Ace Laboratories expands into roofing and construction material testing

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 RubberWorld 622 Views

Ravenna, OH – Ace Laboratories announces a further expansion into servicing the construction materials industry with new dedicated laboratory services.

Additional accreditations and testing standards accompany the new laboratory creating the ability to offer compound development, quality assurance and testing solutions for a multitude of materials including polymer roofing materials, asphalt, bitumen and crack-sealing solutions.

ACE Labs has already established itself as a global leader in polymer testing and development for a wide range of elastomer-based building materials. These new capabilities add to the foundation of the company’s already broad portfolio of services for the construction industry and mark a major step in leveraging existing services across more industries.

ACE Labs’ 26,000 square-foot ISO/IEC 17025 accredited facility with its flexible, purpose-built space has enabled this latest expansion and the large building footprint still has capacity to accommodate future growth.

“This is just the beginning of our plans to add numerous more testing capabilities along with new equipment that is coming soon, and we are excited to announce at the appropriate time,” said Erick Sharp, President and CEO of ACE Laboratories. “We are constantly evaluating new ways to serve more industries not just in the United States, but globally and this deeper capability set within the construction industry adds to our ever-growing portfolio of services. I’m excited to provide these capabilities and look forward to sharing more exciting developments in the near future!” This strategic laboratory expansion will support the increasing demand from the construction industry for materials and products that meet necessary performance and safety criteria as well as accounting for the growing requirement for advanced sustainability credentials. All new testing and development services will follow ASTM International and other relevant standards.

Certified testing methods now offered by ACE Labs include:

Building and Roofing Materials
ASTM D5147 | ASTM D6083 | ASTM D6694
ASTM C1549 | ASTM C1371 | ASTM E1980