Architectural Testing Relocates to Larger Facility in West Palm Beach, Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Architectural Testing (ATI) announces the opening of their new location at 2658 Electronics Way, West Palm Beach, Florida.  Designed to replace the company's Riviera Beach location, this larger, more capable test facility offers 20,000 square feet of indoor space with 24 feet of ceiling clearance, a 128' by 40' outdoor mock-up wall, state of the art equipment, as well as improved office space and conference areas. 

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ATI's West Palm Beach location (ATI-WPB) is one of 14 strategically placed full-service laboratories across the United States and Canada.  It currently offers the following test disciplines:  air, water, structural laboratory and field testing, impact and cycling testing, full-scale performance mock-up testing, as well as non-structural and structural roof uplift testing.  For additional information on performance mock-up testing, click here, or for more information on non-structural and structural roof uplift testing, click here. 

"We believe our new facility will further enhance the customer experience when working with us in South Florida," said Jeff McGovern, Director – Regional Operations for ATI. "Our close proximity to the Miami-Dade County Building Department allows ATI staff to meet face to face with Building Code Officials, thus improving the communication process during product approvals and maintaining the hands-on approach and guidance our clients have come to expect."

With two acres of space remaining on site, ATI's West Palm Beach facility looks to future growth opportunities including the addition of capabilities to offer wind-driven rain testing, uplift testing for structural metal roof systems, Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC) testing, Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC) testing, and thermal testing in accordance with the requirements of NFRC 102, AAMA 1503 and ASTM C1363.

Founded in 1975, Architectural Testing, Inc. (ATI) is a leading ISO/IEC 17025 accredited building products testing laboratory providing more than 2000 defined test protocols at one or more of its fourteen full-service laboratories. Whether at your place, our place or in the field, from Acoustics to Fire and everything in between, Architectural Testing is the total solution for evaluation, testing and certification. For more information, visit www.archtest.com.

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Jeff McGovern at 561-881-0020 or [email protected]

Contact: Jeff McGovern, Director – Regional Operations Architectural Testing, West Palm Beach, FL, 561-881-0020, [email protected]

SOURCE Architectural Testing