Okręgowy Urząd Miar

What Okręgowy Urząd Miar does

Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Katowicach is a regional government administrative office operating under Główny Urząd Miar (Main Office of Measures) in Warsaw, itself supervised by Poland's Ministry of Development and Technology. The office is the statutory metrology authority for the Silesian Voivodeship, providing legally mandated legalisation, calibration, conformity assessment, expert examinations, and metrological supervision of measuring instruments (weighing instruments, flow meters, electricity meters, taximeters, tachographs, etc.) to businesses, transport operators, packaged goods producers, and individuals. It also acts as Notified Body No. 1444 for EU conformity assessment under the MID and NAWI directives.

The office operates four accredited and specialised laboratories — Mass, Flow, Electricity, and the Interdisciplinary Metrology Laboratory (PCA-accredited since 2006 under Certificate No. 085) — alongside a Verification Department (Wydział Legalizacji) and a Supervision and Coordination Department (Wydział Nadzoru i Koordynacji). Service delivery spans five physical locations: the main office at Rynek 9 in Katowice, plus remote departments in Bielsko-Biała, Bytom, Częstochowa, and Rybnik. Two digital platforms — the SWITEZ online administrative system and the TRANS-TACHO platform (launched end of 2023 with Android and iOS mobile apps) — extend service access beyond walk-in channels, the latter handling electronic certification workflows for tachograph technicians, workshops, training entities, and tachograph units.

The office generates revenue through transaction-based service fees set by Director's Orders (No. 5/2022 and No. 4/2022), covering legalisation, calibration, expert opinions, and conformity assessments; VAT is added to net prices. As a state entity, it operates without private shareholders, external investors, or published financial statements, and is part of Poland's national metrological administration system alongside the Main Office of Measures and other regional offices.

Name

Okręgowy Urząd Miar

Legal name

Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Katowicach

Website

https://katowice.gum.gov.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Regional government office in Katowice, Poland, operating under Główny Urząd Miar, providing statutory metrological services — legalisation, calibration, conformity assessment, and supervision — for measuring instruments across the Silesian Voivodeship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Metrology Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

Keywords

• Legal metrology services
• Measuring instrument verification
• Calibration laboratories
• Conformity assessment
• Metrological supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Katowice

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Service fees for metrological activities: The office charges fees for calibration, expertise, verification, and conformity assessment services as specified in price lists (Cenniki) issued as annexes to Director's Orders No. 5/2022 and No. 4/2022. VAT is added to net prices. Fees are collected for legalisation, calibration, expert opinions, and conformity assessments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Katowicach is a regional government administrative office providing legally mandated metrological services within the Silesian Voivodeship. Its core offerings include verification (legalizacja) of measuring instruments, accredited calibration, conformity assessment as Notified Body No. 1444 under EU directives, expert examinations, metrological supervision of pre-packaged goods, and specialised laboratory services across mass, flow, electricity, and interdisciplinary metrology. Services are delivered through its Katowice headquarters, four remote branch offices, and digital platforms SWITEZ and TRANS-TACHO.

Product overview

Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Katowicach offers a comprehensive portfolio of metrological services organized into core services (Legal Metrology/Verification, Calibration, Conformity Assessment via Notified Body No. 1444, Expert Examinations, Metrological Supervision, and Pre-Packaged Goods oversight) and specialized laboratories (Mass, Flow, Electricity, and Interdisciplinary Metrology). The organization also provides digital services including the TRANS-TACHO platform for digital tachograph services (launched end of 2023) and the SWITEZ system for online administrative services. Services are delivered through the main office in Katowice and four branch locations in Bielsko-Biała, Bytom, Częstochowa, and Rybnik.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Legal Metrology Verification (Legalizacja) Legal metrology services verifying and certifying that measuring instruments comply with legal requirements under the Measurement Law Act of May 11, 2001. Targeted at businesses using measuring instruments subject to legal metrology controls in the Silesian Voivodeship.
• Calibration (Wzorcowanie) Calibration services establishing the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument and corresponding physical quantity values realised by measurement standards. Performed in accredited laboratories. Targeted at businesses requiring measurement accuracy verification.
• Conformity Assessment (Notified Body No. 1444) EU conformity assessment services performed by Notified Body No. 1444 under Directive 2014/31/UE (NAWI) for non-automatic weighing instruments and Directive 2014/32/UE (MID) for measuring instruments. Targeted at instrument manufacturers seeking EEA market access.
• Expert Examinations (Ekspertyzy) Expert examination services for measuring instruments, including calibration, expert assessment, and verification of measuring equipment. Targeted at businesses, legal entities, and individuals requiring specialist metrological opinion.
• Pre-Packaged Goods Supervision (Nadzór metrologiczny / Towary paczkowane) Metrological supervision of pre-packaged goods ensuring compliance with the Act on Pre-Packaged Goods, including registration of packagers and inspection of packaging operations. Targeted at entrepreneurs who package products, commission packaging, or import packaged goods in the Silesian region.
• Mass Laboratory (Laboratorium Masy) Specialised laboratory performing mass-related calibrations including verification of non-automatic scales, automatic scales, railway scales, vehicle scales, and weight calibration for accuracy classes F1, F2, M1. Targeted at manufacturers and users of weighing instruments.
• Flow Laboratory (Laboratorium Przepływów) Specialised laboratory for flow measurement calibration including verification of measurement installations for liquefied petroleum gas, cryogenic liquids, other non-water liquids, fuel dispensers, and tank measurement systems. Targeted at fuel distributors and operators of liquid measurement installations.
• Electricity Laboratory (Laboratorium Elektryczności) Specialised laboratory performing verification and calibration of electrical measuring instruments including AC electricity meters, ammeters, voltmeters, multimeters, frequency counters, and devices for tachograph and taximeter testing. Targeted at electricity providers and instrument manufacturers.
• Interdisciplinary Metrology Laboratory (Laboratorium Metrologii Interdyscyplinarnej) Accredited interdisciplinary laboratory performing calibrations in geometry (length, angle), pressure and vacuum, and hardness testing. PCA-accredited under Certificate No. 085 since 2006. Targeted at industrial and manufacturing businesses requiring dimensional metrology.
• TRANS-TACHO Digital Platform Digital platform for electronic services related to tachographs including certification of technicians, workshop entities, training entities, and tachograph units. Supports document exchange with Main Office of Measures. Available via web browser and mobile apps. Targeted at transport companies, tachograph workshops, and technicians.
• SWITEZ Online Services Platform Online service platform enabling electronic handling of administrative matters for the territorial administration of measures. Targeted at businesses and individuals submitting metrology-related administrative cases to the office.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Polskie Centrum Akredytacji (PCA)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2006Polskie Centrum Akredytacji issued Certificate of Accreditation No. 085 to the office's calibration laboratories in 2006, confirming technical competence in accordance with standard PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025. The accreditation covers calibration in multiple fields including length, angle, pressure, and dimensional measurements. Detailed accreditation scope is available at www.pca.gov.pl.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Gdańsku: Sibling regional office of GUM serving the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Operates the same legal metrology, calibration, verification, and conformity assessment services with equivalent PCA accreditation and Notified Body-related functions in its region.
• Główny Urząd Miar (Main Office of Measures, Warsaw): Parent organization and the central Polish metrology authority headquartered in Warsaw. Provides the same legal metrology, calibration, conformity assessment, and supervision services at the national level and sets policy for regional offices including OUM Katowice.
• Okręgowy Urząd Miar w Krakowie: Sibling regional office of GUM covering the Małopolska region with the same mandate: legal metrology, accredited calibration, packaged-goods supervision, and Notified Body activities.

Others

• BIPM — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: Intergovernmental organization that maintains the International System of Units (SI) and coordinates national metrology institutes worldwide. Not a direct competitor but the supra-national authority that frames the work of all national and regional metrology bodies including OUM Katowice.
• Polskie Centrum Akredytacji (PCA): Polish national accreditation body that issues the Certificate of Accreditation (No. 085) held by OUM Katowice's laboratories. Adjacent ecosystem participant — accredits laboratories and certification bodies across sectors rather than competing directly in calibration delivery.
• EURAMET — European Association of National Metrology Institutes: Regional metrology organization coordinating European NMIs (including GUM/Poland) for traceability, research, and knowledge transfer. Provides the European framework within which OUM Katowice's Notified Body activities and PCA-accredited calibrations operate.

Broad incumbents

• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA): U.S. national metrology institute providing calibration standards, reference materials, and standards-related services. Analogous in function (maintaining national measurement standards and traceability) but operating at much larger scale with research mandate beyond legal metrology.
• PTB — Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany): Germany's national metrology institute, providing measurement standards, calibration, and conformity assessment. Directly comparable function in legal metrology enforcement and EU Notified Body activity, but with broader research and international coordination scope.
• NPL — National Physical Laboratory (UK): UK national metrology institute offering measurement standards, calibration, and testing services across multiple disciplines. Comparable in providing accredited calibration and reference measurements, though operating under a different national regulatory framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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