// 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.
// 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.
// 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.
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