Northumbrian Water Scientific Services (NWSS) was established in 1991, under our former name, AES. Since that time we have built a reputation as one of the UK’s leading providers of analytical services.
As part of the Northumbrian Water Group, Scientific Services labs have decades of experience providing analytical testing services.
On these pages you’ll find a selection of information that you’ll find useful when working with us.
We are proud of our reputation for providing a high quality service. This reputation that has been built over decades.
We offer a range of services for analysing potable waters, wastewaters and effluents, air samples, and solids for a range of both chemical and microbiological tests
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We invest heavily in new systems & instrumentation to remain at the forefront of analytical technology, spending over half a million pounds each year to equip our laboratories with the best technology
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Our multi-disciplinary laboratory team comprises over 100 qualified chemists and microbiologists. They possess a wealth of experience operating in a regulatory and quality driven environment
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Correctly submitting your samples to our laboratories is an important first step in the analytical chain