UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, is opening a new, larger testing and certification facility at its Telford centre in the UK to provide a single location for manufacturers of doors, windows, hardware and building envelope systems
Located on the Halesfield 2 industrial park in Telford, the expansion will allow the facility to provide mechanical testing and certification for physical security, durability and performance of doors, windows and hardware, alongside weather resistance testing and performance mock-up testing for full-scale wall assemblies, including rainscreen cladding, glazed roofs, window assemblies and curtain walls.
Karine Johnfroe, vice-president and general manager of the UL Solutions Built Environment group, said: “For many years, we have supported the facade industry from our Telford centre, working with manufacturers and fabricators of curtain wall systems, rainscreen products and other building elements to help them access global markets faster and more effectively through our independent testing and certification services.
“By bringing all the building envelope, door and fenestration testing and certification services together at Telford, we will be able to deliver results more quickly and efficiently, saving our customers time and money.”
The new combined facilities will help customers achieve a wide range of certifications
UL Solutions at Telford will be able to accommodate a variety of window and door configurations, testing to a range of industry-recognised standards, including PAS 24 for security and BS 6375 for weather tightness, operation, strength and durability. It has the latest equipment to test windows, doors and architectural ironmongery, as well as testing skylights for air, rain and wind.
Find out further information about the Telford centre here and book a tour of the testing facility when it opens this autumn, contact Callum Richards at callum.richards@ul.com
UL Solutions maintains a global network of technical experts, state-of-the-art test facilities and longstanding relationships with the design and construction community, regulatory authorities, industry technical leaders, trade associations and universities. Manufacturers leverage knowledge from this network to gain the compliance credentials they need to compete in a complex global supply chain. Testing enables product manufacturers to meet market and regulatory requirements and helps construction and design professionals validate the performance of products and systems.
Its team of experts includes engineers, architects, technologists and specialists in all aspects of building science. Its state-of-the- art laboratories offer a wide range of professional services including laboratory and field testing, technical assessments and forensic investigations.
UL Solutions has more than 15,000 employees in over 40 countries around the world, and customers based in over 100 countries. It has 150 locations around the world, including more than 90 laboratories, such as the UK- based testing facilities in Basingstoke and Telford, and in Rosenheim, Stuttgart, Krefeld- Uerdingen, Neu-Ulm and Neu-Isenburg in Germany. UL Solutions sits on more than 1,300 standards panels and technical committees, and UL marks appears on billions of products globally.
Of particular interest to the construction products market, bundled test programmes which combine CE and UKCA marking and UL Certification in a single project help product manufacturers to optimise and accelerate their global market entry and approval processes, from product development to market launch. This means certifying products for UK, Europe, the US, Canada, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, all in one testing process.
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