Lancashire Testing Services Kearsley textile and flammability testing laboratory
Lancashire Testing ServicesKearsley
UKAS Schedule 9630, issue 007 dated 31 January 2025, identifies Lancashire Testing Services at Units 26 & 27, Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Springfield Road, Kearsley, BL4 8NB and says testing is performed at that address only. It states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation and lists defined flammability and physical-textile entries. Lancashire Testing Services’ current Services content gives high-level flammability, physical-performance and quality context, while its current Contact content publishes a Kearsley information route.
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Key facts
- Current UKAS-listed Kearsley laboratory
- UKAS Schedule 9630, issue 007 dated 31 January 2025, identifies Lancashire Testing Services at Units 26 & 27, Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Springfield Road, Kearsley, BL4 8NB and states that testing is performed at that address only.
- Published Kearsley information route
- Lancashire Testing Services’ current Contact content lists LTS at Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 8NB, with 01204 792858 and enquiries@ltslab.co.uk.
Testing capabilities
Current UKAS-listed upholstery-fabric flammability entries
Schedule 9630 lists defined ignitability entries for upholstery fabrics and composites, plus limited flame spread for textiles and films. The schedule’s specified products, standards, methods and withdrawn-standard notation remain part of each entry.
Current UKAS-listed physical-textile entries
Schedule 9630 lists defined physical-testing entries for textiles including abrasion, pilling, tensile strength, tear strength, seam slippage and stated colourfastness tests. The schedule’s products, standards and withdrawn-standard notation remain part of each entry.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Selected Schedule 9630 tests and published service context | Schedule 9630 lists selected upholstery-fabric and composite ignitability entries, limited flame spread for textiles and films, and physical-textile entries including abrasion, pilling, tensile strength, tear strength, seam slippage and stated colourfastness tests. Lancashire Testing Services’ current Services content describes high-level flammability, physical-performance and quality testing. | This is a selected summary of the Kearsley site-only UKAS schedule, not a complete test menu or equipment inventory. Some schedule entries are marked withdrawn. Confirm the exact material, test, method, standard edition, sample preparation, scope, reporting, availability and terms directly with Lancashire Testing Services. |
Access and contact
Lancashire Testing Services’ current Contact content publishes 01204 792858 and enquiries@ltslab.co.uk for LTS at Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Kearsley, BL4 8NB. UKAS Schedule 9630 lists Peter Collings, +44 (0)1204 792858 and pcollings@ltslab.co.uk for the named laboratory at Units 26 & 27, Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Springfield Road, Kearsley, BL4 8NB. Treat these as information routes and confirm the applicable material, test, method, standard, sample preparation, reporting, availability, price, lead time and terms directly with Lancashire Testing Services.
Facility contact
- Address
- Units 26 & 27, Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Springfield Road
Kearsley, BL4 8NB
United Kingdom - Telephone
- +44 (0)1204 792858
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS Schedule 9630, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- UKAS Schedule 9630, issue 007 dated 31 January 2025, states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for Lancashire Testing Services at the listed Kearsley address only. Its detailed products, properties, standards and withdrawn-standard notation define the accredited claim.
What to confirm with the facility
- Schedule 9630 says testing is performed at the listed Kearsley address only. This guide does not assert a complete equipment inventory, unrestricted scope, booking, availability, capacity, price or lead time.
- Some selected Schedule 9630 entries explicitly identify withdrawn standards. This guide reports them as schedule wording and does not infer that an older standard is appropriate for a new request; confirm the current applicable method and edition directly with Lancashire Testing Services.
- Lancashire Testing Services’ current About content says it can test full-size mattresses and other larger products. That first-party statement is not used to extend the detailed UKAS scope; confirm the exact material, test, accreditation, sample handling and acceptance directly with Lancashire Testing Services.
- Confirm the exact material, test, method and edition, standard, sample preparation, reporting, accreditation, availability, price and lead time directly with Lancashire Testing Services.
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 Lancashire Testing Services’ current dynamically loaded Services, About, Quality and Contact content and UKAS Schedule 9630, issue 007 dated 31 January 2025. The schedule identifies the Kearsley laboratory and says testing is performed there only, with defined ISO/IEC 17025:2017 flammability and physical-textile entries. The guide retains site and standard boundaries, including withdrawn-standard notation. Confirm the exact current scope and commercial terms directly with Lancashire Testing Services.
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Lancashire Testing Services: Services content payload
The first-party Services page dynamically loads this current payload. It provides high-level flammability, physical-performance and quality context; UKAS Schedule 9630 defines detailed accredited site scope.
Lancashire Testing Services: About content payload
The first-party About page dynamically loads this current payload. It supports Kearsley and stated full-size-mattress context, but UKAS Schedule 9630 remains the detailed accredited-scope source.
Lancashire Testing Services: Quality content payload
The first-party Quality page dynamically loads this current payload. Its BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 statement is general quality-system context, while UKAS Schedule 9630 establishes the accredited entity, site and defined scope.
Lancashire Testing Services: Contact content payload
The first-party Contact page dynamically loads this current payload, which publishes the Kearsley address, 01204 792858 and enquiries@ltslab.co.uk. It is an information route only.
UKAS Schedule 9630: Lancashire Testing Services
UKAS Schedule 9630, issue 007 dated 31 January 2025, identifies Lancashire Testing Services at Units 26 & 27, Lyon Road Industrial Estate, Springfield Road, Kearsley, BL4 8NB and says testing is performed there only. It supplies defined ISO/IEC 17025:2017 flammability and physical-textile entries.