Simtec is an independent materials testing company serving the civil engineering, construction and quarrying industries. Specialising in all areas of asphalt, aggregates, earthworks and concrete from initial production to verification both on site and within our purpose built in-house laboratory facilities. Covering the UK we have an established client base working directly with both blue chip and private companies.  

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• Asphalt site testing and consultancy carried out including site/pavement investigation using diamond core cutting with our fleet of trailer coring equipment.

• Bituminous laboratory testing, from loose material to laid and compacted voids content including photographic logging of pavement thicknesses and condition reports.

• Earthworks field density using the latest non nuclear method. Plate CBR testing for formation, capping and sub base layers.

• Crane base stability verification by incremental plate loading.

• Concrete slump testing and cube manufacture.

• Aggregate particle size distribution and water/moisture content.

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The above is a brief summary of what Simtec can offer for contractors and consultants nationwide. Please see our 'what we do' page for a list of individual testing that we can usually carry out at a time convenient with yourselves, whether that be day, night or over the weekend.