Capabilities
Testing, inspection and certification — every discipline under one accredited roof.
Twelve specialist services, two laboratories, one accountable partner. Field teams operate nationwide from Cork and Dublin, with UK coverage through offices in Belfast, Bristol and London.
- INAB Accredited · ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Testing · Reg. 398T
- INAB Accredited · ISO/IEC 17020 Welding Procedure Approvals · Reg. 9031
- INAB Accredited · ISO/IEC 17024 Welder Certification · Reg. 7007
- RTPO · Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
- ISO 9001 · Quality Management
- ISO 14001 · Environmental Management
- ISO 45001 · Health & Safety
- ISO 27001 · Information Security
- Est. 1982 · A WH Scott Group Company
01Non-Destructive Testing
Find defects before they find you
INAB-accredited NDT across Ireland — ultrasonic, radiography, MPI, dye penetrant, phased array, TOFD and tank floor scanning from Cork and Dublin labs. Est. 1982.
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02Welding Certification
Prove every weld, and the welder behind it
Welder certification to EN ISO 9606-1, weld procedure qualification to ISO 15614-1 and ASME IX. INAB-accredited certification of persons (ISO/IEC 17024). Cork & Dublin.
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03Plastic Welding Certification
Certified competence in thermoplastic welding
Plastics welder certification to I.S. EN 13067, including PE butt fusion and electrofusion for water and gas networks. INAB-accredited certification of persons.
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04PE Pipe Testing
Every fusion joint, proven
Laboratory testing of polyethylene pipe butt fusion and electrofusion joints for water and wastewater networks. Independent PE weld audits across Ireland since 1982.
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05Construction Materials Testing
Ground truth for groundworks
Soils, aggregates and materials testing — lab and field. Compaction, CBR, plate bearing, particle size, nuclear density and more, from Cork and Dublin. Since 1982.
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06Concrete Testing
Strength you can certify
Concrete cube testing, core testing, slump and fresh concrete sampling across Ireland. Laboratory compression testing from Cork and Dublin with rapid certificates.
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07Pressure Vessel Inspection
Statutory confidence under pressure
Statutory pressure systems inspection across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain — PSSR written schemes of examination and competent-person examination of boilers, air receivers, heat exchangers and process vessels.
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08Corrosion Testing
Measure degradation before it decides for you
Corrosion testing, corrosion mapping and corrosion-under-insulation (CUI) surveys across Ireland. Quantify degradation and protect design life. Cork & Dublin labs.
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09Inspection & Consultancy
An independent set of expert eyes
Independent engineering inspection and QA consultancy — welding, coating, vendor and conformance inspection, tank surveys and statutory examinations across Ireland.
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10CQA & Containment
Independent assurance for what must not leak
Construction quality assurance for landfill and containment lining — geomembrane seam testing, electrical leak location and polymer testing to EPA requirements.
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11Bridge & Structural Inspection
Condition data for critical structures
Bridge inventory surveys, engineering inspections and structural condition assessment across Ireland — Metlab’s bridge asset management unit, strengthened by Infrastruct.
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12Statutory & Workplace Inspection
LOLER, PUWER, PSSR and COSHH — compliance that holds up
Statutory workplace inspection across the UK & Ireland — LOLER thorough examination, PUWER, PSSR pressure systems and COSHH/LEV — by competent persons through Workplace Inspection Services, part of Metlab.
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