Founded 2010
Element Materials Technology
London, England, United Kingdom
A UK-based testing, inspection and certification group whose global lab network runs mechanical, metallurgical, chemical, and non-destructive materials testing and product qualification for aerospace, transportation, energy, and building-materials manufacturers.
- Headquarters
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2010
- Website
- www.element.com
Notable facts
- Formed in November 2010 through a 3i-backed management buyout of the Materials and Testing division of Stork B.V., not a centuries-old firm itself even though some of its acquired labs have older roots.
- Roughly doubled in size by acquiring rival lab network Exova Group plc in April 2017 for about £620 million.
- Acquired by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings in January 2022 in a deal reported to value the company at about $7 billion.
- Reported around 7,000 employees and 270+ lab/office locations as of 2022, per Wikipedia's sourced company data.
- Corporate headquarters at 7 Southampton Street, London.
- Its Lloydminster facility is described by the company as a dedicated environmental, soil and water testing site; its Longmont, Colorado site offers environmental testing including thermal cycling, acceleration, and shock/vibration testing.
- Has grown mainly through acquisition of existing regional test labs across North America, Europe and Asia rather than single-site organic growth.
Testing categories
Sources. This profile is compiled from public reference data, WebSearch-verified againstsource 1 · source 2 · source 3. Data as of 2026-07-14. See methodology.
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