UK testing facilities
Fleetwood Test House Fleetwood Nautical Campus laboratory
Blackpool and the Fylde College trading as Fleetwood Test House
Fleetwood Nautical Campus, Broadwater, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8JZ, England, United Kingdom
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Shock and impact
- Materials and structural testing
Services
Testing of personal protective equipment against drowning, including lifejacket and personal flotation device performance, rotating shock-bin tests, dynamic strength testing of deck safety harnesses and safety lines, water-ingress/leak tests and drop tests.
Equipment
UKAS schedule names a rotating shock-bin test and a separate Unit 4 Sidings Road test location; no current equipment limits retained.
Standards
UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 schedule 1559, issue 028 dated 3 February 2025, identifies the Fleetwood Nautical Campus laboratory for PPE-against-drowning testing; operator/government conformity profile lists the same fixed test location.
Contact
Email: ftl@blackpool.ac.uk; Phone: +44 (0) 1253 504725; Operator fallback: maritime@blackpool.ac.uk; 01253 504800
Approximate location
FY7 8JZ ยท Postcode area location