Footwear: Quality Assurance and Compliance Services
Quality assurance, compliance and global market access services for the footwear industry
Our footwear testing laboratory has the capability to carry out a wide range of tests on footwear components, footwear materials and completed footwear.
Accurate footwear testing is essential to verify that a footwear product meets with legislation, wherever it is brought to market.
We use national, European and international directives, standards and test methods.
Physical-Mechanical Testing
- Completed shoes flexion
- Bonding strength
- Abrasion resistance of Outsoles
- Heel attachment strength
- Heel impact
- Bally flex
- Ross flex
- Colorfastness testing
- Seams strength
- Zippers, snaps, rivets and other components testing
- Lace testing
Chemical Analysis
- Chromium VI
- Aromatic amines
- Dyes that are carcinogenic and allergenic
- Blue colorant
- Organotin Compounds
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Extractable heavy metals
- Chlorophenols
- Flame retardants
- Toluene
- Nickel
- Dimethyl Fumarate
- Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylate
- PFOS
- Formaldehyde
- Phthalates
- Volatile substances
- Nitrosamines
- PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
- pH
Product Categories
- Adult Shoes
- Children Shoes
- Sandals
- Flip Flop
- Sport Shoes
Children’s Shoes
We are specialized in children’s clothing items and shoes, where we offer:
- Risk assessment
- Small parts testing
- Sharp points and edges verification