New York & New Jersey Inspection, Testing, and Specialty Services for Building & Construction

Founded in 1980, MT Group is a full service, NYCDOB Registered, IAS Class 1 Special Inspection Firm and materials testing laboratory serving the needs of agencies, owners, contractors, engineers, and architects. MT Group’s broad knowledge, technical expertise, and vast experience with public and private construction projects in the New York Metro Area makes them a leader in Special Inspection and Materials Testing field. Intertek acquired MT Group October 2015.

"Intertek gains new geotechnical and materials services and expands US Building sector with footprint into the New York Metro area."

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With laboratories and offices strategically located throughout the Northeast region of North America, Intertek offers a complete suite of services for the building and construction markets. Our network of labs works together to seamlessly coordinate the testing and inspections necessary to confirm compliance to national and internationally recognized standards as well as local building codes.

Intertek, Materials Testing (MT) Group, and Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) is the leading testing, inspection, and certification provider of building products, offering a full suite of building assurance capabilities, across North America

Façade/Lab Pre-Construction Mock-Up

Encounter and resolve potential problems without the costly expense and additional pressure of halting a project during construction. Rarely does everything go right the first time, by conducting testing on a mock-up, you have the opportunity to make corrections and modifications before it’s too late. Our Farmingdale, NY laboratory is equipped with two indoor test walls as well as two outdoor test walls.

Indoor

Lexan – 12-ft. (w) x 12-ft. (h)

Lexan – 22½-ft. (w) x 15-ft. (h)

Outdoor

Steel – 117-ft. (w) x 35-ft. (h)

 

Mock-Up Product Expertise

  • Air Infiltration
  • Dynamic Seismic Performance (lateral movement)
  • Impact Safety
  • Interstory Displacement (vertical movement)
  • Sealant & Gasket Durability
  • Structural Loading
  • Thermal Cycling
  • Water Resistance (Static & Dynamic)
  • Wind Resistance

Building Enclosure Field Testing

Testing on materials, products, and mock-ups can provide you invaluable data before your construction project begins, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Whether you need assistance with problem resolution or simply to ensure the quality of your products and systems, we can be there to help you all along the way. We have teams equipped to test Air Infiltration, Water Leakage, Structural Performance, Roof Flood Testing, and Air Barrier in the field. We will ensure the appropriate test procedures are applied, while making modifications or developing custom testing to fit your specific needs. To devise the best chamber test arrangement, our work begins before we arrive at your job site. We carefully communicate with you to evaluate architectural details, shop drawings, and preliminary photographs to ensure the appropriate test procedures are applied. We take care of test equipment, equipment calibration, staging, access equipment and sffolding to ensure work proceeds smoothly. If required for specific projects, Intertek will modify standard procedures to test in accordance with project specifications.

Windows, Doors, Storefronts, Curtain Walls, Masonry Walls, Sloped Glazing Systems, Skylights, Anchor Load, Sealant Adhesion, Glass Properties

Flood Testing

With floods being the most common natural disaster in the nation, waterfront properties and flood zone areas can greatly benefit from flood testing to ensure they are prepared when flooding takes place. Transit systems, public housing, and new condominiums may also benefit from Flood Testing to assure their waterproof effectiveness

Special Inspection Services, Construction Monitoring, and Specialty Testing

Intertek-MT Group provides a wide range of specialty testing and inspection services to the building and construction industry. From hi-rise buildings and airport runways to bridges and roadways, we have the necessary expertise to ensure your project is done right.

Our onsite construction services include over 2,000 ASTM test methods and we will continue to expand our scope to include additional services to maintain our ability to meet all our client’s needs. On the following page is a list of some of the most requested testing and inspection services we can perform.

Our staff of licensed professional engineers and certified technicians is thoroughly trained and familiar with all facets of building construction and has experience testing and inspecting virtually every construction material and process from the ground up, including soil, concrete, steel, and masonry, among many others. Partner with Intertek-MT Group and let us help you manage your project’s risk by performing the below pre and post construction services.

Vibration Monitoring, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Profilograph - Surface Smoothness Testing, Anchor Bolt Testing Concrete and Asphalt Coring

Curtain Wall Mock-Up

In addition to our 40+ years of experience testing to AAMA, ASTM, and FBC TAS, and EN standards we can ensure your curtain wall meets individual project specifications. With capabilities ranging from air, water, and wind loads to acoustical and thermal performance, condensation resistance, missile impact, and earthquake displacement, we can get you the information you need.

EIFS , Standard Curtain Walls, Masonry Walls ,Unitized Curtain Walls ,MCM/ACM Panel Facades, Project Specific Systems Rain Screens , Sloped Glazing/Skylight Systems

Special Inspection Services

  • Structural Steel
  • Concrete – Cast-in-Place
  • Concrete - Field
  • Precast concrete
  • Subgrade
  • Subsurface Conditions
  • Soil Percolation Testing
  • Site Storm Drainage/Detention System
  • Helical Piles
  • Deep Foundation Elements
  • Excavation - Sheeting, Shoring, Bracing
  • Underpinning
  • Emergency Power Systems (generator)
  • Masonry
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Smoke Control Systems
  • Structural Stability - Existing Buildings
  • Fire-Resistant Penetration & Joints
  • Footing and Foundations
  • Energy Code Compliance
  • Fire Resistance Rated Construction
  • Sprinkler/Sandpipe
  • Sprayed Fire-Resistant Material
  • Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS)
  • New York City Department of Building Forms

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