Advance Testing

What Advance Testing does

Advance Testing Ltd is a Surrey, British Columbia-based materials testing laboratory founded in 1997 (17 employees) that provides soils, concrete, asphalt, and aggregate testing services to the construction industry across British Columbia. The firm operates five integrated service lines — Soil Quality Control Testing, Concrete Quality Control Testing, Asphalt Quality Control Testing, Quality Control and Assurance (including ISO 9001 program management), and Sports Field Testing — delivered through a CCIL-certified laboratory and field technician crews mobilized to project sites throughout the Lower Mainland and broader BC.

The underlying technology is built on industry-standard methodologies (ASTM, AASHTO, CSA, CCIL) rather than proprietary IP, with capabilities spanning nuclear and sand-cone density testing, Benkelman beam deflection, Superpave and Marshall mix design, G-max shock attenuation testing for synthetic turf, and permeability/flood testing. Technical staff includes Certified Engineering Technologists, Applied Science Technologists, and a Professional Engineer; CCIL certification is held both for field and laboratory work and is monitored regularly.

Commercially, Advance Testing runs a sales-led B2B professional services model: project-based engagements with construction developers, infrastructure contractors (e.g., Graham Construction, Hall Constructors, Bel Contracting, Matcon Civil, B&B Heavy Civil, Westpro Infrastructure), and municipal governments, billed per scope/project at quote-based pricing with no publicly disclosed rates. Distribution is direct — on-site field services and laboratory analysis from the Surrey facility — with no resellers, and customer acquisition is driven by long-tenured contractor relationships, project portfolio case studies, and the firm's track record on signature BC infrastructure projects including the $1.2B South Fraser Perimeter Road, the $106M Low Level Road, the Richmond Industrial Centre (2.8M+ sq ft), and the Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert.

Name

Advance Testing

Legal name

Advance Testing Ltd

Website

https://advancetesting.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advance Testing Ltd is a Surrey, BC-based CCIL-certified materials testing laboratory founded in 1997 that provides soils, concrete, asphalt, and aggregate testing services to construction developers, infrastructure contractors, and municipalities across British Columbia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Materials Testing Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing soils, concrete, and asphalt testing for construction projects. Services range from full-time inspection during placement to curing and compressive strength testing, billed per project or service engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Advance Testing provides construction materials testing and engineering services for infrastructure, building, and sports facility projects across British Columbia. The firm delivers soil quality control testing, concrete quality control testing, asphalt quality control testing (including Superpave and Marshall mix design), quality control and assurance management, and sports field testing, combining on-site field inspection with CCIL-certified laboratory analysis.

Product overview

Advance Testing is a materials testing laboratory offering a unified suite of engineering and testing services for the construction industry in British Columbia. The core portfolio consists of five integrated service lines: Soil Quality Control Testing, Concrete Quality Control Testing, Asphalt Quality Control Testing, Quality Control and Assurance, and Sports Field Testing. These services are delivered through a CCIL-certified laboratory and cover the full project lifecycle from design phase through construction to completion, with certified technicians providing both field inspection and laboratory analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soil Quality Control Testing Soils and aggregate testing services for infrastructure and building projects including residential and commercial development, highway infrastructure, and aggregate production. Includes field inspection such as density testing by nuclear method (ASTM D6938) or sand cone, bearing capacity, and Benkelman beam testing (ASTM D4695).
• Concrete Quality Control Testing Full service concrete testing for the construction industry throughout British Columbia, ranging from full-time inspection during placement, plastic concrete testing, curing and compressive strength testing, to pre-production aggregate control.
• Asphalt Quality Control Testing Asphalt quality control testing services including field compaction control, coring for thickness and density, and complete laboratory analysis of bituminous mix including Superpave (ASTM D6925) and Marshall test (ASTM D6926) methods.
• Quality Control and Assurance

Quantifiable outcome

• Results provided within 24 hours of testing, often same workday
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Construction and Contracting PartnerscoreOthersLong-term working relationships with construction and contracting companies throughout British Columbia, including major contractors like B&B Contracting, Gemco Construction, Graham Construction, Hall Constructors, Bel Contracting, and Matcon Civil Constructors. These partnerships span 25+ years and include significant infrastructure projects.
• Municipal PartnerscoreOthersWorking partnerships with municipal governments throughout British Columbia on subdivision, highway, and construction projects. Services provided include materials testing for municipal infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec Inc. International engineering and consulting firm with materials testing and geo-environmental capabilities across Canada. Provides the same core soil, concrete, and asphalt testing services but as part of a full engineering, environmental, and project management portfolio.
• AECOM Technical Services Inc. Global infrastructure firm with a construction materials testing and quality assurance practice serving transportation, water, and building projects in BC and across Canada. Overlaps directly on testing scopes for the same contractor and government clients.
• WSP Global Inc. Global engineering consultancy (which absorbed Golder Associates) with a substantial earth materials and construction materials testing practice in BC. Competes for materials testing scopes on major infrastructure projects and offers a one-stop alternative to Advance Testing's specialty.
• exp Services Inc. Large multi-disciplinary engineering firm with a significant materials testing and geo-environmental practice across Canada, including BC. Overlaps with Advance Testing on soils, concrete, and asphalt testing but delivers through a much broader portfolio of engineering services.
• Bureau Veritas Canada: Global testing, inspection, and certification firm with a Canadian construction materials testing practice. Provides comparable soil, concrete, and asphalt testing services under a TIC framework, but at a much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Levelton Consultants Ltd: BC-based engineering and materials testing firm providing soil, concrete, and asphalt testing for infrastructure and building projects. Direct competitor in the same regional market with overlapping service lines and CCIL-equivalent accreditation.
• Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd: BC-based independent construction materials testing laboratory offering soils, concrete, asphalt, and aggregate testing with field and laboratory services. Closest like-for-like peer given shared geography, similar service mix, and CCIL-style independent lab positioning.
• GeoPacific Consultants Ltd: BC-based geotechnical and materials testing consultancy serving construction and development projects in the Lower Mainland. Competes directly with Advance Testing on soils and aggregate testing for subdivisions and infrastructure projects.

Regional players

• Thurber Engineering Ltd: BC and western Canada geotechnical engineering firm with overlapping soils testing and field instrumentation services. Competes in the same Lower Mainland market for geotechnical and materials testing scope on infrastructure projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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