Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis

What Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis does

Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis (한국건설품질시험원, KCQT) is a private, accredited construction engineering quality testing and inspection institution headquartered in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Founded in 2000 and led by CEO Yang Ho-seung (양호승), the company provides physical, mechanical, and chemical quality testing of construction materials across 12–13 major categories — soil and foundation materials, concrete and binders, asphalt concrete, steel and metals, cement secondary products, waterproofing materials, rubber/plastic/fiber materials, wood, building interior/exterior materials, insulation, temporary construction materials, and field testing — executed under Korean Standards (KS), Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) specifications, highway standards, and ASTM protocols.

The core product is an accredited test report whose authenticity is verifiable through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부) system (calspia.go.kr), which is the company's central regulatory value proposition. Complementary service lines include on-site quality management consulting (현장품질관리) — covering quality manual development, regulatory updates, quality manager training, and external audit support — and laboratory testing equipment rental with calibration, maintenance, and on-site training. Digital service layers consist of a publicly accessible fee schedule, a self-service online quotation system, and an online certificate verification portal.

KCQT operates a direct B2B service-delivery model targeting construction contractors (시공사) and on-site quality managers across the Greater Seoul / Gyeonggi-do region. Revenue is generated primarily through per-test fees, with publicly disclosed itemized pricing ranging from approximately 30,000 KRW to over 3 million KRW per test plus information processing and base fees; rush and witness testing carry incremental surcharges. Sales is conducted through an in-house 영업관리팀 handling phone and email inquiries, supplemented by the online quotation portal. The company has 11–50 employees, no disclosed funding, no M&A history, and no parent organization or external institutional investors evidenced in the source material.

Name

Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis

Legal name

한국건설품질시험원 주식회사

Website

https://kcqt.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KCQT (한국건설품질시험원) is a South Korean accredited construction materials testing laboratory in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, offering KS/ASTM-compliant quality testing across 12+ material categories, on-site quality management consulting, equipment rental, and MOLIT-verifiable test reports to construction contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Construction materials testing
• Quality inspection services
• Geotechnical investigation
• Construction site management
• Testing equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilsandong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Quality Testing & Inspection Fees: Per-test fees charged for quality testing services across various construction material categories. Fees vary by test type, sample quantity, and turnaround time. Fees are publicly listed with base fees plus per-item charges and information processing fees. Rush testing and witness testing incur additional charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis (KCQT) is a South Korean construction testing laboratory that performs accredited construction materials quality testing and inspection, on-site quality management, ground investigation, and related testing-equipment rental for construction projects. The firm conducts tests against Korean Standards (KS), Land & Housing Corporation (LH) specifications, and ASTM standards, serving construction contractors and on-site quality managers across South Korea.

Product overview

Korea Construction Quality Test & Analysis (한국건설품질시험원, KCQT) is a specialized construction engineering quality inspection institution providing quality testing and inspection services for construction materials. The company operates as a unified service offering centered on quality testing and inspection, complemented by on-site quality management consulting and laboratory equipment rental. Their service portfolio spans 13 major testing categories covering soil and foundation materials, concrete and binding materials, asphalt concrete, steel and metal materials, cement secondary products, waterproofing materials, rubber/plastic/fiber materials, wood materials, building interior/exterior materials, insulation materials, temporary construction materials, and field testing. They also provide digital services including online fee lookup and certificate verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Materials Quality Testing & Inspection
• On-site Quality Management
• Ground / Geotechnical Investigation
• Testing Equipment Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• Test reports issued by KCQT are officially recognized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부) and can be verified through their calspia.go.kr system.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL): Major Korean testing, inspection and certification organization. Directly comparable in providing accredited test reports used for regulatory compliance in construction and industrial sectors, but with much broader geographic and category coverage than KCQT.
• Korea Testing Certification (KTC): Korean certification and testing body providing accredited services to industry and government. Comparable as an accredited third-party testing laboratory with regulatory-recognized reports, similar to KCQT's MOLIT-verified outputs.
• SGS Korea: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) leader with a Korean operation serving construction, industrial and consumer markets. Comparable as a third-party accredited testing provider issuing regulator-recognized reports; competes for the same Korean contractor customers as KCQT on larger projects.
• Bureau Veritas Korea: Global TIC firm operating in Korea across construction, infrastructure and industrial verticals. Comparable as a competitor offering accredited construction-materials testing and inspection services with government-recognized certification reports.
• SETEC (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology): Government research institute performing construction-materials testing, evaluation, and certification. Comparable as a Korean construction-materials testing authority whose reports carry regulatory weight, though SETEC's mandate is broader (R&D plus testing).
• TÜV SÜD Korea: Global certification and testing body with Korean operations serving construction and industrial clients. Comparable in issuing accredited test reports for regulatory compliance and in providing construction-quality assurance services to Korean contractors.
• Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL): Government-affiliated testing and inspection body covering industrial and consumer products. Comparable as a Korean testing laboratory serving manufacturers and contractors with accredited reports, but operates at vastly greater scale and scope than KCQT.

Direct peers

• Construction Quality Management Institute (CQMI / 건설품질관리원): Korean construction quality management and inspection institution focused on construction-site quality management consulting and testing oversight. Highly comparable to KCQT's 현장품질관리 service line and target customer base (general contractors and site quality managers).

Others

• Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) In-House Quality Testing: State-owned developer that mandates KS and LH-spec testing for its construction projects. KCQT explicitly lists LH specifications among its testing standards; LH functions as a primary demand source rather than direct competitor, but its in-house QA teams set quality benchmarks.

Regional players

• FITI Testing & Research Institute (한국섬유개발연구원): Korean accredited testing and research institute focused on textile, polymer and material performance. Comparable in operating as a Korean accredited third-party testing laboratory issuing regulator-recognized reports for materials, with some overlap in KCQT's rubber/plastic/fiber test categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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