About STS

Our Mission

Since forming in 2000, our team has honed it’s specialization in in-house laboratory testing of sewer rehabilitation materials. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, STS has emerged as a leader in the CIPP liner testing industry.

STS is an accredited testing laboratory by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation for
performing Mechanical testing on plastics and plastic piping.
[click here to view Certificate of Accreditation]

Our main goal at Specialty Testing Services is to make CIPP liner testing procedures as simple and streamlined as possible for our clients, because we understand how valuable your time really is.

Key Personnel


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Johnny C. Woods Jr.

Operations Manager & Owner

STS Founder, Johnny Woods, has over 25 years of experience in the direct supervision of laboratory testing personnel and procedures.

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Raymond Woods


Materials Testing Manager

A University of Alabama graduate, Raymond has five years experience in specialty materials testing.

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Rob Anchors

Account Manager

Rob has over 30 years in construction management experience and also spent 15 years in the industrial equipment distribution industry. Rob’s knowledge and experience make him uniquely invaluable as our direct connection to our partners as account manager.