IFS Laboratories
IFS LaboratoriesTrafford Park, Manchester
UKAS Schedule 2513, issue 028 dated 4 July 2024, identifies IFS Laboratories at Textile Innovation House, 1 Lyons Road, Trafford Park, M17 1RN, and states that testing is performed at that address only. The schedule lists defined flammability entries for upholstery and bedding, textile fabrics, aircraft cabin and cargo-compartment materials, automotive interiors and rail-carriage interiors, alongside stated cleansing procedures and textile mass-per-unit-area testing. This guide confines technical and accreditation claims to those listed entries.
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Key facts
- Current UKAS-listed Trafford Park testing site
- UKAS Schedule 2513, issue 028 dated 4 July 2024, identifies IFS Laboratories at Textile Innovation House, 1 Lyons Road, Trafford Park, M17 1RN, and states that testing is performed at that address only.
- Published enquiry route
- IFS Laboratories’ current contact page publishes info@ifs-labs.com, +44 (0) 161 50 50 650 and the Textile Innovation House, Trafford Park address.
Testing capabilities
Current UKAS-listed flammability and textile-testing entries
UKAS Schedule 2513 lists defined flammability testing and related opinions and interpretations for upholstery and bedding, including selected upholstered-seating and mattress or bed-base entries; textile-fabric entries including stated vertical-orientation, curtain or drape, apparel, children’s-nightwear and protective-clothing methods; aircraft cabin and cargo-compartment material vertical and horizontal tests; automotive-interior flame-resistance entries; and a rail-carriage-interior entry. It also lists specified cleansing procedures and textile mass-per-unit-area testing.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Selected current UKAS Schedule 2513 methods and stated exclusions | The schedule lists selected upholstered-seating entries under BS 5852, BS 7176 and BS EN 1021; mattresses, bed bases and bedding entries under BS 7177, BS 6807, BS EN 597 and BS EN ISO 12952; textile-fabric entries under EN ISO 6940, EN ISO 6941, BS 5867, BS EN 1101, BS EN 1102, BS EN 1103, BS EN 14878, BS EN 13772, BS EN 13773 and BS EN ISO 15025; aircraft-material vertical and horizontal tests under FAR/JAR 25.853 Appendix F Part 1, CS 25.853 Appendix F Part 1, DOT/FAA/AR-00/12 Chapters 1 and 3, and 14 CFR 25.853 Appendix F Part 1; and automotive-interior entries under BS AU 169a, ISO 3795, FMVSS302 and 49 CFR 571.302. The schedule records exclusions or withdrawn standards for certain listed entries, including IMO FTP Code Part 7 excluding Appendix 3, ECE Regulation 118:2005 excluding annexes 5 and 7, specified dry-cleaning or wash-wheel exclusions, and selected withdrawn editions. | This is a selected summary of defined current Schedule 2513 entries, not a complete facility-equipment inventory or an unrestricted scope claim. Confirm the exact product, test, standard and edition, method, stated exclusion or condition, sample requirements, reporting, availability and terms directly with IFS Laboratories. |
Access and contact
IFS Laboratories’ current contact page publishes info@ifs-labs.com, +44 (0) 161 50 50 650 and an enquiry form, alongside the Trafford Park address. Treat these as information routes and confirm the applicable scope, test, standard and edition, stated exclusion or condition, sample requirements, reporting, availability, price and lead time directly with IFS Laboratories.
Facility contact
- Address
- Textile Innovation House, 1 Lyons Road
Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1RN
United Kingdom - info@ifs-labs.com
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 161 50 50 650
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS Schedule 2513, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- UKAS Schedule 2513, issue 028 dated 4 July 2024, states that IFS Laboratories is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for testing performed at the listed Trafford Park address only. It lists defined upholstery and bedding, textile-fabric, aircraft, automotive and rail-interior entries under stated methods, standards, exclusions and conditions. Use the schedule for the precise current scope and confirm the applicable entry directly with IFS Laboratories.
What to confirm with the facility
- UKAS Schedule 2513 limits the listed testing to the stated Trafford Park address and includes stated exclusions, conditions and withdrawn editions for some entries. This guide does not treat its selected summary as an unrestricted scope, a complete equipment inventory, confirmation of a particular programme’s acceptance or a guarantee of availability.
- Confirm the exact product, test, standard and edition, method, stated exclusion or condition, sample requirements, reporting, availability, price and lead time directly with IFS Laboratories.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Arc reviewed IFS Laboratories’ current homepage, contact and flammability-services pages and UKAS Schedule 2513, issue 028 dated 4 July 2024. The schedule supplies the exact Trafford Park testing site, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 statement and defined site-only flammability and textile-testing entries. The guide confines technical and accreditation claims to those stated entries, methods, exclusions and conditions. Confirm the exact current scope, sample requirements and terms directly with IFS Laboratories.
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IFS Laboratories’ current homepage is used for published business identity, general flammability-testing context and public contact details. Detailed current accreditation scope, methods, exclusions, conditions and site-only allocation are confined to UKAS Schedule 2513.
IFS Laboratories’ current contact page is used for its published enquiry form, email, telephone and Trafford Park address. It does not establish accredited scope, booking, availability, capacity, price, lead time or acceptance of a particular programme.
Flammability Services | IFS Laboratories
IFS Laboratories’ current flammability-services page is used for general first-party service context. Detailed current accreditation scope, methods, exclusions, conditions and site-only allocation are confined to UKAS Schedule 2513.
UKAS Schedule 2513: IFS Laboratories
UKAS Schedule 2513, issue 028 dated 4 July 2024, is used for the Trafford Park location, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 statement and defined site-only flammability and textile-testing entries. The guide does not generalise the schedule beyond its listed activities, products, tests, methods, standards, exclusions, conditions and limits.