High Quality Testing Facilities
Simtec Materials Testing provides a high-quality service from their modern UKAS* accredited laboratory complex at East Goscote in Leicester.
Laboratory testing is constantly monitored internally and annually audited to provide the exceptional level of service expected by clients. Offering a comprehensive range of tests that are UKAS* accredited to guarantee the quality and validity of results and reporting.
Asphalt Testing
Working with private contractors, local authorities, blue-chip companies, and other bodies to ensure the safety and integrity of highways, roads, and pavements.
Aggregate Testing
Simtec's laboratories provide rapid and accurate testing of a range of unbound aggregates and hydraulically bound materials.
Concrete Testing
Simtec's expert technicians can test hardened concrete to ensure it meets the latest industry regulations and standards.
Soil Testing
Simtec provide a full range of high-quality soils and earthworks classification and contamination and environmental compliance testing and analysis.
Why Construction Materials Testing?
Legally enforceable contracts govern construction and civil engineering operations. Within those contracts is a requirement for the client to be given proof that materials used are of acceptable quality and that the workmanship in handling and placing those materials is of equally high quality. Simtec is an organisation that can evidence that requirement by carrying out materials testing to the high standards required by the relevant controlling standards. Within the industry, various aspects are subject to the requirements of British Standards (BS), agreed European Norms (BS EN), American standards (ASTM) and the Highways England Specification for Highway Works (SHW).
Simtec can provide on-site and in-house laboratory testing of many of these aspects and, via close working relationships with our partners, can provide more specialist testing services.
UKAS* accreditation is assessed on individual tests. Simtec endeavours to gain accreditation for most site and laboratory tests when there is market demand. We currently hold accreditation for around 60 individual test methods, and this is constantly increasing. For more bespoke testing requirements, please get in touch to discuss your options.