Sandberg can offer comprehensive testing programmes for CE Marking agglomerated stone. It has been a mandatory requirement for CE marking agglomerated stone for flooring and walling products in the UK from 1 July 2013...

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All aggregate testing is undertaken by Sandberg's experienced technical staff operating from our well equipped UKAS accredited Laboratories. Sandberg offers a comprehensive package of physical, mechanical and chemical aggregate testing to determine the properties of aggregates. Testing can be carried out to the new BS EN Standards as well as ASTM Standards and superseded BS methods.

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Sandberg’s Construction Materials Department can carry out mechanical and physical testing for bricks, blocks, paving blocks, flags, and kerbs. This page lists a summary of our services.

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Concrete testing is one of Sandberg’s core activities but it encompasses so much more than simple cube testing. It is loosely covered by four main headings: Physical/Mechanical, Chemical, Visual and Microscopical Examination and Durability.

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From Quality Control and Mix Design assessment to Admixture testing, Sandberg are able to carry out a comprehensive range of fresh concrete tests.

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Once concrete has hardened it can be subjected to a wide range of tests to prove its ability to perform as planned or to discover its characteristics if its history is unknown.

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The strength of existing masonry is frequently required when modifications are to be made to a building (be it creating an opening, inserting a padstone to support a beam or adding extra floors to a building). There is no British Standard for testing existing brickwork, however indicative results for testing brick strength can be obtained using the test method...

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Sandberg can assist with screed testing, specification compliance and have extensive experience of assessing the quality of screed and in carrying out failure investigations. Techniques available include slip resistance, insitu crushing resistance, abrasion resistance, adhesion, curling/lipping/cracking...

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Terrazzo and Agglomerated stone flooring is increasingly being used as an alternative to natural stone flooring, however there are a number of commonly held misconceptions with these materials: Terrazzo tiles are two part (facing and backing); Agglomerated tiles are not two part. Terrazzo tiles use cement as a binder; Agglomerated tiles use resin...

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