Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd.

British Columbia – Vancouver – Burnaby

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Company Background
Metro Testing Laboratories, founded in 1987, is a British Columbia employee owned company, which has expanded to ten regional offices: Burnaby, Surrey, Abbotsford, Whistler, Squamish, Fort St. John, Salmon Arm, Sunshine Coast, Williams Lake and Kelowna. The company is comprised of professional engineers, technicians and inspectors dedicated to providing prompt accurate engineering, testing and inspection services.
As an Independent commercial testing company, our facilities conform to the Canadian Standards for Certified Concrete Testing Laboratories (CSA A28.3 Category II + Additional tests). Our concrete testing personnel have been certified by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) as required and the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Metro Testing Laboratories is pleased to announce that we are a certified Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) laboratory.
In our twenty year history as a service organization, we have successfully responded to the demands of our clients, industry standards, codes and specifications. Metro is keenly aware of today€™s budgetary constraints and the demand for creative ideas, and innovative engineering and testing initiatives. We have been successful in providing reliable, high quality, cost saving services to clients, both in the private and public sector. Our company€™s continued dynamic growth is a measure of this success. Below are examples of relevant engineering services we offer: • Condition Assessments of Infrastructures (Parkades, Marine Structures, Bridges, Water and Sewer Pipes);
• Concrete and Shotcrete Mix Designs and Reviews;
• Shotcrete Nozzleman Training and Certification;
• Fibre Composite Consulting and Testing;
• Damage Analysis;
• Specification of Grouting, Crack Injection, Masonry Repair, Concrete and
Shotcrete Repair and New Construction;
• Shotcrete Rock Slope Stabilization Quality Control Services and Trouble Shooting;
• Materials Design and Quality Control Services for Temporary and Permanent Shotcrete Stabilization of Shells of Heritage Buildings;
• Preparation of Quality Control Manuals for Construction and Repairs Projects;
• Preparation and Evaluation of Specifications;
• Quality Control Management; and
• Quality Control Management for Rehabilitation and New Construction.
Materials Testing Services
Our field and laboratory testing and inspection of construction materials include: • Concrete Testing (CSA A283 Levels 0, I - II);
• Full Time Testing and Monitoring of Concrete;
• Fibre Concrete and Fibre Shotcrete Testing;
• Inspection of Concrete Post-Tensioning Systems;
• Non-Destructive Testing and Coring;
• Supervision and Testing of Compacted Fill;
• Benkelman Beam Testing and Analysis Asphalt Sampling and Laboratory Testing;
• Asphalt Mix Design and Review Analysis;
• Aggregate Quality Control Testing and Analysis;
• Pavement Monitoring for Mix Control, Placing Procedures and Compaction Control;
• Stationary and Mobile Batch Plant Inspection, Calibration and Certification Services for Concrete, Regular Concrete, Asphalt Paving;
• Provide On-Site Laboratory Facilities for Major Projects;
• Fire-proofing Thickness and Density Testing;
• Load Testing;
• Fibre Composite Testing;
• Petrographic Analysis of Aggregates;
• Window Testing; and
• Microscopy and Microphotography.
Company Overview
Metro provides inspection and testing services for all phases of construction and conducts the necessary in-house supplemental testing. We have a proven track record from our work with major local contractors, engineering and architectural firms, as well as with municipal and provincial government agencies.
Along with an extensive inventory of testing equipment in the laboratory, Metro maintains a vehicle fleet to transport personnel and equipment to conduct field sampling and on-site testing. Metro also owns and operates seven mobile laboratories that can provide concrete, asphalt, aggregate and soils testing services for remote projects.
Since the founding of our company, Metro has provided testing and inspection services to over ten thousand projects in British Columbia, mainly in the Lower Mainland.
It is our corporate policy that all staff are encouraged to participate in continuing education in applicable fields through company sponsored programs. The equipment used by our staff undergoes regular calibration. Procedures used in testing correspond to recognized specifications and are subject to our in-house quality control program.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Exporting: No
Primary Industry (NAICS): 541380 - Testing Laboratories
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 541330 - Engineering Services
Primary Business Activity: Services

Services:
Materials testing - engineering services

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