multiple EU directives and a mutual-recognition partner of Certinalia for EU/UK conformity assessment. Functionally comparable in CE marking and product testing, but with significantly broader reach.
• DNV: Norwegian-headquartered TIC provider with strong accreditation-backed product certification, supply chain, and sustainability services. Comparable in ENAC-equivalent accredited certification offerings across industrial product categories.
• TÜV Rheinland: German TIC major with extensive Notified Body services for EU product directives and growing cybersecurity certification capabilities for IACS. Comparable regulatory positioning to Certinalia in CE marking under CPR/MID/EMC/PPE.
• Kiwa: International TIC with sustainability, energy, and product certification strengths, including PEFC chain of custody and EPD offerings. Comparable in regulatory-adjacent services targeting construction and manufacturing sectors.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC leader with extensive Notified Body designations across EU CPR, MID, EMC, PPE directives and a major EPD verification practice. Overlaps with Certinalia in CE marking and sustainability certification but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• TÜV Süd: Global TIC and Notified Body providing CE marking, product safety, cybersecurity (IEC 62443), and sustainability certification. Directly overlaps with Certinalia's CRA-readiness service line and CE marking scope.
• SGS: World's largest TIC firm with ENAC-equivalent accreditations globally and broad EPD, PEFC, carbon footprint, and CE marking services. Comparable as a one-stop TIC provider but with materially broader scope and international footprint.

Direct peers

• Applus+: Spanish-headquartered testing, inspection, and certification group with ENAC-accredited certification bodies and Notified Body status across multiple EU directives. Directly comparable in CE marking, EPD verification, and voluntary product certification across construction and industrial sectors, with overlap in the Iberian market.
• AENOR Internacional: Spanish certification body operating ENAC-accredited product certification schemes (ISO/IEC 17065) covering construction, sustainability, and industrial products. Closely comparable in business model, accreditation framework, and Spanish enterprise customer base.

Regional players

• ICEA: Italian environmental and ethical certification institute collaborating with Certinalia on textile certifications (GOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS). Comparable as a textile/sustainability certification body but primarily serving the Italian market and adjacent EU geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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