Industrial Inspection & Analysis Acquires Q-PLUS Labs

Industrial Inspection & Analysis Acquires St. Louis Testing Laboratories (SLTL)

December 8, 2020

Industrial Services

Industrial Inspection & Analysis, Inc. (IIA) has acquired St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc. (SLTL), a St. Louis-based commercial testing laboratory founded in 1929. The acquisition expands IIA's capabilities into destructive testing (mechanical, chemical and metallurgical testing) and strengthens its geographic presence in the central United States.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis Acquires Kova Engineering Ltd.

December 9, 2024

Industrial Services

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) has acquired Canada-based Kova Engineering Ltd., adding Kova’s lift inspection, NDT and certification capabilities and 15 Canadian offices to IIA’s footprint. The deal makes IIA the largest third-party lift inspection provider in North America and expands its engineering and inspection capabilities across multiple industries.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) Acquires Tribologik Laboratories

March 24, 2025

Industrial Services

Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA), a portfolio company of SRM Equity Partners, has acquired Tribologik Laboratories to expand its geographic footprint and add lubricant, fuel and coolant analysis capabilities. Tribologik, founded in 1984 with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation and lab locations in the Greater Chicago and Montreal areas, will join IIA’s network of 18 locations (including 11 laboratories).

Applus+ Acquires Reliable Analysis

October 2, 2020

Engineering Services

Applus Services, S.A. (Applus+) has acquired Reliable Analysis, a laboratory-based EMC, materials and component testing company, for approximately €67 million. The acquisition (from the founding family) expands Applus+ Laboratories’ footprint in China and North America and strengthens its capabilities in electric vehicle (EV) powertrain and EMC testing.

Industrial Inspection & Analysis Acquires Assets of Fail Safe Testing, LLC

September 1, 2020

Industrial Services

Industrial Inspection & Analysis, Inc. (IIA) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Fail Safe Testing, LLC, a national provider of fire hose, pump and ladder testing based in Manalapan, New Jersey. The asset purchase expands IIA’s Lifting Services capabilities and increases its presence with municipal and independent fire departments and other fire-service customers across the United States.

Applus+ Acquires QPS Evaluation Services Inc.

December 1, 2020

Industrial Services

Applus+ has acquired the entire share capital of QPS Evaluation Services Inc. from the company's founding partners. QPS is a Canada-headquartered product certification and testing specialist (133 employees; 2019 revenue ~€16m) that expands Applus+'s Laboratories division capabilities in electrical/electronics and hazardous-location product certification and broadens its North American and global footprint.