Burlinghams (Seed Analysis) Ltd is an independent seed testing company established in 1977. The company is licensed by the Defra to operate a Licensed Seed Testing Station in accordance with EEC Seed regulations and to test seeds for seed certification purposes in the following categories:- Cereals Grasses, Oil and Fibre, Legumes, Crucifers.

All personnel employed by the company are fully qualified Seed Analysts who are also qualified and licensed by the Defra as Crop inspectors and Seed samplers.

The company offers its facilities both to the seed trade and the farming community and presently services the seed testing requirements of both seed merchants and farmers in East Anglia and from may parts of the UK.

Much of the work undertaken by the company is non statutory work for information purposes or quality management. Many samples submitted to the station are for advisory germination or purity tests. The company is also TASCC accredited and is able to offer a range of tests directed at the assessment of grain quality which include nitrogen, protein and hagburg testing.