Eurolab offers comprehensive footwear testing, inspection, auditing, advisory, training, and quality assurance services with meticulous attention to detail. This enables retailers, manufacturers, and importers to guarantee the safety, quality, and performance of their footwear and leather goods.
Eurolab's comprehensive capabilities in footwear and leather goods assurance, testing, inspection, and certification provide Total Quality Assurance to our clients. This approach allows for proactive evaluation of footwear throughout all stages of development and production, ensuring consistent product quality and expedited market entry. By testing the materials and components of the final product, along with a complete assessment of the shoe, we help ensure compliance with safety standards, reduce returns, enhance quality, and boost customer loyalty and satisfaction. Our accredited footwear testing laboratories are strategically positioned in key manufacturing regions, offering global support with localized solutions.
Assurance
In-house lab accreditation program for footwear
Fit assessments
Anti-mold solutions
Footwear consulting services
Testing
Our testing services encompass all types of footwear, from athletic and children's shoes to safety and high-end designer footwear. Eurolab is accredited to conduct physical, mechanical, and chemical testing to ensure the safety and performance of your products, including:
Physical performance testing:
Slip and flex cracking resistance
Sole bond adhesion, seam, and heel attachment strength
Color fastness
Assessment of components such as zippers and fasteners
Waterproof properties
Comprehensive shoe evaluations
Chemical testing:
Assessment of restricted and hazardous substances including Chrome VI, formaldehyde, banned azo dyes, DMF, and PCPs
Chemical Smart Screening
CPSIA compliance checks
GB compliance testing (for China)
Inspection
Working with an independent inspection and testing organization allows you to identify and address quality issues at the source, whether inspections occur before, during, or after production. Our inspectors are thoroughly trained to evaluate raw materials, craftsmanship, production status, quantity, and more, ensuring your sandals or handbags arrive without unexpected issues.
Certification
Eurolab’s Compliance Practitioners Initiative (CPI) offers a five-day training program for Certified Footwear Inspectors, covering essential knowledge in footwear inspection. Participants who fulfill course requirements receive a certification upon completion.
