BHP Laboratories is the largest independent materials testing laboratory in Ireland providing a wide range of engineering & scientific measuring, testing and analysing services to numerous industries throughout Ireland and the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of testing and monitoring solutions for the concrete sector. This includes a combination of site and laboratory sampling, testing, and advising services.
All testing is carried out by experienced technicians in our INAB ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, with results delivered to agreed turnaround times. We also provide on-site sampling and testing, with a fleet of fully equipped vehicles and field operatives covering all of Ireland. BHP is a member of the Irish Concrete Society.

• Concrete Pour Supervision
• Concrete Slump Testing
• Concrete Cube Making & Testing
• Concrete Core Drilling & Testing
• Concrete Cylinder Making & Testing
• Concrete Beam Making & Testing
• Concrete Temperature Testing by Thermocouple – Real Time, Wireless, Alerts
• Water Absorption of Concrete
• Prism Testing for Compressive & Flexural Strength on Mortar, Grout, Cement, & Screed
• Schmidt Rebound Hammer Testing
• Thermal Resistivity
• Carbonation Depth
• Cement Content
• Chloride Ingress Analysis
• Sulphate Content
• HAC Content
• Petrographic, RICS, & Thin Section Petrographic Analysis
• Assessment of in-situ compressive strength to EN13791
• Freeze Thaw, XRD, & SEM-EDX Analysis
• Water for Concrete (EN 1008)
• Mortar Render Mix Designation