Precision Testing Laboratories

What Precision Testing Laboratories does

Precision Testing Laboratories, Inc. is a privately held, for-profit testing laboratory founded in 1973 and headquartered at 313 Hill Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The company specializes in fee-for-service physical and chemical testing of textiles, apparel, footwear, leather goods, vinyl-coated fabrics, golf bags and luggage, elastics/tapes/webbings, and antimicrobial finishes, serving both U.S. Government/defense and commercial textile and footwear industry clients worldwide.

The laboratory operates on a transaction-fee revenue model: clients submit product samples along with standardized test request forms (Textile/Apparel or Footwear/Leather) and receive timely, accurately reported test results executed against AATCC, ASTM, NFPA, ISO/IEC 17025 and military specifications. The facility holds two regulatory credentials that anchor its positioning: (i) ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) under accreditation number 7327.01 covering ASTM F2413, F3445, F2892, F2913, and F2412 test methods, and (ii) U.S. Government Qualified Laboratory Laboratory (QLL) certification #15060 with the Department of Defense for military verification and conformance testing. Five decades of specialized experience, an in-house calibrated pendulum service via a partnership with Munro Instruments, and active participation in AATCC, ANSI, ASTM, NFPA, and SFI standards committees support the company's go-to-market.

The business is operated as a small specialty services firm (11-50 employees) with sales-led, direct B2B distribution. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed; clients initiate engagement by phone, email ([email protected]), or downloaded PDF test request forms. Eric Olson serves as President. The company reports no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue. Its expansion trajectory is incremental, with the addition of antimicrobial, ACT and CFFA testing extending the addressable market without a structural shift in the underlying fee-for-service lab model.

Name

Precision Testing Laboratories

Legal name

Precision Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://precisiontesting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Precision Testing Laboratories is a Nashville-based, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited and DOD QLL-certified testing laboratory providing fee-for-service physical and chemical testing of textiles, apparel, footwear, leather goods, and related materials for U.S. military and commercial clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Product Testing Services: Fee-for-service testing of textiles, apparel, footwear, leather goods, vinyl-coated fabrics, golf bags/luggage, elastics/tapes/webbings, and antimicrobial finishes. Clients submit product samples along with test request forms and receive timely, accurate test results.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Precision Testing Laboratories operates an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited and U.S. Government QLL-certified testing laboratory that performs fee-for-service physical and chemical testing of textiles, apparel, footwear, leather goods, vinyl/coated fabrics, golf bags/luggage, elastics/tapes/webbings, and antimicrobial finishes for military and commercial clients worldwide. Clients submit product samples with standardized test request forms and receive timely, accurate test reports against ASTM, AATCC, NFPA, and military specifications, with pendulum calibration and ACT/CFFA standards testing offered as ancillary services.

Product overview

Precision Testing Laboratories is an independent U.S. Government certified testing laboratory offering product testing services across multiple specialized departments. The company operates as a single unified service organization providing testing for textiles/apparel, footwear, leather, vinyl/coated fabrics, golf bags/luggage, elastics/tapes/webbings, and antimicrobial finishes. All testing services are backed by ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from A2LA and U.S. Government QLL certification. The portfolio includes Military Testing, Textile/Apparel Testing, Footwear Testing (with safety shoe testing per ASTM F2412/F2413/F2892), Leather Testing, Vinyl/Coated Fabric Testing, Antimicrobial Finishes Testing, Golf Bags/Luggage Testing, and Elastics/Tapes/Webbings Testing, supported by ancillary services including Pendulum Calibration and ACT/CFFA testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Military Testing

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of specialized experience in testing textiles, apparel, footwear and leather goods

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Element Materials Technology: Global materials and product testing company serving aerospace, defense, and consumer-products markets. Comparable via its accredited lab network and defense-related testing capabilities, even though its center of gravity is industrial materials rather than softlines.
• TÜV SÜD: International TIC provider with a softlines and leather testing practice serving global apparel and footwear brands. Comparable on testing methodology and accreditation, though TÜV SÜD's footprint spans many industries beyond textiles.
• Intertek: Global Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) major with a dedicated softlines/textiles and footwear testing practice. Comparable because it serves the same commercial textile and footwear customers and holds its own accreditations, though its scope spans far beyond textiles.
• SGS: World-leading TIC company operating a large Softlines division that performs textile, apparel, and footwear testing against ASTM, ISO, AATCC, and proprietary buyer standards. Directly comparable in service offering but vastly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC provider with a Consumer Products division covering textile, footwear, and leather goods testing. Comparable in service line and accreditation profile, with a much broader industrial and regulatory testing portfolio.
• Eurofins: Global testing services group with consumer-product testing capabilities covering textiles, leather, and footwear. Comparable through its testing services breadth and ISO 17025-accredited lab network, though its core strength lies in food and life sciences.

Direct peers

• Vartest Laboratories: Independent New York-based textile testing laboratory offering physical, chemical, and performance testing for apparel, home textiles, and industrial fabrics. Closely comparable mid-sized U.S. textile testing peer with similar service mix.
• CTT Group (Centre Technique des Tissus): Canadian textile and geosynthetics testing laboratory offering physical and chemical testing across fibers, fabrics, and finished products. Comparable as a specialized, accreditation-driven textile testing lab serving both commercial and government clients.
• ACTS Testing Labs: U.S.-based independent testing laboratory providing textile, footwear, and consumer product testing services. Directly comparable as a similarly sized, privately held independent lab competing for the same commercial textile/footwear testing customers.
• Smithers: Specialized testing and consulting firm with deep expertise in textiles, polymers, and materials — including footwear, leather, and consumer product testing. Most closely comparable mid-sized peer given its similar specialty focus and U.S./UK presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/precisiontests

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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