Cooper Research Technology
Cooper Research Technology Limited is a British manufacturer of high-performance civil engineering materials testing equipment, based in Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of laboratory testing equipment used for the investigation of the mechanical properties of materials used in road construction. While at the University of Nottingham in the 1980s, founder Keith Cooper designed a method of measuring and assessing the mechanical properties of asphaltic materials with the equipment known as the Nottingham Asphalt Tester, later superseded by the UTM-NU.
The company over the years designed and developed a range of materials testing equipment which includes gyratory compactors, and roller compactors to prepare and compact specimens, in addition to servo hydraulic and servo pneumatic universal testers, triaxial testers, fatigue testing systems and wheel trackers to perform standards.Areas of business
The company manufactures a range of equipment for testing asphalt, bitumen, aggregate, concrete, cement and soil, as well as general laboratory equipment. It also offers a United Kingdom Accreditation Service calibration service.
