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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.

Metlab NDT technician recording ultrasonic inspection results on structural steelwork
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Non-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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Welder qualification test coupon being welded under examination conditions
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Welding 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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Polyethylene pipe electrofusion welding under assessment conditions
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Plastic 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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Polyethylene pipe aligned and clamped for jointing on a pipeline
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PE 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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Earthworks plant compacting engineered fill under materials testing supervision
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Construction 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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Concrete test cubes prepared for compressive strength testing
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Concrete 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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Industrial pressure vessel undergoing periodic statutory inspection on site
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Pressure 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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Corroded pipe flange identified during a corrosion assessment survey
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Corrosion 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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Metlab engineer conducting an inspection of a large storage vessel
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Inspection & 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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Polyethylene pipe joint fused under construction quality assurance supervision
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CQA & 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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Underbridge access unit reaching the bridge soffit for testing
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Bridge & 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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Statutory workplace inspection records maintained for compliance
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Statutory & 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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Testing · Inspection · Certification

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