With locations in the United States, China, Australia, Indonesia, and India, we are well positioned to make sure your products – including plumbing and mechanical products, drinking water system products and components, solar heating products, swimming pool components, electric and gas appliances, building materials, disinfectants, and more – are efficiently tested, evaluated, certified, and accepted. The IAPMO Group understands the importance of “speed to market” and tailors turnaround times to meet almost any deadline, never compromising the quality of our services nor the strength of our certification marks.
Backed by more than 80 years of IAPMO experience, IAPMO R&T Lab is a trusted name for independent testing, research, and technical services in the plumbing, mechanical, water chemistry and filtration industries. IAPMO R&T Labs are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 and are capable of testing to more than 400 standards as well as providing special services such as Research and Development, training, quality assurance, failure analysis, and witness/field testing.
IAPMO EGS is a trusted name for independent testing and listing for plumbing, pool, spa, bathtub and food equipment industries. IAPMO EGS is committed to providing quality testing and listing services at competitive rates in a timely manner. Our knowledgeable staff will work with you to ensure that testing and listing project is being handled efficiently, helping to get your product to market faster.
The IAPMO Institute of Building Technology (IBT), a division of IAPMO R&T Lab, was formed to provide testing and consulting services to the building products industry. IBT is staffed with veteran engineers and professionals with decades of experience in the testing and construction business. IBT is capable of testing a variety of products for the construction industry and offers services such as Research and Development, training, quality assurance, failure analysis and witness/field testing.
The IAPMO R&T Lab in Guangzhou was opened to provide manufacturers on the western Pacific Rim a trusted name for independent testing, research, and technical services in the plumbing industries for North America. IAPMO R&T Labs are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 and committed to providing quality testing services at competitive rates in a timely manner at our facility in China. We offer one-stop testing for fast track listing in the U.S., Mexican and Canadian markets.
Based in Melbourne, IAPMO Oceania is accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ). IAPMO Oceania personnel have extensive knowledge and experience in the business of certifying products in both the water and gas industry sectors. This places IAPMO Oceania in a commanding position. IAPMO Oceania certifies plumbing and drainage products to use the WaterMark™ to meet regulatory requirements, and the OceaniaMark™ and GasMark™ product certification schemes to Australian and International Standards.
IAPMO Indonesia offers product testing and certification services based on SNI, US/Canadian, SASO, Australia standards, and more. Certification categories include plumbing products, building materials, food equipment, ecolabeling, and many more.
IAPMO India makes product certification services available to all manufacturers, domestic and foreign, provided their products comply to the minimum requirements of the applicable IAPMO India codes and standards chosen by manufacturers for their products. IAPMO India has also introduced a special scheme of Testing & Certification of disinfection products with a certification mark awarded by IAPMO India.
Located in Monterrey, this lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by ema entidad mexicana de acreditación, a.c. (ema) and approved by the Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA). This physical presence in the country allows us to further understand the complexities of the Mexican market and provide the company with resources to expedite products to market with prompt certification—a critical factor for manufacturers.
IAPMO R&T is North America’s premier plumbing and mechanical product certification agency. It is accredited by American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and entidad mexicana de acreditación, a.c. (ema) along with recognition by Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA). IAPMO Marks of Conformity are widely recognized and represent the highest degree of integrity in showing compliance with established codes and standards.
IAPMO’s Water Systems Certification Program provides the utmost confidence to regulators, inspectors, manufacturers, distributors, installers, engineers and the public that the products have been tested and certified to the applicable standards.
The ASSE Product Listing Program is an ANSI- and SCC-accredited third-party certification body with a strong focus on backflow prevention and thermostatic mixing. ASSE certified products are tested by qualified laboratories to strict performance requirements of product standards, and certified in a manner that is impartial, balanced, informed, and rigorous. The ASSE Seal is proudly displayed on thousands of devices and assemblies throughout North America.
Uniform ES is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) per the ISO/IEC Standard 17065, Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services. This means that building products, materials and designs bearing the Uniform ES mark of conformity are trusted for their conformity and workmanship by contractors, inspectors, architects, engineers, officials, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
SCB (Systems Certification Body) is an ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)-accredited third-party certification body that provides management system certification, compliance, and auditing services for a wide variety of industry sectors. SCB is a true partner in obtaining quality, aerospace, environmental, health and safety, and information security management systems certifications as simply and pleasantly as possible. SCB is customer-focused, attentive, and adaptive to needs — regardless of your company size.
IAPMO EGS is a trusted name for independent testing and listing for plumbing, pool, spa, bathtub and food equipment industries. IAPMO EGS is committed to providing quality testing and listing services at competitive rates in a timely manner. Our knowledgeable staff will work with you to ensure that testing and listing project is being handled efficiently, helping to get your product to market faster.
Based in Melbourne, IAPMO Oceania is accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JASANZ). IAPMO Oceania personnel have extensive knowledge and experience in the business of certifying products in both the water and gas industry sectors. This places IAPMO Oceania in a commanding position. IAPMO Oceania certifies plumbing and drainage products to use the WaterMark® to meet regulatory requirements, and the IAPMOMark® and GasMark® product certification schemes to Australian and International Standards.
IAPMO Indonesia offers product certification services based on SNI, UPC, SASO, Australia standards, and more. Certification categories include plumbing products, building materials, and other products, such as tableware, cookware and water treatment equipment. Standards of practice, such as the Indonesian National Standard, SNI 8153:2015, Plumbing Systems for Buildings help mitigate risk and assure safe, healthy drinking water and sanitation.
IAPMO India makes product certification services available to all manufacturers, domestic and foreign, provided their products comply to the minimum requirements of the applicable IAPMO India codes and standards chosen by manufacturers for their products. IAPMO India has also introduced a special scheme of Testing & Certification of disinfection products with a certification mark awarded by IAPMO India.
Product certification is essential in the plumbing industry — it helps protect the public’s health and safety. Third-party certification agencies ensure the products that bear a certification mark have met the industry standards and plumbing codes that include critical safety requirements.
As a result of its unprecedented full accreditation and approval, IAPMO R&T has for many years been able to successfully offer certification services for flushometer-valves, bath-shower valves, showerheads, toilets, and fill and flush valves for toilet tanks manufactured for installation in Mexico.
To a novice, testing and certification may be perceived as something that only requires a few tests. However, when taking a deep dive into drinking water standards, you discover that there is a world of testing that the average person would never assume is done on these products.