Laboratory services

UKAS accredited laboratories offer materials testing and structural investigation services to the construction and civil engineering industry. Soil sampling and analysis includes tests for moisture content, frost susceptibility, sulphate content and pH value. A consultancy service is also available to assist businesses towards achieving and

Chemical, microbiological and radioactivity analysis and results interpretation services for local authorities, central government and private industry. The water unit monitors drinking and recreational waters, and industrial effluents. The work of the environment unit includes radioactivity monitoring, land reclamation and air pollution studies

Laboratory specialising in the measurement of density. Services include production of standards for the calibration of density meters; hydrometer calibration; supply and calibration of density gradient column floats; pressure pyknometer calibration; and evaluation assessment and calibration of density measurement instruments

Offers repair and calibration services either on or off site for all types of instruments, from micrometers to differential pressure transmitters. ITI can survey a whole site to upgrade its instrumentation and offers an emergency breakdown service. Customised repair contracts are arranged for clients with large numbers of instruments

Laboratory services include: the chemical analysis of soils and leachates from landfill sites and contaminated land; the investigation of potable water, process water, surface water, sewage and industrial effluents; and the study of air quality and industrial gas emissions. On-site sampling includes borehole monitoring and CCTV pipeline

The laboratorys environmental services cover: soil and groundwater contamination monitoring against ICRCL, Dutch guidelines, Kelly classifications and US EPA target compounds; testing of potable waters against EC drinking water quality standards; testing of industrial effluents; air quality and stack emission surveys; and the identification

Consultancy specialising in laboratory testing and analytical services for plastic and rubber products used in industrial applications. Tests such as those for toxicity, fatigue and fire risk, and compound and contaminant analyses are used to aid product development and facilitate process impovements. Also provides services for the monitoring of

UKAS accredited analytical testing covering contaminated soil, water and gas samples; monitoring of respirable and fugative dusts; surface water surveys; asbestos surveys; and occupational health hygiene monitoring. In addition, gas measuring instrumentation and calibration services are offered, as well as scanning electron microscope facilities