Atlas Test Laboratory in the UK Accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005

Bicester, March 2006 - The test laboratory of Atlas MTT in Bicester (UK) was accredited recently by Deutscher Akkredititerungsrat (DAR), an internationally renowned accreditation council affiliated with the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing of Germany.

The test lab in UK is part of Atlas Weathering Services Group (AWSG), one of the largest networks of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited accelerated weathering testing laboratories in the world. With laboratories in the United States, France, Germany and in the UK AWSG's indoor exposure laboratories offer artificial accelerated weathering tests and a variety of other environmental test programs, all designed to accurately simulate true end-use conditions and meet global weathering standards. All labs have proven over many years to provide reliable results to international customers. The accreditation stresses the laboratories' obligation to identify clients' needs and ensures the test methods chosen meet those needs. The facility in the UK performs accelerated weathering and light fastness testing. Featuring a variety of xenon, carbon-arc, fluorescent and metal halide weathering instruments, the lab can meet accelerated test methods from corporate, national and international standards organisations. For more information on the services offered, please contact the European AWSG offices by using the contact button on our website www.atlas-mts.com or phone +49 2065 76490 or email at labordu@atlasmtt.de.


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