UK EMC test labs and consultancies by the standard they test to.
BAE Systems operates its Faraday Test Centre, a UKAS-accredited EMC facility (laboratory 0047), from its Rochester, Kent site as part of the group's Product Development and Qualification function. The MOD-approved centre runs three large anechoic chambers with interconnecting shielded rooms, testing emissions and susceptibility from 10kHz to 40GHz (pulse-modulated susceptibility up to 2000V/m) to MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160, DEF STAN 59-411 and the Eurofighter Typhoon-specific SPE-J-000-E-1000 spec, supporting platforms including Typhoon, F-16, F-22, F-35 and rotary-wing/commercial avionics.
3C Test has operated as a UKAS-accredited EMC laboratory (number 1204) since before its 1996 incorporation, tracing its roots to 1988, and has been based at Silverstone Technology Park since 2006. The lab became part of Applus+ Laboratories in 2018, and runs 15 EMC facilities across two Silverstone sites, including two full-vehicle EMC chambers and semi-anechoic/reverberation chambers for component testing, covering CE/UKCA, FCC, ISED, VCCI, UNECE R10 vehicle type approval, and Taiwan's VSTD 56-4, for automotive, aerospace/defence, IT and radio-equipment customers. It is also recognised by Ford, GM, Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis as an approved test lab for automotive components.
Element Materials Technology Warwick operates a UKAS-accredited EMC laboratory (number 0026) from Malvern, Worcestershire (previously TRaC Global), as part of the wider Element global testing network. The site is a Notified Body for CE Marking (including EMC) and holds 7 semi-anechoic chambers, 3 transient chambers and a 20-metre large equipment chamber for automotive and military vehicle testing, serving aerospace, defence, automotive, railway and medical-device customers.
Kiwa Electrical Compliance runs a UKAS-accredited (2360) EMC and radio test laboratory at Arnolds Court, Brentwood, Essex, trading under that name since its rebrand from RN Electronics. Testing covers international schemes including CE, UKCA, FCC, ISED and VCCI, spanning emissions, immunity and pre-compliance work for sectors from IT and medical devices to gaming and automotive accessories. Equipment too large for the lab can be tested on-site. Kiwa's EMC laboratory in Blackwood, South Wales, has its own listing.
Peak Electromagnetics is an EMC consultancy in Macclesfield, Cheshire, serving the commercial, defence, aerospace and oil sectors since 2004. Services include EMC design techniques and remedial countermeasures, EMC control and test plans, test procedures to MIL-STD-461/462, DEF STAN 59-411, AECTP 500 and DO-160, test and trials support, measurement uncertainty calculations and CE and UKCA marking compliance. The company also covers lightning and EMP effects, electrostatic discharge protection, radio hazards to electro-explosive devices, non-ionising radiation assessments and third party design reviews. The principal consultant is a Chartered Engineer and UKAS Technical Assessor.
Element Abingdon (formerly Culham Lightning Studies Unit, established 1972) is a UKAS accredited laboratory in Oxfordshire testing aerospace and defence equipment for lightning effects and electromagnetic compatibility. Services include MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 testing, indirect lightning effects and surge testing to IEC 61000-4-5, and advisory services. Standards listed include AECTP-500 and SPE-J-000-E-1000. It is the UK site for direct lightning strike testing of aerostructures to DO-160 Section 23. The laboratory holds ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials Plus and JOSCAR registration, and is part of Element Materials Technology.
Element Wimborne is an EMC test laboratory at Woolsbridge Industrial Park, Three Legged Cross, near Wimborne in Dorset, operated by Element Materials Technology. It tests aerospace, military, automotive, marine, rail and commercial products to standards including MIL-STD-461, DEF STAN 59-411, RTCA DO-160, CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ISO 7637 and UNECE Regulation 10. Facilities include two 3 m CISPR 16 semi-anechoic chambers, a 3 m fully anechoic chamber, reverberation chambers and an indirect lightning laboratory. Radiated emissions are measured from 9 kHz to 18 GHz and radiated susceptibility to 200 V/m. The laboratory holds UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
Compliance Engineering Ltd, part of Compliance Engineering International (CEI), runs an EMC test site at Randalstown, Co Antrim, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by INAB (scope 088T). Its accredited scope there covers emissions, immunity, ESD, fast transients, surge, dips, magnetic field and harmonics testing, including vehicle EMC to CISPR 25 and UN Regulation 10, and railway EMC. Radio and electrical safety testing are accredited at CEI's other site at Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, in the Republic of Ireland, so confirm which site will carry out your testing.
EMC Hire Ltd operates an EMC test facility in Shefford, Bedfordshire, offering pre-compliance and self-certification testing with or without a test engineer, and on-site EMC testing at customer premises. Tests cover emissions and immunity to commercial, automotive and defence standards using a GTEM cell and a hire fleet of EMC and RF equipment. The company also provides EMC training, RF EMF surveys and problem resolution support, with consultancy through its partner WEMEC Ltd.
Drive System Design is a powertrain engineering consultancy in Warwickshire with a 144 cubic metre semi-anechoic EMC chamber at its Wellesbourne facility. The chamber is built to CISPR 25 and designed for high voltage component testing, measuring radiated and conducted emissions on power electronics and electrified propulsion systems for automotive, aerospace and defence customers. An engineering team supports diagnosis and resolution of EMC issues. The company is part of the Hinduja Tech group.
Pektron Group Ltd, an electronics manufacturer in Derby, offers contract EMC and environmental testing to other companies from its on-site laboratory, UKAS accredited as Testing Laboratory No. 23412. The purpose-built EMC chamber covers radiated and conducted emissions, radiated and conducted immunity, ESD and bulk current injection, mainly to automotive standards including CISPR 25 and ISO 11452. Engineers provide pre-compliance evaluation, design verification and troubleshooting support alongside climatic, vibration and ingress testing.
The Southampton laboratory of Eurofins Electrical & Electronic UK, part of UL Solutions (formerly Hursley EMC Services), is UKAS-accredited (1574) for EMC and radio testing at Trafalgar Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh. Military and aerospace EMC testing covers DEF STAN 59-411, MIL-STD-461, AECTP 500 and RTCA DO-160, including bulk current injection. Civil testing covers emissions and immunity to CISPR and EN 61000 standards, railway (EN 50121), medical (EN 60601-1-2) and marine (IEC 60945) EMC, radio spurious emissions to ETSI standards, and FCC and ISED scopes. Facilities include semi-anechoic and fully anechoic chambers and dedicated military test chambers.
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