Material nobody can verify is material nobody should buy.
Every heat is traceable, every despatch is certified, and everything we claim about a grade can be demonstrated in our own laboratory before it leaves the yard.
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system certification, covering manufacturing, stockholding and despatch.
The certificate is available on request — ask the sales desk and we will send it with your quotation.
Customer satisfaction
Documentation
Supply chain management
Quality control systems
Employee training
Continuous improvement
Eighteen facilities, in house.
Grouped by what they actually establish about the material.
Chemical
04Spectrometer
Full elemental analysis to confirm the heat matches the grade.
Chemical Testing Laboratory
Wet chemical verification of composition.
Positive Material Identification (PMI)
Non-destructive grade confirmation on the finished item.
Spectro Test
Optical emission verification of alloying elements.
Mechanical
05Tensile Testing Machine
Tensile strength, yield strength and elongation to standard.
Hardness Testing Machine
Bench hardness to Brinell, Rockwell or Vickers scale.
Portable Hardness Tester
In-situ hardness on installed or oversized items.
Flattening Test
Ductility and weld soundness check on tubular products.
Reverse-Bend Test
Weld integrity verification on welded tube.
Integrity
05Hydrostatic Test Machine
Pressure-holding verification on pipe and tube.
Eddy Current Testing Machine
Non-destructive detection of surface and near-surface defects.
Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge
Wall thickness verification without sectioning.
Air Under Water Test
Leak detection on closed assemblies.
Borescope Test
Internal surface inspection of bores and small diameters.
Metallurgical
01Metallurgical Microscope
Microstructure, grain size and phase balance assessment.
Dimensional
02Surface Roughness Tester
Ra verification, critical for hygienic and UHP service.
Dial Vernier Caliper
Dimensional verification against tolerance class.
Corrosion
01Intergranular Corrosion Test
Sensitisation check on welded and stabilised grades.
What arrives with the material.
The paperwork decides whether material is accepted on site. It travels with the shipment, not after it.
Mill Test Certificate
EN 10204 3.1 as standard, heat-traceable, with chemical composition and mechanical properties.
Third Party Inspection
EN 10204 3.2 where the specification or client requires independent witness.
Chemical Analysis Report
Spectrometer results against the grade specification.
Mechanical Test Report
Tensile, yield, elongation and hardness results.
Hydrostatic Test Certificate
Pressure test record for tubular products.
PMI Report
Positive material identification on the despatched item.
Dimensional Report
Measured dimensions against the applicable tolerance class.
Packing List and Certificate of Origin
Export documentation prepared with the shipment.
Need specific certification?
Tell us the inspection regime your specification calls for and we will confirm what we can provide before you order.