Consultancy
Get the most from every minute at the test lab.
Product testing for fire, smoke and acoustic compliance is expensive and inexperience is what makes it more expensive still. We plan, coordinate and witness your test programme so you walk away with usable, certifiable data the first time.
What we do
A managed R&D service for fire, smoke and acoustic products.
Booking time at a UKAS-accredited test facility is the easy part. Specifying the right test, coordinating the programme and reading the data, that's where most R&D budgets are lost. We manage the process from initial scope through to reporting.
R&D Programme Management
End-to-end management of your fire, smoke and acoustic test programme from initial scoping and budget through to certification.
Test Specification & Protocol
We translate your product brief into a clear, defensible test specification aligned with BS 476, BS EN 1634-1/3, EN ISO 10140 and Approved Documents B, E and M.
Lab Scheduling & Liaison
We book and manage time with UKAS-accredited fire and acoustic labs, coordinate witnesses, and keep your programme on time and on budget.
Why engage STS
Unrivalled knowledge of fire and acoustic test procedures.
Our team has spent decades inside test facilities and acoustic laboratories. We pair that experience with current standards and certification requirements, so your programme delivers commercially useful evidence, not just a pass certificate.
- Avoid costly re-tests through clear scoping and test planning
- Maximise data captured per furnace run
- Clear, indexed test evidence ready for third-party certification
- Field-of-application scope written in plain English
- A single technical point of contact from kick-off to sign-off
How it works
A three-stage programme, scoped to your product.
Discovery
Half-day technical workshop to understand your product, target market and performance claims.
Test Strategy
A written programme with options, costs, timelines and risk, so you can decide what to test and in what order.
Reporting & Certification
Test reports, field-of-application assessments and certification submissions, turning test evidence into commercially usable documentation.
Planning a test programme? Talk to us first.
A 30-minute call costs nothing and can save tens of thousands in wasted lab time. Tell us about your product and we will scope a programme that gets you to certification efficiently.