When an instrument needs calibrating, the practical questions are often local ones. Where is the laboratory? How quickly can we get the instrument there and back? Can someone come to our site if it can't be moved? For businesses across Sharjah's industrial areas, free zones and workshops, having an accredited calibration laboratory in Sharjah within reach changes how calibration is planned.
This guide covers what an accredited laboratory in Sharjah offers, what accreditation means for the certificates you receive, how turnaround works, and how to get instruments to the lab or have the lab come to you.
Where We Are
General Tech Services operates from Industrial Area 11, Sharjah, near the DHL Distribution Warehouse. The laboratory has served the UAE since 1998 and is the home of our accredited calibration work, alongside our product supply and technical services.
General Tech Services L.L.C Industrial Area 11 (near DHL Distribution Warehouse) P.O. Box 25898, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Telephone: +971 6 5436933
Calling ahead is a good idea for large or heavy instruments, or if you want to confirm the instrument type, range and expected turnaround before you travel.
What Accreditation Means for a Sharjah Laboratory
Anyone can call a workshop a calibration laboratory. Accreditation is what separates a verified laboratory from a claim. Our laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by EIAC (accreditation number LB-CAL-004) and ENAS (accreditation number NAL 240), which means two independent UAE accrediting bodies have assessed our technical competence, our methods, our reference standards and our traceability to national and international measurement standards.
For you, this shows up on the certificate: documented measurement uncertainty, traceable reference standards, and an accreditation number you can verify directly with the accrediting body. Our guide to how to get a calibration certificate in the UAE explains what a good certificate contains.
The 15 Disciplines Calibrated in Sharjah
One practical advantage of a broad laboratory is consolidation. Instead of sending different instruments to different providers across the emirate, a facility can cover most of its inventory in one place. Our accredited scope spans:
- Biomedical
- Dimensional
- Electrical
- Flow
- Force
- Gas analyser and detector
- Humidity
- Mass
- NDT
- pH and other instruments
- Pressure
- Sound
- Temperature
- Torque
- Volumetric
This breadth suits Sharjah's mix of manufacturing, building materials, food production, logistics, workshops and engineering businesses, where a single site often runs instruments from several of these categories. Explore the full range of calibration disciplines.
Turnaround Times
Standard calibration turnaround is typically two to five working days, depending on instrument type and current workload, with urgent and same-day options available for critical requirements. Heavily scheduled periods can affect timing, so it helps to plan ahead and tell us about any deadline when you send an instrument. For planning, see our guide to calibration frequency in the UAE.
In-Lab or On-Site: Which to Choose
Many Sharjah businesses can bring instruments to us, and a laboratory environment offers the tightest control for precision work. Other instruments are too large, too fixed or too disruptive to remove. That is where on-site calibration helps: we bring reference standards to your facility in Sharjah and across the UAE.
Broadly:
- Bring to the lab for portable, precision instruments such as multimeters, calipers, micrometers, gauges and small balances
- Calibrate on-site for fixed equipment such as furnaces, ovens, large scales, testing machines and installed process instruments
Our guide to on-site versus in-lab calibration helps you decide for each instrument, and our on-site calibration page explains the service.
Beyond Calibration: What Else Is Available Locally
Many customers use us for more than calibration. From the same Sharjah base we supply genuine instruments and tools from authorized brands, repair and service equipment such as drives and servo motors, and provide technical services including thermal imaging and live panel cleaning. For businesses that want a single accountable provider for measuring equipment, this reduces the number of vendors to manage. Explore the full range of services.
How to Prepare Before You Bring or Send an Instrument
A few simple steps speed up calibration and avoid delays:
- Note the make, model, serial number and measurement range of each instrument
- Tell us the tolerance or accuracy class you need to meet, if you have one
- Include any accessories needed, such as probes, leads, adapters and manuals
- Mention if you need as-found data before any adjustment
- Flag urgent items and any audit or project deadline
- Provide your asset or tag numbers so certificates match your register
Who We Calibrate For
Our Sharjah laboratory serves manufacturers, contractors, laboratories, workshops, food and beverage producers, healthcare facilities, utilities, and oil and gas and marine operations, along with engineering and maintenance teams that need traceable certificates for audits, tenders and quality systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is your calibration laboratory in Sharjah? We are at Industrial Area 11, Sharjah, near the DHL Distribution Warehouse, P.O. Box 25898. You can call +971 6 5436933 before visiting.
Are your certificates accredited? Yes. Our laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by EIAC (LB-CAL-004) and ENAS (NAL 240), and these numbers can be verified with each accrediting body.
How long does calibration take? Standard turnaround is typically two to five working days, with urgent and same-day options available for critical requirements.
Can you calibrate at our site in Sharjah? Yes. On-site calibration is available for fixed or hard-to-move equipment, in Sharjah and across the UAE.
Which instruments can you calibrate? Our accredited scope covers 15 disciplines, including biomedical, dimensional, electrical, flow, force, gas, humidity, mass, NDT, pH, pressure, sound, temperature, torque and volumetric.
Closing Thoughts
An accredited calibration laboratory in Sharjah shortens the distance between an instrument and a trusted certificate. With ISO 17025 accreditation under EIAC and ENAS, a broad discipline scope, clear turnaround, and on-site service when equipment can't be moved, Sharjah businesses can keep measuring equipment in date without managing multiple vendors.
To book calibration or ask about your instruments, reach out through the General Tech Services contact page or call +971 6 5436933.
