The laboratory was originally part of the DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research). In 1982, the present 
laboratory manager, Jim Polaschek, was employed by DSIR to further develop the laboratory. Telarc registration was 
first obtained in 1984.

In July 1994, the laboratory was privatized and now operates as an independent entity, first under the name 
"Temperature Measurement Services", and now as "Thermocal Laboratory Ltd".

Telarc registration has been maintained and the temperature range for calibrations has been extended. With the 
reorganising and renaming of Telarc in 1997, the laboratory is now referred to as an IANZ accredited calibration 
laboratory.

The aim of the laboratory is to provide a service to industries and other organisations that require temperature 
measuring instruments to be calibrated. The laboratory can calibrate instruments from -40°C to 1050°C, using liquid 
calibration baths and a furnace. Reference instruments used are three platinum resistance thermometers and a 
platinum/rhodium thermocouple. The reference instruments are calibrated by a national standards laboratory.

The laboratory is committed to implementing procedures that are in accordance with good laboratory management practice, and that will ensure a high level of technical competence is maintained. The laboratory complies with International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005, "General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories".
	Jim Polaschek    BSc BE(Elect) Laboratory Manager