At Thistle Scientific, we manufacture to help keep the world safe. For nearly three decades, we’ve worked alongside researchers worldwide designing and supplying custom-built laboratory equipment and exclusive products from trusted global partners. Our UK manufacturing roots, combined with an international network, allow us to deliver the reliability scientists need and the innovation they expect. Behind every product is a purpose. Each piece of equipment we make supports someone pushing the boundaries of discovery, from developing new therapies to protecting global health. Our job is to make sure they have the right tools to make it happen. And this always comes back to our mission is to give scientific researchers the resources they need to build a healthier, safer, and more sustainable future.

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Total Laboratory Services Ltd supply superior analytical laboratory equipment to the UK life sciences industry. Our skilled engineers have over 30 years of experience delivering some of the world’s finest analytical instruments to pharmaceutical laboratories, Universities, food producers and research institutions. We are the exclusive ERWEKA UK distributor, supplying high quality dissolution, disintegration and tablet hardness testers, along with other superior physical testing equipment. We’re also the Nuline UK distributor, supplying British manufactured, high-precision viscometers. Furthermore - we are a UK distributor for Centurion Scientific, the renowned British manufacturer of exceptional laboratory centrifuges. We also specialise in the IQ, OQ, PVT and repair of all dissolution and related analytical laboratory instruments, and are an official QLA UK distributor, providing spares and accessories across all dissolution brands.

Trespa® TopLab® We specialise in high-performing interior panels, engineered for durability, with market-leading sustainable composition. Emerging from a rich history in laboratory and scientific environments, Trespa® TopLab® specialises in creating durable, high-performing interior panels. With over 60 years of experience, we are a leading force in the development of high-quality, sustainable panel solutions. Trespa® TopLab® panels are designed to withstand the challenges of demanding environments, ensuring longevity, hygiene, and ease of maintenance without compromising on aesthetic appeal. Durability, performance, and design versatility make our panels ideal for spaces that require both functionality and style. Supporting you Returning to Lab Innovations for the third year, Trespa and recognised UK Premium Partner for the Trespa® TopLab® range, Performance Panels Ltd will be collaborating with an innovative and inspiring stand showcasing the scientific surface solutions of Trespa® TopLab®. By having a dedicated team of Trespa and Performance Panels representatives at the event, we are on hand to offer support and guidance for future laboratory projects where innovation and sustainability are of most importance.

UKRI Science & Technology Facilities Council innovation ecosystem at Daresbury Laboratory, on the Sci-Tech Daresbury Campus, turns deep tech ideas into impactful businesses by creating the conditions for them to thrive. We do this by providing access to world-class research facilities and expertise, a curated growth environment, and expert-led accelerator programmes. As part of UKRI and STFC, we are embedded in the UK’s science and innovation ecosystem. Every business we support can therefore plug straight into our powerful network of scientists, technologists, universities, industry connections, and funders from across the world, helping them scale faster, smarter and with more confidence. We are relationship-led, working in close partnership with high-potential businesses to understand their needs and reduce the risks of innovating and scaling at pace. By combining deep expertise with tailored, hands-on support, our offer empowers founders to scale their businesses with confidence. That’s why 90% of the businesses we incubate are still thriving in year five. We provide access to a wide variety of fully equipped specialist labs and unique, facilities, alongside the deep technical knowledge and expertise needed to supercharge R&D. With specialist consultancy, dedicated training, calibration and knowledge transfer offered as standard, our service is unrivalled – turning equipment into capability and giving founders the space to test, iterate and prove. Since our model is built around public value, not profit, we help science-led businesses access the infrastructure they need to truly accelerate growth.

Verder Scientific is a leading global provider of high-quality laboratory and analytical equipment, bringing together five specialist brands: CARBOLITE, ELTRA, QATM, RETSCH and MICROTRAC. • CARBOLITE delivers advanced high-temperature furnaces and ovens for research, materials science, and industrial applications. • ELTRA specialises in elemental analysers for precise carbon, sulphur, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen analysis in solids. • QATM provides cutting-edge solutions for materialography and hardness testing, supporting accurate material characterisation and quality control. • RETSCH is a global leader in sample preparation equipment, offering mills, crushers, and sieving technology for reliable analytical results. • MICROTRAC completes the portfolio with state-of-the-art particle characterisation systems, including laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering technologies. Together, Verder Scientific offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to sample preparation and analysis - supporting laboratories across industries with reliable, innovative, and precise solutions.

“For more than 50 years, the VICI companies have been a leading designer and manufacturer of components for precision analytical, biomedical, and biocompatible instrumentation. Companies under the VICI umbrella serve five continents with a diverse product line that includes liquid and gas valves, sample injectors and selectors, pneumatic and electric actuators, tubing, syringes, temperature controllers, gas generators, gas purifiers, and GC detectors. With over 150 state-of-the-art CNC machines, our instruments and components are manufactured to exacting standards. VICI produces a complete line of valves for analytical chemistry. We specialize in zero dead volume fittings and filters for the separation sciences. Our newest products include the C82 line of UHPLC valves, fittings that permit direct connection of 360 um tubing, the Universal valve actuator, and the C52 platform integrated HPLC injectors and selectors. Cheminert®️ UHPLC injectors, switching valves, and selectors are ideal for high speed, high throughput techniques which demand a valve and fitting system that minimize internal volume and eliminate dead volume. VICI offers UHPLC versions for nanobore and microbore applications. Also suitable for UHPLC is our The M Series pump, which is recommended for any liquid handling applications requiring accuracy and precision. It is particularly suited for applications with a wide range of volumes (which entail laborious syringe changes with other pumps) and for applications that benefit from the versatility provided when the pump is coupled with the available multi-position reagent selection valve”

Zematra offers an extensive range of analytical test instrumentation to be used in the (Petro)chemical, refining, lubricant, condition monitoring and marine industry. Our partners belong to the group of best known reliable brands in the industry. Next to the analytical instrumentation we offer a wide range of calibration materials, reference materials, consumables and general laboratory products. We have a great group of well trained technicians and we are also involved in important standardization bodies like ASTM, EI, CEN etc. This makes us one of The Most Reliable Partners in the Industry.