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NEWS & MEDIA

7 April 2009
> Inspectorate Australia (Kalassay) Wins 2 new Gold Contracts
Inspectorate has recently been awarded 2 multi-million dollar contracts, via its Australian geochemical assaying business; The Kalassay Group. The contracts were awarded by The Boddington Gold Mine Management Company (a joint venture...

11 March 2009
> Inspectorate Opens in Calabar
In line with its strategy for expansion in West Africa, Inspectorate is pleased to announce the opening of its new office and laboratory in Calabar.

Oil & Petrochemicals

Houston Technical Center

Located near the Houston Texas Ship Channel, the Houston Technical Center (HTC) is the nucleus of Inspectorate’s Oil & Petrochemicals testing facilities. It is here that every quality process and training program is evaluated and proven before use in the other 28 US laboratories in Inspectorate’s global network of laboratories. It is through standardisation of our laboratories that Inspectorate will be able to streamline its service and ensure reliability of results in all Inspectorate’s locations. 

The Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) improves efficiency, eliminates transcription errors and maintains data security and integrity. This web-based system gives Inspectorate customers unprecedented access to real-time results.

HTC provides the full spectrum of analytical and quality services including Crude Assay, Analytical and Inspection, Gas Chromatography and Technical and Research Support.

The HTC Laboratory is divided into three distinct work areas for quick turnaround times;

Physical Work Area – inspection-related, basic testing.

• Gravimetric analysis
• Manual Viscosities
• Color Property Testing
• Other physical property analyses

Physical/Analytical Work Area – automated testing & troubleshooting

• Distillation
• Flashes
• Stability Testing
• X-ray Sulphur Analysis
• Cold Property Testing

Analytical Work Area – trace level instrumentation

• ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer)
• AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrometer)
• ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometer)
• Sulphur by UV fluorescence
• Nitrogen by Chemiluminescence
• Microcoulometry

Contact us sales@inspectorate.com or call us on +1 713 944 2000