Building & Construction

Market Access. Risk Mitigation. Total Quality Assurance.
Leverage the building, engineering, and construction market leader for all of your building product and construction and infrastructure projects. As the only firm with the ability to offer a full-suite of product-related testing and certification capabilities, and project-related assurance, testing, inspection, and consulting services, we bring customers a level of capabilities unparalleled in the industry. Intertek is your one solution for faster and more cost effective access to domestic and international markets.
Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) need to know and trust their partners. Intertek's product certification and personnel qualification (IQP) programs provide the confidence that a competent, independent, and accredited agency has verified the products or systems to ensure proper compliance.
Whether you design, build, or own buildings, you need a partner who can help assure the performance of your project. With available services from site selection, design consulting, construction testing and management, maintenance, and decommissioning/transferring, Intertek can guide you through every step of the project life cycle.
From code compliance to performance testing to product certification - our commitment is to build a lasting partnership with you. We will enable you to work with a single source to get your product the market access success you need.
Getting your product to market is key to your success. It is the key to ours, too. With a full suite of certification services for the building and construction products market, Intertek has the engineering and global expertise to help you get your products where you want them to go.
With a storied history going back to the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory in 1881 that includes the acquisitions of Omega Point Laboratories (OPL), Architectural Testing, Inc. (ATI), Professional Services Industries, Inc. (PSI), and the Materials Testing (MT) Group, we have grown to be the one of the most diverse and comprehensive partners to the building and construction industries.
Manufacturers and other applicants who wish to sell building products into the Gulf Countries are mandated by Civil Defence Authorities to test and certify their product by an approved fire testing laboratory and certification body. Intertek is widely recognized in the region as an approved testing and certification body for building products.
Knowledge Center
- The Acoustic Webinar Series
- Fire Doors 101: Your Guide to Testing and Certification - Webinar Recording
- Tornado Testing & Certification Requirements - Webinar Recording
- Plumbing Products Testing & Certification - Webinar Recording
- The Evolving Code Evaluation Process White Paper
- Beginners Guide for Manufacturers: Construction Products Certification White Paper
- Proposition 65 & the Furniture Industry Webinar Recording
- Why Planning for FCC Certification is Key to Success in the Door Hardware Industry White Paper
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