Peter Baxter Associates Gillingham soils laboratory
Peter Baxter Associates Laboratories a division of Peter Baxter AssociatesGillingham, Kent
The current UKAS 4295 result and linked schedule identify Peter Baxter Associates’ laboratory at Kestner Works, Bredgar Road, Gillingham. Location A covers the retained aggregate and soil rows. Selected methods address water/density, particle-size distribution, consistency, chalk saturation and accelerated clayey-soil permeability. The owner separately offers sulphate and pH tests marked not accredited. Subcontracted work and loss on ignition are not allocated as local scheduled capabilities. Confirm the sample, exact method and required report with the provider.
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Key facts
- Exact scheduled laboratory
- Location A is Kestner Works, Bredgar Road, Gillingham, Kent ME8 6PL, United Kingdom. All retained aggregate and soil method rows use code A.
- Current official scope
- UKAS 4295’s ISO/IEC 17025:2017 schedule is issue 016 dated 10 April 2025. Both complete pages and the current result were inspected on 1 October 2026. PDF creation/modification on 25 April 2025 is separate metadata.
- Accredited and owner-only work
- Current scheduled soil/aggregate rows are distinct from the owner’s sulphate and pH offer, explicitly not accredited. Loss on ignition is absent from the schedule, and partner tests are not assigned to this local laboratory.
- Published enquiry routes
- The owner publishes info@peterbaxterassociates.co.uk and +44 1634 717974. The schedule separately gives pbaxter@peterbaxterassociates.co.uk and prints its phone as +44 (0)1634 717974/234332. No present-person role or booking availability is inferred.
Testing capabilities
Scheduled soil water content and density
For geotechnical laboratory testing of soil at location A, the schedule lists water content to BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014+A1:2022, bulk density by linear measurement or immersion to -2:2014, and particle density by fluid pycnometer to -3:2015. The current particle-density part 3 differs from the owner page’s part 4 reference.
Scheduled soil and aggregate particle-size distribution
The schedule lists soil particle-size distribution by sieving and hydrometer to BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016. Aggregates separately use sieving to BS EN 933-1:2012. Both material-specific groups are coded to location A, without a numerical particle-size or sample-mass range supplied.
Scheduled liquid/plastic limits and plasticity index
At location A, the schedule lists liquid limit by fall cone with separate four-point and one-point tests, plastic limit and plasticity index, all to BS EN ISO 17892-12:2018+A2:2022. The exact method and amendment control the work, without an unrestricted alternative method inferred.
Scheduled chalk saturation and accelerated clayey-soil permeability
For soils for civil engineering purposes, location A covers saturation water content of chalk to BS 1377 Part 2:2022 and permeability of clayey soils in a triaxial cell using the accelerated permeability test. The latter cites Environment Agency R&D Technical Report P1-398/TR/2, January 2003. This is not a generic all-soils permeability method.
Owner-offered sulphate and pH tests, not accredited
The owner lists sulphate content of soil and groundwater and pH value to BS 1377-3:2018, explicitly marked not accredited. These owner-offered tests are outside the retained accredited schedule. Confirm the specimen, procedure and reporting status before requesting this work.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled techniques and scope limits | Fall-cone one/four-point limits, fluid-pycnometer density, sieving/hydrometer sizing and accelerated triaxial-cell permeability of clayey soils | Exact scheduled techniques at location A. No named equipment model, numerical range, throughput, specimen capacity or calibration status is supplied in the retained rows. |
Access and contact
Use info@peterbaxterassociates.co.uk or +44 1634 717974 for the owner’s laboratory enquiry route. The schedule’s personal email and combined phone notation are separate published contacts. Agree the material/sample, preparation, exact method edition, conditioning, accredited or non-accredited report requirements, quotation and programme. Confirm whether any requested work is local or subcontracted.
Facility contact
- Address
- Kestner Works, Bredgar Road
Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6PL
United Kingdom - Telephone
- +44 1634 717974
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS 4295 and location A
- Issue 016 dated 10 April 2025 links the Gillingham location A to its printed aggregate and soil methods. Current scheduled editions and amendments control accredited claims. No loss-on-ignition, sulphate or pH method is listed in the retained schedule.
- Owner method and subcontract distinctions
- The owner’s older editions and particle-density part reference do not replace the current schedule. Its sulphate/pH rows are expressly not accredited. Other chemicals, shear/permeability and geomembrane/geotextile/seam tests are offered through subcontractors, without local or blanket method accreditation inferred. Historical ISO 9001 company wording is separate.
What to confirm with the facility
- Exact material and method rows apply at Gillingham location A. Particle-density part 3, water-content and consistency amendments, chalk saturation and accelerated clayey-soil permeability remain distinct. No numerical range, equipment capacity or generic all-soils method is inferred.
- The owner’s loss-on-ignition offer is absent from the current schedule and is not allocated. Sulphate/pH tests remain explicitly non-accredited, and partner chemical, shear/permeability or geomembrane/geotextile/seam work is not a local capability. Confirm the method, location and report status for the sample.
- Provide the material, sample condition and quantity, preparation, intended standard, reporting requirements and programme so the laboratory can confirm suitability and cost.
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 in Europe/London using four fresh official sources. Both complete pages of current UKAS 4295 issue 016 were visually inspected. Exact laboratory division identity, Gillingham location A and all retained method/location rows are mapped. Current particle-density part 3, water-content and consistency amendments, separate aggregate/soil sizing, chalk saturation and accelerated clayey-soil permeability control scheduled claims. Owner sulphate/pH tests remain explicitly not accredited, loss on ignition is omitted because it is absent from the schedule, and subcontracted work is not assigned locally. Owner general and schedule personal/combined-phone routes remain distinct, without a current named-role claim. Original bodies, headers, retrieval metadata, titles, canonicals, WebPage dates, PDF extraction and full page renders are preserved. Issue date 10 April 2025 is separate from PDF creation/modification on 25 April 2025, owner page dates and this review. UKAS directory-template dates do not date the result. Prior owner discovery bodies remain byte-identical and unchanged. Imported postcode coordinates are cleared.
Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.
UKAS Peter Baxter Associates schedule 4295, issue 016
Issue 016 dated 10 April 2025 names Peter Baxter Associates Laboratories a division of Peter Baxter Associates. Location A is Kestner Works, Bredgar Road, Gillingham, Kent ME8 6PL, and all retained aggregate/soil rows are coded A. Both complete pages were inspected. Exact water-content and consistency amendments, particle-density part 3, material-specific chalk saturation and accelerated permeability of clayey soils control accredited claims. Loss on ignition, sulphate and pH are not listed. PDF creation/modification on 25 April 2025 is separate metadata. The schedule personal email/combined phone notation remains separate from the owner general route.
UKAS Peter Baxter Associates laboratory 4295 result
The exact official result identifies the laboratory division, Kestner Works address and combined phone notation, and links schedule 4295. Directory-template publication on 30 June 2020 and modification on 11 November 2022 do not date this result or scope.
Peter Baxter Associates official laboratory services
The owner lists in-house soils work and explicitly labels soil/groundwater sulphate and pH tests not accredited. Its particle-density part reference and some older method editions differ from the current schedule. Loss on ignition is advertised under the general in-house heading but is absent from current schedule 4295, so it is not allocated. Other chemicals, BS 1377 shear/permeability and geomembrane/geotextile/seam work is offered through subcontractors and is not a local capability. The owner supplies info@peterbaxterassociates.co.uk and +44 1634 717974. Walk-in ordering, price and turnaround are outside selected scope. Original page publication is 23 February 2026 and modification 16 June 2026.
Peter Baxter Associates official company history
The owner describes a soils laboratory created in 2008 and an office move in 2011, while the footer corroborates Kestner Works and the general phone/email. Historical ISO 9001 wording is not current testing method accreditation. Company history years, copyright and image dates are separate from page dates. Original WebPage publication is 14 September 2016 and modification 28 February 2026.