Laboratories participating in TEPS

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Bureau Veritas (Tirupur) India
Bureau Veritas (Warrington) UK
Centexbel Belgium
Ghent University Belgium
ITS (Bangalore) India
KBC Germany
LATU Uruguay
LEITAT Spain
LGA QualiTest GmbH Germany
Mascioni Spa Italy
Melbourne Textile Washing Plant (Pvt) Ltd Sri Lanka
Mobellaboratoriet AS Norway
NV Servaco Belgium
PiPlay Inc. Philippines
Polydesign Systems Morocco
Q-Tex Greece
SGS (Bangladesh) Bangladesh
SGS (Leicester) United Kingdom
SGS (Mauritius) Mauritius
SGS (Pakistan-Karachi) Pakistan
SGS (Pakistan-Lahore) Pakistan
SGS (Singapore) Republic of Singapore
SGS (Taiwan) Taiwan
SGS (Thane) India
SGS (Tunisia) Tunisia
SGS Vietnam Company Ltd Vietnam
SIFO Norway
The Textile & Leather Laboratory Sweden
Toray Textiles UK

SGS (Bangladesh)

Contact name Yeasmin Akhter
Country Bangladesh
Telephone 0088 2 967 6500
Fax 0088 2 967 6493
Email yeasmin.akhter@sgs.com
Business Independent

This Laboratory participates in TEPS for the following tests:

  • Chemical tests: EU Directive 73/44/EEC and EU Directive 96/73/EC as amended by 2006/2/EC, 2007/4/EC and 2009/122/EC - Methods for quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures
  • Colour fastness to light: BS EN ISO 105-BO2:1999 - Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test
  • Dimensional stability: Bhs 31 - Bhs Spirality (degrees method)
  • Dimensional stability: BS EN ISO 6330 - Domestic washing & drying procedures
  • Dimensional stability: Ethel Austin IHTM 2 - Spirality (percentage method)
  • Dimensional stability: Tesco App F - Spirality (percentage method)
  • Dimensional stability: Adams TM 2 - Spirality (percentage method)
  • Physical tests - knitted: BS EN ISO 13938-2:1999 - Bursting properties of fabrics. Pneumatic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
  • Physical tests - knitted: BS EN ISO 12945-2:2000 - Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling. Modified Martindale method
  • Physical tests - knitted: BS EN ISO 12945-1:2001 - Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling. Pilling box method
  • Physical tests - knitted: BS EN ISO 12947-2:1999 - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method. Determination of specimen breakdown
  • Physical tests - knitted: BS EN 14704-1 - Determination of the elasticity of fabrics
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 12945-2:2000 - Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling. Modified Martindale method
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 12945-1:2001 - Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling. Pilling box method
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 12947-2:1999 - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method. Determination of specimen breakdown
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN 14704-1 - Determination of the elasticity of fabrics
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 13935-2:1999 - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles. Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 13937-1:2000 - Tear properties of fabrics. Determination of tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 13934-2:1999 - Tensile properties of fabrics. Determination of maximum force using the grab method
  • Physical tests - woven: BS EN ISO 13936-1:2004 - Textiles. Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in woven fabrics. Fixed seam opening method
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-E03:1997 - Colour fastness to chlorinated water
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-C06:1997 - Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-C09:2003 - Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering - Oxidative bleach response
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-D01:1995 - Colour fastness to dry cleaning
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-E04:1996 - Colour fastness to perspiration
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-X12:2002 - Colour fastness to rubbing
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-E02:1996 - Colour fastness to sea water
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-E01:1996 - Colour fastness to water
  • Wet colour fastness tests: Tesco App C - Motif/Print Durability (twin tub)
  • Wet colour fastness tests: BS EN ISO 105-X18 - Phenolic Yellowing
  • Wet colour fastness tests: Ethel Austin IHTM 001 - Print Durability (twin tub)
  • Wet colour fastness tests: Bhs 12A - Print Durability (twin tub)
  • Wet colour fastness tests: Adams TM 1 - Print/Motif Durability (twin tub)