01 · MATERIALS
Concrete, asphalt, soil & aggregate
Core laboratory and in-field testing organised around the decisions contractors and engineers need to make.
Open materials testing →Materials intelligence · since 1965TEST IT.
TEST IT.
KNOW IT.
BUILD WITH
CONFIDENCE.
Accredited material testing, site laboratories and engineering investigations for the infrastructure people drive on, build on and depend on.
Since 1965Six decades of materials testing
7 SANAS facilitiesAccredited nationwide laboratories
Southern AfricaNational + regional project support
SANASaccredited verification
FIELD → LABone testing partner
PROJECT READYresults → decisions
ROADLAB // MATERIAL INTELLIGENCElive visual
ASPHALT
Explore the material stack — from the sample in front of you to the decision your project team needs to make.
Subbase
Base
Binder
Surface
Mix + pavementtest focus
Binder / densitydata path
Road performanceproject outcome
Materials testingConcrete · asphalt · soil · aggregate
Site laboratoriesContainers · staff · equipment
InvestigationsGeotechnical · roads · forensic
Project intelligenceResults you can act on
Faster route to the right service
Don’t make engineers hunt through a giant website.
Roadlab’s capability is unusually broad. The redesigned journey turns that breadth into an advantage: start with the material or project problem, then move directly to the relevant tests, field services and enquiry route.
Explore all capability →02 · ON SITE
Mobile & project laboratories
Container labs, site testing stations, skilled staff and calibrated equipment for long-duration projects.
Explore site labs →03 · INVESTIGATE
Geotechnical & road investigations
Field and laboratory insight into ground conditions, pavement layers, borrow pits and road performance.
Explore investigations →04 · SPECIALISED
Forensic & advanced testing
Non-destructive concrete testing, FWD, IRI, GPR, gyratory compaction and other specialist technologies.
Explore specialised testing →Interactive Test Finder
Start with the material.
One click narrows Roadlab’s massive capability into a clear testing path. It is designed to reduce friction for first-time visitors while still giving technical buyers useful detail.
Suggested route
Proof at project scale
View project experience →Roadlab where infrastructure happens.
The redesign turns Roadlab’s field work into visible proof — major roads, renewable energy, site laboratories and material verification shown as project stories rather than scattered articles.
Renewable energy · materials testing
Koruson 1 Wind Farm
Plate load, CBR and ongoing field support for turbine foundations and access infrastructure.
Roads & bridges
N2 Wild Coast
National road network
Asphalt & pavement intelligence
Field sampling, FWD, profiling and laboratory verification.
Project laboratories
Testing where the work happens
Container and site laboratories configured to project scope.
Mining & energy
Quality assurance at scale
Materials insight across complex industrial and energy projects.
National reach
One Roadlab. A much bigger footprint.
The branch network is a competitive advantage. Make it obvious that a client can start in Germiston and still access Roadlab capability across South Africa and key African markets.
7
SANAS-accredited facilities
Africa
Regional project support network
Trust layer7 accredited facilities Level 1 B-BBEE Since 1965
Accreditation should sell confidence before the first call.
Roadlab lists SANAS-accredited laboratories in Bellville, Bloemfontein, Centurion, Durban, East London, Germiston and Mossel Bay.
Roadlab states it has maintained Level 1 status under the construction scorecard since 2019.
Long-running materials-testing experience for private, government and municipal infrastructure projects.
Conversion path
Build a testing brief ↗Know the material. Know the project. Start the right test.
Send Roadlab a better brief — material, location, project stage, urgency and required environment — so the first response can be useful.