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WQ Inspection and Certification Tipton Laboratory

WQ Inspection & CertificationTipton, West Midlands

UKAS schedule 9430 identifies WQ Inspection and Certification at 23 Bagnall Street, Tipton, with testing only at that address. It lists metals mechanical and designated weldment tests, manual-point-count metallurgy and defined corrosion methods. The method limits and material restrictions remain separate.

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Key facts

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Testing capabilities

Metals and weldment mechanical testing

For iron, steel and other ferrous alloys, the schedule lists Brinell, Rockwell and Vickers hardness, Charpy V-notch impact and ambient tensile. Designated weldment methods separately include bend, fracture, mechanical tests and visual/macro/micro examination.

Metallurgical and corrosion methods

Manual-point-count volume fraction is listed for metals/alloys/products. Austenitic stainless-steel intergranular corrosion and defined stainless/nickel-rich chromium-bearing alloy pitting/crevice resistance use their separate named methods.

Equipment and published limits

Published equipment limits and conditions
SpecificationPublished valueConditions
Selected mechanical conditionsAmbient tensile up to 600 kN; Charpy at −196°C and from −85°C to ambientThese conditions belong to the listed ferrous-alloy methods. They do not establish every intermediate Charpy temperature or the full specimen/fixture envelope.

Access and contact

The schedule names Tom Bishop and publishes admin@wq-ic.co.uk and +44 (0)121 5052066. Specify the metal or weldment, test property, method, specimen and report scope when enquiring.

Facility contact

Address
23 Bagnall Street, Ocker Hill
Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0EF

Standards and accreditation

UKAS 9430 — ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Issue 006 dated 7 November 2025 is limited to the named Tipton products/tests and listed welding/metallurgical/corrosion requirements; a company inspection title does not establish unlisted radiographic or ultrasonic methods.

What to confirm with the facility

  • Corrosion methods have specific material/practice restrictions. Visual and macro/micro weld examination are listed, but unlisted radiography, magnetic-particle or ultrasonic inspection is not inferred.
  • Confirm test suitability, specimen preparation, exact method edition, accredited reporting, availability and quotation.

Before requesting a test

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Frequently asked questions

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    Compare designated weldment bend testing for the proposed article. Agree weld and parent material, weld-bend specimen, bending method, welding-code edition and result; no qualification-certificate scope is inferred.

  • Ultramag Southampton Welding and Mechanical Testing Facility

    Compare designated weldment bend testing for the proposed article. Agree weld and parent material, weld-bend specimen, bending method, welding-code edition and result; no qualification-certificate scope is inferred.

Further reading

  • Inspection and failure analysis

    Browse inspection and failure analysis for Metals and weldment mechanical testing. Compare the documented article, method and conditions in each entry.

  • Materials and structural testing

    Browse materials and structural testing for ambient metal tensile testing. Match the selected article, method and conditions in this exact retained task before comparing entries.

  • Review environmental qualification test coverage

    Map the selected stainless or nickel-rich chromium-bearing alloy to its named intergranular or pitting/crevice-corrosion method and required exposure result. Agree the material, specimen, exact method and exposure conditions.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.

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  1. UKAS 9430 WQ Inspection & Certification, issue 006

    United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) · Reviewed

    Issue 006 dated 7 November 2025 is Tipton address-only. It covers the specified metals mechanical/weldment, point-count metallurgy and material-specific corrosion rows, without implied general NDT methods.