About Celnor

Celnor Group is made up of like-minded businesses with complementary service offerings in the testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) arena. Our member companies have been carefully selected to fit our vision and values and work together to provide customers with the critical data they need for sustainable, safe and compliant activities. To find out about becoming part of Celnor, click here.

Our vision and values

Our vision is to create a group of companies where customers and colleagues benefit from the intimacy and entrepreneurial approach associated with smaller companies, backed by the scale and ambition of a larger organisation. At Celnor, member companies work together to establish and share best practice, learning from each other’s strengths and setting a new standard for the sector. We provide opportunities for growth for our businesses and our people.

Our values are central to the way we operate, putting customers and colleagues at the heart of our ambitions and achievements.

  • Driven by customers
    The needs of our customers are at the heart of Celnor. We are flexible, innovative and determined to surpass expectations in terms of solutions and service.
  • Focused on people
    We empower our teams to run their businesses, working together to solve problems and deliver results. We support them with training, investment and a clear focus on the importance of work life balance.
  • Ambitious for growth
    We work as a team to build a business we can all be proud of, taking an entrepreneurial approach that rewards hard work and celebrates success.
  • Passionate about standards
    High standards are the norm at Celnor. From the quality of our science to the integrity of our business dealings, we care deeply about achieving excellence in all we do.
  • Thoughtful about our impact
    We see the impact of human activities on our planet every day in our work. We are determined to play our part in minimising that impact through our own actions and the work we undertake for clients.

Our approach to ESG

Celnor takes its environmental, social and governance responsibilities seriously. We help our member companies to develop and incorporate ESG practices into their operations, adding value to our business and to the wider society. Our sustainable, responsible business approach goes beyond financial performance. We focus on reducing our carbon footprint and managing waste to minimise our impact on the environment. We prioritise the welfare and development of our employees and support our local communities. Our culture is driven by our values and we ensure we comply with relevant legislation. We are committed to ensuring long term success for the Group whilst contributing to a sustainable future.

If you are interested in working with Celnor, or if you own a business that would fit well into the Group, please contact us.

Risk Management

Celnor Group offers professional and impartial consulting, helping organisations manage risk. This consulting is offered by Horsham-based Assurity Consulting.

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Safety & Compliance

We offer a range of independent, nationwide monitoring and analysis services to enable companies and organisations to remain compliant with health and safety, occupational health and hygiene legislation. Our teams of occupational hygienists under take regular workplace monitoring and sampling. We offer specialist air, water and asbestos surveys with in-house UKAS accredited laboratory testing and reporting.

The Group includes four well-established businesses: Watford-based Vintec Laboratories Ltd, Riverside Environmental Services Ltd, based in Kent and Birmingham, APEC Environmental, with bases in Newcastle, Chester, Sheffield, and Surrey and Uni-Safe Access, Atherstone, Warwickshire.

Read more about Celnor safety and compliance services here.

Built Environment

Our Built Environment sector focuses on the construction industry, supporting companies involved in road, infrastructure and building construction. We offer geotechnical and environmental consultancy to support the safe, sustainable development of land and property. Our teams will conduct site investigations including soil and groundwater assessments, and we advise on remediation strategies and materials management.

We have six member companies in this sector: Aitken Laboratories, specialising in soil sampling and testing; MATtest Site Services Limited, specialising in materials testing; Vision Survey, specialist land surveying services to the construction industry; Midlands-based GIP Limited; Brownfield Solutions Limited, based in Northwich and Bromsgrove; and A F Howland Associates, with bases in Norwich and Long Melford, Suffolk.

Read more about Celnor built environment services here.

Analytical Sciences

Testing, consulting and compliance for food, pharma, agriculture and industry.

Read more about Celnor analytical sciences services here.