Buy online direct from James Heal
For our customers in the UK and USA, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new online test materials shop. Take advantage of:
- fast delivery
- competitive prices and special offers
- secure online payment by card or PayPal
- variety of pack sizes
- over 40 years' experience in the supply of test materials
Global network
Buy your test materials from a James Heal Sales Channel Partner: for less hassle, locally available, customs-cleared stock, to maximise your investment
Quality assured
Two in-house laboratories to check every batch. Zero tolerance to non-conformance: product is not released unless it meets the specification.
Flexible pack sizes
Our extensive range means there will be a size suited to your level of testing. Pre-cut samples are available for a lot of our products, eliminating preparation time.
A local expert service
Fast, reliable supply of products - wherever you are in the world with James Heal's network of global Agents & Distributors. Same-day delivery offered by most.
Material range
AATCC Test Materials
A range of genuine AATCC test materials, for peace of mind that you're using the best.
Blue Wool Standards
For light and weathering fastness testing, our Blue Wools are individually dyed wool pieces, each with a different degree of fastness to light. We supply 'European' Blue Wool Standards for ISO 105-B08 from Deutsche Echtheitskommission, and American Blue Wools from AATCC.
Bursting Strength Test Materials
A selection of plain, reinforced and low-pressure diaphragms and verification foils. A range to test different pressures (including low pressure diaphragms) and to meet retailers' requirements.
Crocking Cloth & Cotton Lawn
Used in a Crockmaster (Crockmeter) to check the amount of dye transfer, following a dry or wet rub fastness test
Detergents
A comprehensive range of reference detergents, specified in many European and International standards, for colour fastness and shrinkage testing. Produced in-house by our own textile technologists, we can ensure that the composition and performance of products is fully compliant with the specifications.
Grey Scales
Grey Scales (Gray Scales) are used for assessing colour change and staining during colour fastness testing. Both scales are used for visual assessment to enable you to specify a rating from 1 to 5, with 5 being 'good' and 1 being 'poor'.
Makeweights
Makeweights, also known as 'ballast' or 'loading fabrics' are used to make up the load in washing, dry cleaning, dimensional stability, drying or durability tests. We supply cotton ballast, wool ballast and polyester ballast.
Martindale Test Materials
We make original Martindale test materials and consumables, recommended for use on this family of instruments
Multifibre DW
Multifibre Adjacent Fabric for a variety of Colour Fastness tests, manufactured by James Heal and woven in the UK
Multifibre LW
Multifibre LW Adjacent Fabric for a variety of Colour Fastness tests, manufactured by James Heal in the UK
Phenolic Yellowing
Assess the potential of 'yellowing' with our test kits, which include glass plates, impregnated test papers, control fabrics, polythene film and greyscales.
Photographic Standards
Use our standard, graded photographs - which are still widely used for the assessment of specimens in evaluating surface changes after testing.
Pilling/Snagging Materials
Valid test results are only generated if steps are taken to minimise all variables in the process, such as using branded James Heal pilling and snagging test materials