Welcome to UK Calibrations
UK Calibrations Limited, based in Leominster and Worcester provide national cover for all your hardness testing needs. Full service backup is provided on a regional basis and includes training, calibration, field service, in house repairs and as much advice and help as you need.
With the relevant standards under constant review, UK Calibrations can carry out all verifications to the latest requirements, both directly and indirectly, keeping you up-to-date and in conformance. As part of ZwickRoell Ltd. we can supply an extensive range of UKAS Indenters and UKAS reference hardness test blocks from a range of suppliers including ZwickRoell Indentec.
From August 2013, UK Calibrations became part of the Zwick Roell Group A world leader in materials and component testing, this move secured the future of the company and allowed access to the full range of ZwickRoell hardness testing machines and the expertise of other members of the group, including Indentec, a long established British manufacturer of hardness testers and other accessories. Indentec also have an in house design capability for special tooling and automatic systems.
In 2021, Austrian hardness testing machine manufacturer EMCO-TEST became part of the ZwickRoell Group. For over 65 years, EMCO-TEST has been known for innovative products in hardness testing. More than 50 employees work at the headquarters in Kuchl, Austria. EMCO-TEST specializes in the field of traditional hardness testing and offers a unique product portfolio.
"We are proud of our company's history and achievements, and because of our structure, we have the flexibility to respond quickly to customer requirement. Whether it is a breakdown, a compliance issue or a technical enquiry, our team of experts is available to help you".
UK Calibrations now supplies Shore machines and spares.

UK Calibrations now supplies the full range of ZwickRoell Analogue and Digital Shore testers and spares.
Shore Testers are devices for measuring the hardness of polymers, elastomers, and rubbers. We have many years of experience with this equipment and welcome your enquiries.
You can download product information covering the range that we support here for analogue and here for digital.
Read more: UK Calibrations now supplies Shore machines and spares.
Universal hardness tester for instrumented indentation tests
Instrumented indentation, also known as depth-sensing indentation or nano-indentation, is an increasingly popular method of measuring the mechanical response of a wide range of materials.
Find out more about the Universal hardness tester for instrumented indentation tests
Machine Demonstration
You've spent hours on the 'net researching the hardness testing system for your needs, you've perused the spec sheets and probably even spoken to a few distributors, If only you could take a few of your samples and spend time making sure the kit will do exactly what you want.
Test Blocks
UK Calibrations can now supply a full range of standard test blocks supplied with a UKAS accredited calibration certificate. If your requirements are not covered by our standard range, We can also supply custom made reference hardness blocks from material you supply.