Materials Engineering & Testing Worcester laboratory
Materials Engineering & TestingWorcester
Materials Engineering & Testing is identified at 72 Blackpole Trading Estate (West), Worcester, WR3 8TJ in UKAS schedule 8878. Its current website publishes mechanical, fatigue and fracture, corrosion, metallography and microscopy, chemical analysis and component testing. The schedule, issue 022 dated 23 March 2026, lists a narrower scope at this address only. Confirm the intended material, method, accreditation scope and current quotation with MET.
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Key facts
- Published laboratory address
- UKAS schedule 8878 identifies Materials Engineering & Testing at 72 Blackpole Trading Estate (West), Worcester, WR3 8TJ, United Kingdom. Its scope states that testing is performed at this address only.
- Published testing services
- The current service page lists mechanical testing, fatigue and fracture testing, corrosion testing, metallography and microscopy, chemical and spectrographic analysis, and component and structural testing.
- Enquiry route
- The current contact page publishes 01905 780150 and info@metltd.co.uk. The services page invites enquiries about material, standard and turnaround requirements.
- Reviewed accreditation scope
- The official UKAS schedule is number 8878, issue 022 dated 23 March 2026, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for its listed scope. This does not establish accreditation for every advertised service or a separate current register-status check.
Testing capabilities
Mechanical testing
The provider lists tensile, compression, bend and impact testing, hardness and micro-hardness measurement, proof loading and welder qualification testing. The UKAS schedule separately lists reinforcing-product tensile, shear, bend, rebend, fatigue, slip and dimensional tests within its stated product and method scope.
Fatigue and fracture testing
The current service page lists fatigue life testing, crack initiation and propagation studies, S–N curves, and fracture toughness methods including CTOD, KIC, JIC and JR curves. The reviewed UKAS schedule lists ambient-temperature K1c fracture toughness to ASTM E399-24 and ambient reinforcing-product fatigue up to 700 kN. The broader advertised methods are not all established as accredited by this schedule.
Corrosion testing
The provider publishes stress corrosion, corrosion fatigue, salt spray and Huey testing. Confirm the specific material, test method, exposure conditions and reporting requirements. These website descriptions are not an independent accreditation-scope assertion.
Metallography and microscopy
The service page lists specimen preparation, optical microscopy, SEM examination and microstructural assessment for quality control and failure investigation. The schedule separately lists macro preparation and Vickers hardness HV10/HV30 in its metallurgical scope.
Chemical and spectrographic analysis
The provider lists emission spectrometry, atomic absorption, wet chemical analysis and alloy identification, including duplex and super duplex materials. The schedule identifies elemental analysis of low-alloy and stainless steel using a GNR Solaris CCD Plus optical emission spectrometer and nitrogen analysis using LECO TC-400 under documented in-house methods.
Component and structural testing
The provider publishes full-scale and sub-scale component testing, bespoke test rigs and high-load structural testing. Component size, fixture arrangements, environmental conditions and available loads for a proposed campaign require direct confirmation. The schedule’s reinforcing-product force ranges are not general component-rig ratings.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Reinforcing-product tensile testing | 20–2000 kN at ambient temperature | UKAS schedule page 2 applies this force range to carbon and stainless steel reinforcing bars, wire rod, wires and mechanical splices for reinforcement of concrete, using the listed method scope at the main address only. |
| Reinforcing-product shear testing | 20–1000 kN at ambient temperature | A separate page 2 shear entry for the listed reinforcing-product scope. This is not a tensile range or a universal test-machine rating. Method and product eligibility require confirmation. |
| Reinforcing-product fatigue testing | Up to 700 kN at ambient temperature | Page 2 states an ambient-temperature fatigue force limit for the listed reinforcing products and methods. Frequency, waveform, specimen size and applicable fatigue programme were not verified. |
| Vickers hardness | HV10 and HV30 | Named in the schedule’s weldment and metallurgical entries. The metallurgical row references BS EN ISO 6507-1:2023. These designations do not establish an unrestricted hardness method or specimen capacity. |
| Elemental-analysis equipment | GNR Solaris CCD Plus optical emission spectrometer | Page 3 names this instrument for specified elemental analysis of low-alloy and stainless steel under documented in-house method 7.10. Element-specific detection limits and uncertainty were not verified. |
| Nitrogen-analysis equipment | LECO TC-400 | Page 3 identifies nitrogen analysis under in-house inert gas fusion method CDN 213 for the stated low-alloy and stainless steel scope. This does not establish other analytes or material ranges. |
Access and contact
Use 01905 780150 or info@metltd.co.uk, published on the current MET contact page. The services page invites enquiries about material, standard and turnaround requirements. Confirm sample preparation, method, intended accreditation, availability, quotation and lead time. Published opening hours differ between the header and footer, so confirm current hours before visiting.
Facility contact
- Address
- 72 Blackpole Trading Estate (West)
Worcester, WR3 8TJ
United Kingdom - info@metltd.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01905 780150
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS 8878 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The official three-page schedule identifies Materials Engineering & Testing, number 8878, issue 022 dated 23 March 2026, as accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for its listed scope at the Worcester main address only. Arc reviewed this directly downloaded schedule. A separate current register-status check and the website’s other accreditation assertions were not independently verified.
- Method-specific references in the reviewed scope
- The schedule assigns ASTM E399-24 to ambient-temperature K1c fracture toughness and BS EN ISO 6507-1:2023 to its metallurgical Vickers HV10/HV30 entry. Reinforcing-product tensile, shear and fatigue rows have separate lists, including BS EN ISO 15630 methods in their stated contexts. Several standards are explicitly marked withdrawn or superseded. Select the applicable material, test and edition directly from the relevant scope row.
What to confirm with the facility
- Accreditation applies to the tests, products, methods and conditions listed in schedule 8878 at the stated main address. The website’s broader service descriptions, including corrosion, SEM, component rigs and additional fracture methods, do not establish accredited coverage for every activity.
- The tensile, shear and fatigue force descriptors are separate ambient-temperature reinforcing-product entries. They are not interchangeable or general component-rig limits. No simultaneous force, temperature, frequency or specimen-size envelope is inferred.
- The reviewed schedule marks some historical standards withdrawn or superseded. Confirm the required current or contractual edition and the exact scope row before arranging accredited work.
- The website header and footer publish different opening hours. Confirm current hours directly before visiting or delivering samples.
- Confirm sample dimensions and preparation, fixtures, required measurements, uncertainty, reporting, test conditions, turnaround and price directly with the laboratory.
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 directly retrieved MET’s current homepage, testing-services and contact pages and UKAS schedule 8878 on 2026-09-30. The three schedule pages were extracted and visually checked to retain material, method, temperature, force and main-address restrictions. The schedule is issue 022 dated 23 March 2026. Published service descriptions are kept distinct from accredited scope. Opening hours conflict between header and footer. Current register status and other website accreditation assertions were not independently checked.
Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.
The current homepage publishes the Worcester address, telephone and email and describes mechanical, metallurgical and corrosion testing, chemical analysis and failure investigation. Promotional accuracy and accreditation slogans are not treated as independent guarantees or verified certification scopes.
Testing Services – M.E.T. Materials, Engineering & Testing Limited
The page explicitly lists mechanical, fatigue/fracture, corrosion, metallography/microscopy, chemical analysis and component/structural services. These published services are distinguished from the narrower test, product, condition and site entries in the UKAS schedule.
Contact Us – M.E.T. Materials, Engineering & Testing Limited
The contact page publishes 01905 780150, info@metltd.co.uk and the Worcester address. Header and footer opening hours differ, so current hours require confirmation.
UKAS schedule of accreditation 8878 | Materials Engineering & Testing
The directly downloaded three-page schedule identifies the Worcester address and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for its listed scope at that address only. Material, method, temperature and force conditions are retained. Several historical standards are marked withdrawn or superseded. A separate current register-status check was not performed.