CEIS

What CEIS does

CEIS, operating under the trade name CEISLAB, is a Spanish independent testing laboratory founded in 1999 and headquartered in Móstoles (Madrid area), providing conformity assessment and product testing services to manufacturers across the electrical, energy/HVAC, and plastic pipe sectors. The company runs physical, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and environmental tests on materials and products to verify safety, quality, and regulatory compliance against European and international standards (e.g., UNE-EN ISO 23953-2 for commercial refrigeration, ISO 9080 for plastic pipe regression curves, EN 50575 for cables, and various HVAC efficiency and emissions standards). Its service portfolio spans more than a dozen test categories including plastic piping systems for water and gas, high/low voltage and photovoltaic cables, HVAC and heat pump equipment, commercial refrigeration units, thermal insulation, radiant heating, electrical machines and dielectric oils, and ancillary services such as failure-cause analysis and universal accessibility testing. In 2023 the company built Spain's first independent laboratory dedicated to commercial refrigeration testing, a capability that distinguishes it from generalist competitors.

The business operates as a B2B professional services firm, generating revenue through quote-based testing engagements priced per the scope and standard required for each client's product. CEISLAB holds ENAC (Spain's national accreditation body) accreditation and has mutual-recognition agreements with major international certification bodies, which allow its test reports to be accepted as the basis for product certification in virtually any country worldwide. The company serves three primary verticals — electrical (cables, conductors, switchgear, electrical materials), energy (HVAC, heat pumps, commercial refrigeration, radiant heating), and plastic pipe systems (civil works, building water, gas supply) — providing both initial type testing and failure-cause analysis. Go-to-market is sales-led with direct engagement from its single Madrid-area facility, supported by a corporate website (ceislab.com) and direct email inquiry channels; the company describes serving clients across five continents via its certification-body network. The team of more than 100 professionals is the primary cost base and the primary source of technical capacity, and the firm maintains active partnerships with Spanish public bodies including IDAE and the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, indicating close alignment with national regulatory and energy-efficiency programs.

Name

CEIS

Legal name

CEIS, centro de ensayos Innovación y servicios

Website

https://ceis.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CEIS (CEISLAB) is a Spain-based independent testing laboratory that provides conformity assessment and product testing services to manufacturers in the electrical, energy/HVAC, and plastic pipe sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Móstoles

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Testing and Laboratory Services: Conformity assessment services and product testing for various industries including plastics, electrical, HVAC, and thermal insulation. Revenue generated through professional testing services to manufacturers and companies requiring product certification and regulatory compliance verification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CEIS (CEISLAB) is an independent testing laboratory providing conformity assessment and product testing services to manufacturers and companies across industries such as plastics, electrical, HVAC, thermal insulation, and commercial refrigeration. The company performs physical, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and environmental tests on materials and products to verify safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, with accreditations enabling results to be accepted internationally.

Product overview

CEISLAB is a major independent European testing laboratory with over 20 years of experience providing conformity assessment and testing services. The company operates as a unified platform offering specialized testing services across multiple product categories: plastic piping systems (for civil water, building water, gas, and multicapa applications), electrical cables and conductors (high/low voltage, photovoltaic, EV), HVAC equipment (heat pumps, AC, IT cooling, VRF, chillers), thermal insulation materials, electrical materials, radiant heating systems, commercial refrigeration, copper piping systems, and electrical machines. The portfolio also includes specialized services such as failure cause analysis, universal accessibility testing, tourism quality assessment, and heating cost allocator testing. The laboratory is equipped with Spain's first independent commercial refrigeration testing facility. CEISLAB's services are designed to ensure materials and products meet safety, quality standards, and legislative requirements for fitness of purpose.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plastic Piping Systems Testing Conformity assessment and testing services for plastic piping systems used in civil works, building water applications, gas reception systems, and multicapa systems for gaseous fuel supply, including dimension determination, physical and mechanical properties, regression curves (UNE-EN ISO 9080 / ISO 17456), and recycled plastics analysis.
• Electrical Cables and Conductors Testing Testing services for electrical cables and conductors including environmental, mechanical, physico-chemical, dimensional, and electrical tests, covering high voltage, low voltage, photovoltaic cables, and electric vehicle cables.
• HVAC Equipment Testing Comprehensive testing services for air conditioning and HVAC equipment including heat pumps, air conditioning units, domestic hot water systems (ACS), IT cooling, rooftop units, VRF systems, and chillers with LCP — covering heating/cooling power, electrical consumption, operating limits, performance, acoustic power, and emissions.
• Thermal Insulation Materials Testing Testing services for thermal insulation materials including thermal conductivity and resistance, dimensional stability, water behaviour, vapour transmission, acoustic properties, closed cell content, and mechanical properties.
• Electrical Materials Testing Testing services for electrical materials including environmental and climatic tests, electrical safety, enclosure protection (IP/IK ratings), cable trays, bird protection covers, and conduits for electrical installations.
• Radiant Heating Systems Testing Testing services for radiant heating systems including characteristic curves calculation, limit curves, and thermal emission testing.
• Commercial Refrigeration Furniture Testing Testing services for commercial refrigeration furniture including temperature testing, energy consumption, linear dimensions, and total display area (TDA) according to UNE-EN ISO 23953-2.
• Copper Piping Systems Testing Testing services for copper piping systems including dimensional characteristics, mechanical properties, and copper alloy composition (CU-DHP and CUFE2P).
• Electrical Machines Testing Testing and analysis services for electrical machines including dielectric oils and lubricating oils analysis.
• Domestic Heating Equipment Testing Testing services for domestic heating equipment including wood and pellet stoves, inserts, cookers, and biomass boilers using solid fuel, along with safety, performance, and emissions (NOx, particulate, VOCs) testing.
• Failure Cause Analysis Failure cause analysis services for switchgear, cables, electrical machines, and plastic piping systems used in civil engineering.
• Universal Accessibility Testing Universal accessibility testing and assessment services.
• Tourism Quality Assessment Tourism quality assessment services for museums and industrial tourism.
• Heating Cost Allocator Testing Testing services for heating cost allocators.
• PE100RC Plastic Pipe Evaluation Evaluation and testing services for PE100RC (Recover) compounds and pipes used in plastic piping systems.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Ministry of Industry and Tourism of SpaincoreOthers · 1 March 2026Ministry representatives visited CEISLAB facilities to discuss ecological design regulations and energy labeling standards, demonstrating close regulatory engagement and technical exchange on conformity assessment frameworks.
• IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía)moderateOthersPartnership with IDAE (Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving), a Spanish public entity under the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, focused on energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Applus+: Spanish-headquartered global testing, inspection, and certification company. Direct competitor in the Spanish/European conformity assessment market, with overlapping capabilities in electrical, HVAC, and industrial product testing, though Applus+ operates at significantly larger scale with a global lab network.

Broad incumbents

• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with deep European presence. Offers the same conformity assessment and product testing services as CEIS (electrical safety, HVAC efficiency, materials testing) but as part of a much broader portfolio across multiple industries and geographies.
• SGS: World's largest testing, inspection, and certification company. Competes with CEIS across all of CEIS's verticals (electrical, HVAC, plastics, refrigeration) but operates at vastly larger scale with global lab infrastructure and integrated service offerings.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with strong European presence. Directly competes in electrical equipment testing, HVAC performance certification, and material conformity assessment, with substantially broader geographic reach and service portfolio than CEIS.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing company providing electrical, HVAC, and product safety testing services. Competes with CEIS for manufacturer conformity assessment work but at much larger scale with a worldwide network of accredited laboratories.
• Eurofins Scientific: European testing giant with strong presence in product testing, materials characterization, and conformity assessment. While more focused on food, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing, Eurofins competes with CEIS in materials testing and laboratory-based compliance services.
• DEKRA: German-based global TIC company with strong electrical testing and certification heritage. Direct competitor for cable testing, electrical safety certification, and product safety work that CEIS performs, though operating at substantially larger scale across multiple continents.

Regional players

• TECNALIA: Spanish applied research and technology center with testing and certification capabilities. Comparable to CEIS in Spanish industrial testing market with similar verticals (energy, construction, materials), though operates with broader R&D focus and public-sector orientation rather than pure commercial testing.
• AENOR: Spain's leading standards, certification, and conformity assessment body. Adjacent competitor that issues certifications and accredits testing bodies including CEIS itself; overlaps with CEIS in product certification services though AENOR is primarily a certification rather than testing laboratory.

Emerging players

• Laborelec: ENGIE's Belgian-based technical expertise center specializing in electrical power systems testing. Comparable to CEIS's electrical equipment testing services (cables, transformers, switchgear, dielectric oils) but with narrower power sector focus and different geographic base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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