Access Geotechnical and Laboratory Services Unit receives SLAB
accreditation
The Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment recently
certified that the Geotechnical and Laboratory Services Unit of Access
Engineering PLC which is located at Ranala, complies with the
accreditation criteria for testing and calibration laboratories as per
ISO/ IEC 17025 : 2025.
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Srimal Fernando, General Manager, Project Management Division
II, receiving the SLAB certification on behalf of Access
Engineering PLC |
The Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (SLAB)
was established under the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity
Assessment Act. No. 32 of 2005 which is the National Accreditation
Authority for Sri Lanka that functions under the purview of the Ministry
of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy.
The Board is entrusted with the responsibility to promote
accreditation activities and provide necessary accreditation services to
facilitate conformity assessments in the provision of goods and services
for domestic and export markets. This covers the Accreditation of
Laboratories, Certification and Inspection Bodies which provide various
services to the Industry, Business community as well as the Government
and Consumer Public.
“The Geotechnical Laboratory Services Unit of Access Engineering is
the first soil testing laboratory to be accredited in Sri Lanka and is
also the first laboratory of a construction company to be accredited
with the SLAB certification. The unit became a valuable asset to the
company’s portfolio within a few years of its establishment and
currently provides various value added services to in-house and external
customers in a timely and cost effective manner,” said Nandana
Amunuthuduwa, Manager, Geotechnical and Laboratory Services Division.
Some of the main services provided by the unit include geo technical
investigations, field investigations, traffic surveys, topographical and
contour surveys, concrete testing, field testing for earth and road
works, testing of aggregates and sand, laboratory tests for soil and
testing of Bituminous and Asphalt among other quality control and
quality assurance services.
As a valuable support service of Access Engineering, the capacity of
this unit enables the company to provide geotechnical and laboratory
services both economically and reliably, and also helps enhance
innovative techniques and processes that the company has developed
within the industry by providing the required proof of quality and
standards. |
