Universal Testing & Inspection Services headquarters and laboratory

About Universal · Est. 1992

A Solid Foundation.

A nationally accredited professional services firm — construction materials testing, special inspections, support engineering, and geotechnical and environmental drilling.

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Firm · staff · reach · markets

Firm Qualifications

We are no longer just the construction materials testing laboratory that forged our reputation.

Since our inception, Universal has firmly established itself as an industry leader and evolved into one of the largest full-service regional providers of professional technical services — serving a broad base of clients on projects ranging from small and straightforward to multi-billion-dollar complex programs.

We have expanded our services and capabilities over the decades, building expertise to fit broader markets and industries. Our multi-disciplinary, proactive approach is complemented by one of the largest comprehensive private construction materials testing laboratories in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States.

Years in business

100+

Engineers & technicians

24,500

Projecst served

Staff Qualifications

More than 100 people, trained with purpose.

Professional Engineers, Registered Architects, special inspectors, CMT technicians and drillers. Depth of personnel and breadth of skill is what lets us serve a project promptly instead of passing it between firms.

Licensed in 4 US states

NY NJ CT FL

Professional Engineers — licensed in 4 US states

Registered Architects

Civil, structural, mechanical & environmental engineers

Multi-discipline

LEED® Accredited Professionals

LEED AP

ICC special inspectors — structural steel

ICC

ICC — fireproofing, masonry & mechanical

ICC

ICC — concrete, welding & bolting

ICC

ICC — soils and energy code

ICC

ICC Master Special Inspectors

ICC Master

American Concrete Institute — Field Levels I & II

ACI

American Concrete Institute — Laboratory Levels I & II

ACI

ACI Strength Testing Technicians

ACI

NICET-certified engineering technicians

NICET

AWS Certified Welding Inspectors

AWS / CWI

ASNT SNT-TC-1A nondestructive testing

ASNT

Certified EPA asbestos inspectors, investigators & samplers

EPA

FAA-certificated remote pilots

FAA

Northeast Transportation Training & Certification Program

NETTCP

Geographical Service Area

Local crews. Coast, border and island reach.

A New York headquartered firm serving the Tri-State area daily, with Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices covering South Florida. Both bases support large-scale programs extending throughout the East Coast United States, Canada and the Caribbean region.

New York Tri-State

Headquarters and laboratory serving the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut daily.

Florida

Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices supporting the same disciplines under CMEC accreditation.

East Coast & Caribbean

Large-scale programs extending along the East Coast, into Canada and across the Caribbean region.

Global QA/QC

Quality assurance, peer review and third-party QA/QC services extended globally.

Steel fabrication inspection in Quebec. Airport construction in Trinidad & Tobago. Curtain wall steel assembly in China. And everywhere in between.

Markets & Industries Served

Seventeen markets. One quality system.

From a school addition to a multi-billion-dollar transit program — the sectors we have built experience in over three decades.

Mass transit · tunnels · subways

Railroad & light-rail construction

Educational (K–12) · colleges · universities

Highways & interstates

Bridges

Power plants · pipeline · utility · renewable energy

Hospitals & health care facilities

High-rise & low-rise building

Correctional facilities

Airport terminals & runways

Stadiums and arenas

Landfill & recycling facilities

Manufacturing & fabricators

Harbors & marine work

Ship and vessel building

Aviation industry

Retail and big-box chains

A Solid Foundation.

We are no longer just the construction materials testing laboratory that forged our reputation.

More than 100 people, trained with purpose.

Local crews. Coast, border and island reach.

Seventeen markets. One quality system.

Regardless of location, size or complexity.

Accredited Testing. Proven Results. Trusted Expertise.