Qualtest Willenhall NDT facility
QualtestWillenhall, Wolverhampton
Qualtest’s Willenhall facility has code A liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and manual-contact ultrasonic testing in current UKAS 31873 issue 001. Customer-site code B covers ultrasonic testing only. The owner also offers PMI XRF, hardness and visual inspection, which are outside this schedule. Agree the material, exact method and location, preparation and report with Qualtest.
Reviewed by Arc · About this review
Key facts
- Exact local facility
- The schedule and owner identify Unit 4, Planetary Business Centre, Planetary Road, Willenhall WV13 3SW. Owner pages also use Bizspace Willenhall for the same unit, road and postcode and identify Wolverhampton. No separate facility is inferred.
- Current accredited local and customer-site scope
- UKAS 31873 issue 001 is dated 24 July 2026 and accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Code A lists local penetrant, magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing. Customer-site code B lists ultrasonic testing only. All three complete schedule pages were inspected.
- Owner offers outside the schedule
- PMI XRF, hardness in HRB/HRC/BHN scales and visual inspection are advertised owner services. They are not in current schedule 31873. Level 2 visual wording does not independently verify present personnel certification or an accredited visual method.
- Published contact route
- The owner and schedule publish contact@qualtest.uk and +44 1902 259778. The owner also publishes +44 7787 573378. The schedule names Mr Luke Mante as a contact, without a verified present job-role claim.
Testing capabilities
Scheduled local liquid penetrant testing
Code A covers light/dense metals and alloys, including part/fully machined fasteners, castings, weldments, wrought products and bar stock. The technique is water-washable fluorescent and colour-contrast penetrant testing. Printed methods include ASTM E1417/E1417M-21e1, ASTM E165/E165M-23, BS EN ISO 3452-1:2021 and BS EN 10228-2:2016. Exact additional method and material conditions require agreement.
Scheduled local magnetic particle testing
Code A covers ferromagnetic metals using fluorescent and colour-contrast magnetic particle testing. Printed methods include ASTM E1444/E1444M:26, ASTM E709:21, BS EN ISO 9934-1:2016 and BS EN 10228-1:2016. The schedule’s MOD-Naval MPI Specification Latest issue wording is not converted to an exact edition. This code A allocation is separate from customer-site ultrasonic scope.
Scheduled manual-contact ultrasonic testing
For wrought bar, billet, forgings and part-machined fasteners, manual-contact UT is listed at local code A and customer-site code B. Printed methods include ASTM A388/A388M:26, BS EN 10160:1999, BS EN 10228-3/-4:2016 and SAE-AMS-STD 2154E:2021. Code B does not extend to penetrant, MPI or other owner offers, and no unrestricted geometry or thickness range is published.
Owner-offered PMI XRF analysis
The owner offers XRF positive material identification for recording material chemical composition, with testing at its facility or remotely. This method is outside current UKAS 31873. No element coverage, numerical composition range or accuracy limit was verified.
Owner-offered hardness testing
The owner advertises hardness testing in HRB, HRC and BHN scales and offers facility/remote work. This service is outside current UKAS 31873. The scale names do not provide a numerical measurement range, test load, specimen limit or exact standard/edition.
Owner-offered visual inspection
The owner advertises visual inspection with Level 2 certified wording and offers facility/remote work. Visual inspection is outside current UKAS 31873. The advertised wording does not verify a current individual certificate, personnel scope, exact inspection method or accredited report.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Published NDT techniques and hardness scales | Water-washable penetrant, fluorescent/colour-contrast MPI, manual-contact UT, XRF and HRB/HRC/BHN hardness scales | The first three techniques have exact location-coded schedule rows. XRF and hardness scales are owner offers outside that schedule. No numerical equipment envelope, specimen capacity, detection threshold, model or calibration status was verified. |
Access and contact
Use contact@qualtest.uk, +44 1902 259778, the owner mobile +44 7787 573378 or contact form. The owner offers testing remotely and at the Willenhall facility, while accredited customer-site code B is limited to its printed manual-contact UT row. Agree the exact material, method/edition, code A or customer-site arrangement, preparation and report status. Published opening hours do not establish an available test slot, and no enquiry was submitted.
Facility contact
- Address
- Unit 4, Planetary Business Centre, Planetary Road
Willenhall, Wolverhampton, WV13 3SW
United Kingdom - contact@qualtest.uk
- Telephone
- +44 1902 259778
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS 31873 exact material, method and location allocation
- Current issue 001 dated 24 July 2026 is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Code A local penetrant/MPI/UT and code B customer-site UT use their exact printed material and technique conditions. Retained editions are literal schedule labels. The MOD-Naval MPI Latest issue entry has no exact edition supplied. No newer amendment or wider testing method is inferred.
- Owner-only service and access boundaries
- PMI XRF, hardness, visual inspection and rope-access advertising do not add accredited methods to schedule 31873. The owner’s local/remote offer does not extend code B beyond ultrasonic testing. Visual Level 2 wording is not independent verification of a present person’s certification, and hardness scales do not establish loads or standards.
What to confirm with the facility
- Use exact schedule material/method/location codes for accredited work. Customer-site code B covers manual-contact UT only. Owner PMI XRF, hardness and visual services are outside current 31873, and general local/remote or rope-access advertising does not enlarge that scope.
- No quantitative equipment range, specimen capacity, detection threshold, composition accuracy, hardness load or current individual visual certification was verified. Agree the exact technique, applicable edition, access/preparation and intended report status. Published contact names and opening hours are not present role or test-slot assurances.
- Provide material, geometry and surface condition, requested NDT technique and edition, testing location, access/preparation needs, report requirements and programme so Qualtest can confirm suitability and cost.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Sources and review
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 in Europe/London using five fresh official sources and all three complete pages of UKAS 31873 issue 001 dated 24 July 2026. Local code A penetrant/MPI/manual-contact UT remain tied to exact materials and printed method editions. Customer-site code B covers UT only. PMI XRF, hardness and visual inspection are qualified owner offers outside the schedule. Rope-access and Level 2 advertising do not establish accreditation or present personnel certification. No numerical equipment, specimen, accuracy or hardness-load envelope is inferred. Exact Unit 4/Planetary Road/WV13 3SW identity and Planetary Business Centre/Bizspace labels are retained, without a new site. Owner email, two phones and schedule named contact remain distinct from job-role or slot availability. Original bodies, headers, retrieval metadata, titles, canonicals, PDF metadata/extraction and all three full renders are retained. Schedule issue date and PDF timestamps on 24 July 2026 are separate from this review. UKAS generic template dates, owner copyright 2023 and sidebar news do not date the result or service pages. Four prior exact-URL owner/schedule bodies match fresh originals and remain unchanged. The prior unfiltered UKAS page is preserved separately from the exact current result. Imported coordinates are cleared.
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UKAS Qualtest testing schedule 31873, issue 001
Current schedule 31873 issue 001 dated 24 July 2026, all three complete pages inspected. Code A is Unit 4, Planetary Business Centre, Planetary Road, Willenhall WV13 3SW with liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and manual-contact ultrasonic testing for exact listed materials. Code B customer sites covers ultrasonic testing only. PMI XRF, hardness, visual and rope-access offers are absent from this scope. Exact printed method editions retained, including ASTM 2026 labels and the literal MOD-Naval Latest issue wording without an edition invented. Mr Luke Mante is a published contact, not a verified present job role.
Search UKAS accredited organisations
Exact Qualtest testing laboratory 31873 result at Unit 4, Planetary Business Centre, Planetary Road, Willenhall WV13 3SW links the current schedule. The separate Oilfield Testing result matched through its Qualtest House address is not this operator and is excluded. UKAS WebPage template publication 30 June 2020 and modification 11 November 2022 are not Qualtest result-update dates.
NDT Non-Destructive Testing Services
Owner identifies Unit 4, Planetary Business Centre, Planetary Road, Willenhall, Wolverhampton WV13 3SW, UK and public phone/email. Opening Hours Open today and copyright 2023 do not establish available test slots or original page dates. Title/canonical and absent publication/update metadata retained.
Non-Destructive Testing Services | Qualtest
Owner explicitly offers testing remotely and at its facility. Penetrant/MPI/UT claims are qualified by the exact current schedule. PMI XRF, HRB/HRC/BHN hardness and Level 2 visual inspection are owner offers outside schedule 31873, without numeric measurement ranges or personnel certification verified. Rope-access availability is not accreditation and is not retained as a separate testing method. Bizspace and Planetary Business Centre labels use the same Unit 4/Planetary Road/WV13 3SW.
Contact Us | Qualtest Customer Support Information
Current contact page prints contact@qualtest.uk, 01902 259778 and 07787 573 378, with Unit 4 Bizspace Willenhall/Planetary Road WV13 3SW and footer Planetary Business Centre at the same address. Direct mailto is present, without delivery verification. Business hours and form controls do not establish testing capacity or a submitted enquiry. Exact title/canonical and absent page-date metadata retained.