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BICS Laboratories geosynthetics and materials testing laboratory

BICS LaboratoriesBrighouse

UKAS schedule 4438 covers geogrid and geomembrane testing by BICS Laboratories at its Brighouse laboratory.

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Key facts

Site-only flexible scope
The schedule states that testing is performed only at the Brighouse address and describes a flexible scope bounded by BICS procedure CP16 and the published parametric limits.

Testing capabilities

Geogrid testing

The scope includes mass per unit area, thickness, tensile strength, wide-width tensile strength and geonet breaking force.

Geomembrane testing

The scope includes thickness, asperity height, carbon-black content and dispersion, density, dimensional stability and melt-flow index.

Equipment and published limits

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Access and contact

The schedule lists Ms S N Iqbal, si@bics-labs.co.uk and +44 (0)1484 717776. Confirm the geosynthetic type, exact method, flexible-scope status, specimen preparation, reporting, capacity and lead time.

Facility contact

Address
10 Owler Ings Road
Brighouse, HD6 1EJ
United Kingdom

Standards and accreditation

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation
UKAS schedule 4438 states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation and defines a flexible scope bounded by existing measurement principles and parametric limits.

What to confirm with the facility

  • Confirm the product type, exact standard or customer method, flexible-scope eligibility, specimen preparation, reporting and current availability.

Before requesting a test

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Frequently asked questions

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Further reading

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Sources and review

Arc reviewed UKAS schedule 4438 on 30 September 2026. This is a review of selected published scope, not a facility inspection or confirmation of availability.

Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.

  1. Schedule of Accreditation 4438: BICS Laboratories

    United Kingdom Accreditation Service · Reviewed

    Issue 035, dated 8 September 2026, identifies the Brighouse laboratory, contact route, site-only ISO/IEC 17025:2017 status, flexible-scope conditions and selected geosynthetic tests. It does not establish current capacity, price, lead time or item acceptance.