Sandberg News
Customer Satisfaction Survey 2025
5 January 2026
Following a hugely successful Client Satisfaction Survey 2025, we are delighted to announce that Ian Dennis of Wates is the winner of the Magnum of Champagne. Congratulations to you and thanks to all who completed the survey!
Fifty Years Wise
13 October 2025
Today, 13th October 2025, marks 50 years since Julian French joined us. He has contributed so much over nearly one-third of the firm’s existence, which is truly extraordinary. Julian FrenchThis is an amazing achievement for which the firm is enormously proud, grateful and lucky. The only others that I am aware of achieving this are
Coming Soon: Impact Echo Testing
23 July 2025
We’re excited to announce that we’ll soon be offering state-of-the-art Impact Echo Testing services — for fast, non-destructive evaluation of concrete structures. Quickly identify: Flaw detection in concrete. We transform test data into clear, actionable visuals to help engineers and asset owners make confident decisions — all in compliance with ASTM C1383.
UKAS Accredited Chloride Migration Testing
14 March 2025
Great news from our Construction Materials Department! We are glad to announce that we have achieved UKAS accreditation for Chloride Migration testing in accordance with NT Build 492 and BS EN 12390-18. Chloride Migration Testing – Sodium chloride (NaCl) solution is added to the negative terminalThis adds to our already extensive list of UKAS-accredited tests,
Second Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
8 February 2025
Due to the high demand for our instrumental analysis services and consultancy, a second SEM has been procured: a Hitachi Flex SEM 1000 Mk II Advanced Compact scanning electron microscope complete with a comprehensive Oxford Instruments AZtec energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis facility. The AZtec package installed on the new SEM includes advanced software options such
Taber abrasion
5 February 2025
Sandberg is now able to offer stone testing to ASTM C1353. A full suite of tests can be undertaken to assess natural stone to the requirements of ASTM C503 (marble), ASTM C568 (limestone), ASTM C615 (granite), ASTM C616 (sandstone) and ASTM C1527 (travertine). Taber abrasion can also be carried out on a wide range of