Just thought i would revive, and slightly extend this topic.
As the general consensus appears to be that we do send test equipment away for calibration, and require the provision of the all important certificates traceable to "national standards" (obviously only talking about the UK here, so how this issue is dealt with in the majority of the world would also be interesting to hear).
Which companies do you all find provide an efficient / reliable and of course "competetively priced" service.
Hopefully, we might learn about some gems out there that could save us all money!