Industrial and environmental inspection, vendor inspection, technical assistance, non-destructive testing (NDT) and technical staffing for all type of industries.
The General Laboratory for Testing and Research (Laboratori General d’Assaigs i Investigacions, LGAI) is established in Barcelona as a public testing and research entity.
1986
Building of a new LGAI facility: a 60,000m2 multidisciplinary technological centre dedicated to product testing, research and certification.
2003
Privatisation of LGAI with its incorporation into the Applus+ Group as a division dedicated to testing and certification.
2006
Start of Applus+ LGAI activities in China, where it currently has materials -and IT- testing laboratories.
2009
Acquisition of ABAC, an engineering company dedicated to testing tools and processes.
2011
Acquisition of BKW, a leading materials-testing company and Airbus Tier 1 supplier with headquarters in the Bremen industrial cluster.
2012
Launch of the ‘Applus+ Laboratories’ brand to support the internationalisation of the Applus+ Group division dedicated to testing, engineering and product certification.
2013
New material testing laboratory dedicated to the oil & gas industry opens in Norway.
2014
Applus+ is listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
New electrical -and electronic- product testing laboratory set up in Saudi Arabia.
Applus+ sells its testing laboratories for agrifood and consumer products.
2015
Acquisition of Arcadia Aerospace Industries LLC, a US-based company specialising in NDT services and the development of automated NDT equipment for the aerospace industry.
2016
Accreditation as a testing laboratory and certification body for wireless products under the European Radio Equipment Directive.
2017
Acquisition of Emilab, a laboratory specialising in testing electric and electronic products. Emilab is located in Amaro, Italy.
Acquisition of AC6, a calibration laboratory located in Pamplona, Spain.
2018
Acquisition of Tunnel Safety Testing (TST), a laboratory specialising in fire tests in tunnels. TST is located in Asturias, Spain.
Acquisition of 3C Test, a laboratory specialising in Automotive EMC tests. 3C is located within the Silverstone Technology Park, in the UK.
Acquisition of DatapointLabs, a laboratory specialising in characterisation of materials for numerical simulation. DatapointLabs is located in Ithaca (NY), in the United States.
The General Laboratory for Testing and Research (Laboratori General d’Assaigs i Investigacions, LGAI) is established in Barcelona as a public testing and research entity.
1986
Building of a new LGAI facility: a 60,000m2 multidisciplinary technological centre dedicated to product testing, research and certification.
2003
Privatisation of LGAI with its incorporation into the Applus+ Group as a division dedicated to testing and certification.
2006
Start of Applus+ LGAI activities in China, where it currently has materials -and IT- testing laboratories.
2009
Acquisition of ABAC, an engineering company dedicated to testing tools and processes.
2011
Acquisition of BKW, a leading materials-testing company and Airbus Tier 1 supplier with headquarters in the Bremen industrial cluster.
2012
Launch of the ‘Applus+ Laboratories’ brand to support the internationalisation of the Applus+ Group division dedicated to testing, engineering and product certification.
2013
New material testing laboratory dedicated to the oil & gas industry opens in Norway.
2014
Applus+ is listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
New electrical -and electronic- product testing laboratory set up in Saudi Arabia.
Applus+ sells its testing laboratories for agrifood and consumer products.
2015
Acquisition of Arcadia Aerospace Industries LLC, a US-based company specialising in NDT services and the development of automated NDT equipment for the aerospace industry.
2016
Accreditation as a testing laboratory and certification body for wireless products under the European Radio Equipment Directive.
2017
Acquisition of Emilab, a laboratory specialising in testing electric and electronic products. Emilab is located in Amaro, Italy.
Acquisition of AC6, a calibration laboratory located in Pamplona, Spain.
2018
Acquisition of Tunnel Safety Testing (TST), a laboratory specialising in fire tests in tunnels. TST is located in Asturias, Spain.
Acquisition of 3C Test, a laboratory specialising in Automotive EMC tests. 3C is located within the Silverstone Technology Park, in the UK.
Acquisition of DatapointLabs, a laboratory specialising in characterisation of materials for numerical simulation. DatapointLabs is located in Ithaca (NY), in the United States.