How the NEW TECH LAB laboratory works
Many companies in the fire safety sector state that their products comply with European standards, but very few operate an in-house laboratory that verifies that compliance continuously, batch by batch. NEW TECH LAB has taken this approach for its certified product NTL GREEN, obtained from the regeneration of expired ABC extinguishing powder.
The technical requirements the powder must meet are set out in the EN 615:2009 standard — that article covers what the standard certifies in detail. Here we focus on a different angle: how the Skawina laboratory is organised to guarantee that compliance every day, not just on paper.
The laboratory operates within the company’s certified ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, integrated with the ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 environmental and energy certifications. This means it is not an isolated quality-control unit, but a node within the system that receives inputs (incoming batches of expired ABC powder) and produces verifiable outputs (the analytical reports that accompany every batch of NTL GREEN).
For a customer or partner assessing the reliability of the regenerated product, this distinction matters: a control infrastructure that runs every day, on every batch, is a different — and stronger — guarantee than a generic compliance statement.
Laboratory equipment and team expertise
The in-house laboratory is equipped with instruments dedicated to the physico-chemical analysis of extinguishing powders: calibrated sieves for particle size distribution, instruments for measuring hygroscopicity and moisture absorption, equipment for verifying mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP%) content, and systems for extinguishing-efficacy and environmental-compatibility testing.
This equipment is operated by technical staff trained according to the documented procedures of the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. These are not occasional tests outsourced to third parties, but checks carried out in-house, with specific expertise maintained and kept up to date over time.
The combination of dedicated equipment and qualified in-house staff allows NEW TECH LAB to run the full analytical package required for every batch without depending on external laboratories for routine checks, shortening verification times and keeping full control over the data generated at every stage of the regeneration process.
How samples are managed
The quality-control process begins with taking a representative sample from every incoming batch of expired ABC powder, before the regeneration process even starts. The sample is identified with a unique batch number, which follows it through the entire analytical pathway and is later linked to the outgoing batch of certified NTL GREEN product.
Once regeneration is complete, a second sample verifies that the final product meets all the required chemical, physical and extinguishing parameters before release to the market. Only batches that pass every check move on to packaging and sale as a certified product.
Every analytical result is recorded and linked to the batch number, making the data traceable at any later point. This traceability is integrated with the company’s BDO registration (no. 000141354) and with the waste-transfer documentation (KPO), ensuring that the entire path — from collection of the expired powder to the laboratory report — can be reconstructed for every batch produced.
Testing frequency and external verification
Laboratory control is not occasional sampling: every batch of NTL GREEN is analysed internally before release, with no exceptions. This approach is consistent with the continuous-improvement model required by ISO 9001:2015, which calls for systematic process monitoring rather than a single, isolated check.
Internal control complements — without replacing — the independent external verification carried out by the Keurmerk Institute, which issued the Green Certificate for NTL GREEN in 2023 and reconfirmed it in 2025, as reported in the article dedicated to the EN 615 standard published on the NEW TECH LAB website.
This two-tier approach — continuous internal control plus periodic external verification — is what allows NEW TECH LAB to guarantee that laboratory data does not remain an internal exercise, but finds independent confirmation over time.
FAQ — Questions about the NEW TECH LAB laboratory
It is the technical unit at the Skawina site that analyses every incoming and outgoing batch of ABC powder, using dedicated equipment and staff trained under the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
Calibrated sieves for particle size distribution, instruments for hygroscopicity, equipment for MAP% content, and systems for extinguishing-efficacy and environmental-compatibility testing.
Every sample is linked to a unique batch number, integrated with the company’s BDO registration (no. 000141354) and KPO documentation, so the product’s entire path can be reconstructed.
No. It complements the independent verification carried out by the Keurmerk Institute, which certified NTL GREEN in 2023 and reconfirmed it in 2025, without replacing that verification.
How to request the analysis report for an NTL GREEN batch
- Identify the batch
locate the NTL GREEN batch number shown on the supply documentation or on the label of the product received.
- Contact NEW TECH LAB
send a request by email to firma@newtechlab.pl or by phone on +48 535 566 519, stating the batch number.
- Specify the analyses required
indicate whether you need the full report or specific data, such as MAP% content or particle-size results.
- Receive the traceable report:
the team will provide the document with the analytical results linked to the batch number.
- Archive the document for audit purposes
keep the report for your internal reporting or ESG/quality due-diligence purposes.
NEW TECH LAB Sp. z o.o. — ppor. Mieczysława Majdzika 15/39-40, 32-050 Skawina, Poland | firma@newtechlab.pl | +48 535 566 519 | newtechlab.pl
