Toledo Testing Laboratory Associates, Inc. (TTL)
Toledo Testing Laboratory Associates, Inc. (TTL) as a premier, full-service environmental, testing, and geotechnical engineering firm with `in-house` certified laboratories and drilling services. TTL Associates, Inc. is dedicated to exceeding your expectations by providing quality, responsive, cost-effective environmental, geotechnical and materials testing services. We partner with clients to meet needs with superb technical expertise, while promoting our industry and its standard. We are committed to growing our company, providing personal growth and opportunities for our associates, and contributing to the betterment of our communities.
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- Business Type:
- Engineering service provider
- Industry Type:
- Monitoring and Testing
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
About Us
Established in 1927 as Toledo Testing Laboratory, TTL Associates, Inc. has grown to be a full-service environmental/health and safety, testing, and geotechnical engineering firm, serving private and public entities throughout the United States.
Established under the leadership of Thomas R. Uhler, P.E., CEO, as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), TTL is also EDGE certified by the State of Ohio. Today, TTL is led by Robert S. Ruse, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP, as president. TTL has grown to multiple locations throughout Ohio and Michigan, and maintains a branch office to serve the Federal Government in Washington, DC.
TTL’s staff includes certified industrial hygienists; professional engineers; professional geologists; hazardous materials managers and technicians; environmental microbiologists; AHERA building inspectors and management planners; lead-based paint inspectors and risk assessors; environmental project management analysts; certified roof inspectors; mold, asbestos and lead inspectors; environmental research scientists and technicians; drilling experts; and geotechnical engineers.
TTL’s staff is supported by a Certified Independent Construction Laboratory for Quality Construction Material Testing Services. In addition, TTL’s in-house asbestos laboratory is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
Our market segments include commercial, industrial, private, educational, retail, architectural, engineering, construction, developers, health care, hospitality, energy, and public entities including city, county, state and federal agencies.
TTL’s Management Team is “hands-on,” involved with your project from conceptual planning through completion, and is available to provide business solutions at any time.
Our team strives to be responsive, honest and committed to providing you with experience, manpower, resources and the equipment needed for a successful project.
Mission Statement
TTL Associates, Inc. is always dedicated to exceeding the expectations of our clients by providing quality, responsive, cost-effective environmental, geotechnical and materials testing services. We will partner with our clients to meet their needs by using our technical expertise, while promoting our industry and its standard. We are committed to profitability, growing our company, providing growth opportunities for our associates, and contributing to the betterment of our communities.
Business Principles
Strategic Planning
Risk Management
Sales & Client Services
Technical Expertise
Quality Service
Financial Management
Associate Relations
Safety
Teamwork & Communication
Business Values
Leadership
Urgency
Quality
Integrity
Commitment
Continuous Improvement
Growth
Community
Shared Values
Leadership
Effective leadership is necessary to achieve our vision to provide superior client service.
Urgency
We take time to understand our client’s goals and put our client’s satisfaction at the forefront of our daily activities to exceed expectations.
Quality
Quality is the foundation for building confidence and trust with our clients so we insist on excellence from our employees. This builds and develops a well-communicated quality management program.
Integrity
Integrity is the cornerstone of all our relationships. We never compromise our integrity. Our employees are expected to be ethical, honest, and forthright.
Commitment
Dedicated and highly motivated professionals make it happen. Our teams are selected, trained and rewarded for living our values.
Continuous Improvement
Formal planning and implementation of proven systems with innovation, continuously improves our quality.
Growth
Superior customer service accounts for our growth. We operate as an entrepreneurial organization that attracts, trains, and retains leaders who listen, think, reason and act with a sense of urgency.
Community
We invest our time and resources in activities that are beneficial and enhance our community, our clients and our employees.
History
Established in 1927 as Toledo Testing Laboratory, TTL Associates, Inc. has grown to be a full-service environmental, testing, and geotechnical engineering firm, serving private and public entities throughout the United States.
Established under the leadership of Thomas R. Uhler, P.E., President and CEO as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and is EDGE certified. TTL has grown to multiple locations throughout Ohio and Michigan.
Quality Assurance
TTL, an Independent Testing Laboratory (ITL), meets all the basic requirements of ASTM E329-93b, “Practice for Use in the Evaluation of Testing and Inspection Agencies As Used in Construction”. We are accredited to perform construction materials testing by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The Ohio Basic Building Code identifies TTL as an authorized, accredited agency. Additionally, our laboratory is validated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Our quality system, audit and review procedures are contained in the TTL Quality Assurance Manual. It meets the criteria of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N45.2 (1971) and provides assurance that tests or inspections will be performed in accordance with established and accepted procedures and criteria. This manual also details procedures to ensure TTL performs only tests that we are staffed, equipped and qualified to perform.
TTL is responsible for maintaining an effective quality control system. The quality control system consists of plans, procedures, and organization necessary to produce an end product, which complies with the contract requirements. The system covers all construction operations, both on-site and off-site, and is keyed to each proposed construction sequence.
