// COMPANY DOSSIER
Thermtest Inc.
Designs and manufactures instruments for accurate measurement of thermophysical properties (thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, thermal effusivity, specific heat) and runs a contract thermophysical testing laboratory. Products span laboratory instruments, portable meters and the Measurement Platform (MP) series; ~97% of revenue is exported.
📍 Hanwell, New Brunswick, CanadaEst. 2005✓ 86% first-party verified
// CLIPS FROM Thermtest Inc.
“what we're accustomed to here is well my father built it that way and his father built it that way”
“the issue is you want to catch this into design if you're catching this during construction it's going to cost you more”
“we have a new technology licensed from NRC to measure the R value non-destructively of low slope roofs”
“if the roof doesn't leak water it's fine”
“we've had builds that became 57 percent more energy efficient”
“to produce the wood from the raw material the full carbon portion is way smaller than any steel or concrete”
// LESSONS FROM Thermtest Inc.
Commission the building envelope early in design — catching defects in design is exponentially cheaper than fixing them during or after construction.
Third-party envelope commissioners are welcomed by contractors, not feared — they provide independent validation that protects everyone, including trades proud of their work.
The new energy code's air-leakage requirements mean building owners will need envelope testing on all new projects — subcontractors should price for this work now.
Selling high-performance building products in Atlantic Canada requires mindset change before product demonstration — the market defaults to 'my father built it that way.'
Mass timber conversations in Atlantic Canada are accelerating faster than any other market segment the Rothoblaas rep has seen — budget over-runs, not lack of interest, are the primary bottleneck.
Invest in passive house envelope quality first (R40-R50, airtight) before adding renewable energy systems — the envelope lasts 50-100 years while mechanical systems last 10-20.
// ON THE RECORD WITH
National Research Council (NRC)
Works with
Licensed non-destructive flat-roof R-value measurement technology from NRC Canada
// SELECTED PROJECTS
New 15,000 sq ft headquarters, Hanwell Industrial Park
CompletedOwner-occupier; relocated HQ and tripled production capacity
Move to 25 Millennium Drive, Hanwell completed Oct 2021; building uses insulated concrete form (ICF) construction with an R-25 envelope. Production area expanded from ~400-500 sq ft to ~3,000 sq ft. Corroborated by ONB Canada (Oct 6, 2021).
// KEY PEOPLE
// NOTABLE
Named 'Innovative Exporter of the Year' at the New Brunswick Export Awards (presented by Opportunities NB and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency).
SOURCE ▸Approximately 97% of revenue comes from exports; international hubs include Thermtest Europe (Veddige, Sweden), Thermtest Latin America (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Thermtest Asia (New Taipei City, Taiwan, launched 2021).
SOURCE ▸Workforce draws heavily on University of New Brunswick graduates and skilled immigrants (incl. via the Atlantic Immigration Pilot); company grew organically by reinvesting cash flow into R&D rather than external financing.
SOURCE ▸Building like this in Atlantic Canada?
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