Pullman Instruments (UK) Ltd.

Pullman Instruments: calibration and measurement instrumentation from Harrogate

Pullman Instruments (UK) Ltd. is a calibration and instrumentation company headquartered in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Its own presentation describes it as a calibration services market leader and states that it operates five branches, which it says give it coverage across the whole of the UK. The company reports close to 40 years of experience calibrating, servicing and supplying measurement instrumentation to industrial sectors.

Its activity combines accredited calibration work with the sale, repair and rental of measuring equipment, plus component and material testing. The company describes itself as a UKAS affiliate and says it works to industry standards and guidelines.

Calibration and on-site work

The core of the business is calibration. Pullman states that it provides dimensional and electrical testing both on and off-site, along with a full range of measurement equipment tested to standards that meet company compliance requirements. Its calibration coverage spans parameters including temperature, pressure, electrical, force and torque.

On-site services bring the company's in-house technical expertise to the customer's location anywhere in the UK. Pullman claims same-day testing and completion as part of this service. It has also announced high-precision RPM calibration for optical and contact tachometers, offered UK-wide.

Equipment supply, repair and hire

Pullman sells new instrumentation and states that it maintains close links with most calibration equipment manufacturers in the UK, which it presents as the basis for competitive pricing and availability. The brands listed on its site include Ametek, Chauvin Arnoux, Comar, Comark, Crystal Pressure, Fluke, Kern, Kimo, Martindale, Megger, Metrel, Norbar, Rmoni, Rotronic, Sauermann and Sauter.

Repairs are handled in-house and extend to circuit board level, using approved components and tools. The company also runs an equipment rental service covering dimensional, mechanical and electrical measurement instruments, with examples such as pressure calibrators, pressure gauges, PAT testers, relay and high-voltage cable test sets, light and sound meters, earth testers and CATs.

Component, material and environmental testing

Testing is presented as central to the company's work. It offers component and material testing, and a specialist environmental service that includes supply and hire of environmental chambers. The product testing portfolio covers temperature and humidity, thermal shock, temperature cycling and salt mist testing.

Sectors served

The company lists rail, manufacturing, utilities, HVAC, medical, pharma and aerospace among the sectors it addresses. Its site also highlights work for the UK transport sector and for the NHS, where it provides calibration, sales, repair and hire services. It describes having calibrated and supplied instrumentation for refineries, boiler houses, railways, laboratories, hospitals and factories.

Branches and contact

Pullman Instruments operates from its head office in Harrogate and, according to its own description, from five branches in total. The site's locations section does not detail the individual branch addresses in the material available.