SML Laboratories
Subcontract testing laboratory

SML Laboratories, your subcontract testing laboratory partner

SML is a commercial subcontract testing laboratory, covering environmental, asbestos, geotechnical and botanical analysis under one roof, so your project keeps moving with a single partner.

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Analytical laboratory NATIONWIDE COLLECTION
UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 · Asbestos
Accreditation No. 31703

A single contract laboratory for your subcontract testing, with responsive key staff you can speak to directly and a team that treats your deadlines as its own.

Reliable, fast and personal service
One point of contact for every test
Door to door sample courier service
Four services under one roof Nationwide collection Direct access to key staff
Why choose SML Labs▊

Reliable, fast, and genuinely personal

We built SML Laboratories to be the subcontract lab that actually picks up the phone. You get responsive key staff you can speak to directly, results when we say they will land, and a team that treats your deadlines as its own. Every sample is prepared and analysed in house by our own team in Eastbourne, under our UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for asbestos.

Inside the SML Laboratories facility in Eastbourne
ONE ROOF · EASTBOURNE
Four services, one laboratory partner

Direct access to key staff

Talk to the people running your analysis, not a ticket queue.

Four services, one partner

Environmental, asbestos, geotechnical and botanical, all in house.

Nationwide collection

Courier collection plus our own lab driver to get samples in.

Helpful and personal

A friendly team that adapts to how you like to work.

What we test▊

Four testing services under one roof

Consolidate your subcontract analysis with a single laboratory partner. Pick the service you need, or talk to us and we will point you to the right one.

Chemical & Environmental

Environmental testing

Soils, waters and plant materials, from routine suites to waste classification.

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UKAS accredited

Asbestos testing

Accredited identification and quantification in soils, bulk materials and air.

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Ground

Geotechnical testing

Full classification and strength testing to BS1377:2022 for site investigation.

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DNA identification

Botanical testing

DNA tree root identification for subsidence and insurance claims.

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The process▊

One simple route, whichever test you need

ENQUIRY

Request a quote

Tell us about your project. Priced the same working day.

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COLLECTION

Samples collected

Nationwide courier collection, plus our own lab driver.

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IN THE LAB

Analysis

Environmental, asbestos, geotechnical or botanical, all in house.

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REPORTED

Results reported

Reported in the format your project needs, on time.

Not sure which test you need?▊
Tell us about your project and we will recommend the right analysis and price it the same working day.
Analyst handling labelled and sealed sample packages for laboratory collection
Getting samples to us▊

A sample collection service that fits your schedule

Our nationwide laboratory courier service brings your samples in without you arranging logistics. Book a lab sample courier for laboratory sample collection, or use our own lab driver for local runs.

From soil sample collection on site to a single box of bottles, we make it easy to send samples to the laboratory and get your analysis under way.

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Client feedback▊

What our clients say

★★★★★
A super company providing a great service covering sample bottles, accurate analysis and a personal response to customer needs. It's particularly valuable that you can always talk directly to responsive key staff.
A ATSVerified client
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SML is a reliable one-stop laboratory partner for all our testing needs, consistently delivering quality results alongside a friendly and personal service. The team are approachable, responsive and easy to work with.
L Land ScienceGround Investigation Company

Ready to send us your samples?

Request a quote and we will arrange collection anywhere in the country.

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Talk to a testing laboratory that answers

Send us the essentials and a member of our team will come back to you the same working day with turnaround and pricing.

☎Call us01323 302280 ✉Email uscs@sml-laboratories.co.uk
⚲Visit usUnit E1, Rosebury Business Park, Eastbourne
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FAQ▊

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about working with SML Laboratories. Cannot see your question? Talk to us directly.

01323 302280
What kind of laboratory is SML?+
SML Laboratories Ltd is a subcontract laboratory in Eastbourne, a commercial testing laboratory working for other businesses that carry out the surveying, consulting and site work. We are an analytical laboratory in the UK covering environmental, asbestos, geotechnical and botanical testing.
Which services can you provide?+
Four testing services under one roof: chemical and environmental, asbestos, geotechnical and botanical. If you are not sure which you need, contact us and we will point you to the right one.
Are you accredited?+
Our asbestos testing is carried out under our UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, accreditation number 31703. Our other services are delivered by the same experienced team in the same laboratory.
How do samples get to you?+
We offer a nationwide sample collection service. Book our laboratory courier service for laboratory sample collection, from soil sample collection on site to a single box of bottles, or use our own lab driver for local runs. It is an easy way to send samples to the laboratory.
Who do you work with?+
We are a subcontract laboratory working with surveyors, environmental and geotechnical consultancies, waste and effluent specialists, insurers, loss adjusters, engineers and ecologists who carry out the surveying and consulting themselves.