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Sandberg Remains Open During This Challenging Time
Whilst many of our staff are working from home during these unprecedented times, all our activities remain open for business in line with government guidelines. We have adjusted our operations so that staff remain safe. Currently, although we are working at a reduced capacity, we are meeting client demands and are welcoming new enquiries.
Construction Materials
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 Testing can be carried out to the new BS EN Standards as well as ASTM Standards and superseded BS methods.
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...
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...
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...