MDS Construction Materials Testing Ashburton laboratory
MDS Construction Materials TestingAshburton
MDS Construction Materials Testing publishes its Ashburton laboratory at Unit 1 & 2, Alexander House, Lorn Haven Business Park, TQ13 7FF, with lab landline 01803714953. Pages 1 and 2 of UKAS schedule 31343, issue 001 dated 9 January 2026, identify Laboratory-coded aggregate and bituminous-mixture methods. Page 3 has an unresolved issue-date placeholder and published contact details differ. Confirm the current test scope and arrangements by phone.
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Key facts
- Ashburton laboratory
- The current contact page publishes Unit 1 & 2, Alexander House, Lorn Haven Business Park, Ashburton, TQ13 7FF. The schedule assigns this address the location code Laboratory.
- Laboratory contact route
- The provider publishes Ashburton Lab Landline: 01803714953. Use this number or the official contact page to discuss testing requirements and confirm other contact details.
- Dated scope and document gap
- UKAS schedule 31343 states ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Pages 1 and 2 carry issue 001 dated 9 January 2026, while page 3 has a placeholder issue date. The capabilities below follow only page-2 Laboratory rows.
Testing capabilities
Aggregate laboratory testing
Page 2 assigns sieve particle-size distribution to BS EN 933-1:2012 and water content to BS EN 1097-5:2008 at Laboratory. Sample reduction using a riffle box or quartering to BS EN 932-2:1999 is assigned to Laboratory and Site. Stockpile sampling is assigned to Site.
Bituminous-mixture laboratory testing
The Laboratory rows list bulk density by saturated surface dry (SSD) and sealed-specimen methods separately, both to BS EN 12697-6:2020, plus core logging to DIHM 100, issue 2 of 18 February 2025. Sample preparation for binder content, water content and grading to BS EN 12697-28:2020 is assigned to Laboratory and Site. That preparation row does not establish binder-content measurement. Temperature measurement and sampling around the paver augers are assigned to Site.
Equipment and published limits
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Access and contact
The current Ashburton lab landline is unambiguous, but other published contact details differ. Confirm email by phone.
Call the published Ashburton lab landline, 01803714953, or use the official contact page to discuss testing or consultancy requirements. Published booking email text and schedule contact details differ, so confirm the intended email by phone before sending samples or documents.
Facility contact
- Address
- Unit 1 & 2, Alexander House, Lorn Haven Business Park
Ashburton, TQ13 7FF - Telephone
- 01803714953
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
Pages 1 and 2 carry issue 001 dated 9 January 2026, while page 3 retains a placeholder issue date. Confirm the current scope.
- UKAS schedule 31343 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The direct schedule names MDS Construction Materials Testing and states accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for the listed locations and activities. Issue 001 is dated 9 January 2026 on pages 1 and 2. Page 3 has a placeholder issue date. Confirm the current applicable scope with the provider.
What to confirm with the facility
- Page 3’s issue-date field reads dd month 20xx. Its soil methods are excluded from this guide pending date clarification. This does not establish whether those services are currently available. Ask for a clarified, current schedule before relying on those rows.
- The website’s booking email text and the schedule’s organisation and local-contact details differ. Use 01803714953 to confirm the correct contact and email.
- The schedule separates Laboratory from Site. The material-testing page describes broader concrete, soil-stabilisation and contaminated-material services. Confirm where those services are performed and their current scope before treating them as Ashburton laboratory capabilities.
- Confirm the required material and method, sample amount and preparation, current accreditation scope, quotation, turnaround time and delivery arrangements before sending samples.
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
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 using fresh provider homepage, contact and material-testing captures and the direct UKAS 31343 PDF. All three PDF pages were visually checked. Pages 1 and 2 carry issue 001 dated 9 January 2026. Page 3’s placeholder date and published contact discrepancies remain disclosed. Separate live accreditation status was not verified.
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MDS Construction Material Testing homepage
The homepage names MDS Construction Materials Testing and places the business in Ashburton, Newton Abbot. Its broad accreditation and consultancy wording is a provider statement.
Contact Us - MDS Construction Material Testing
The contact page supplies the laboratory address and landline. Its booking email text differs from the email printed in the schedule. Confirm the intended email by phone.
Material Testing - MDS Construction Material Testing
The page describes broad site and laboratory services without separately allocating them to Ashburton. This guide uses the schedule’s page-2 Laboratory rows for aggregates and bituminous mixtures.
UKAS schedule 31343 - issue 001 with a page-3 date discrepancy
Issue 001 carries 9 January 2026 on pages 1 and 2, but page 3 reads dd month 20xx. Laboratory and Site codes are distinct. Page-3 soil methods are excluded here pending date clarification. Published contact details also differ. Separate live-register status was not verified.