2001 ACS Readers' Choice Awards
The December issue of Today's Chemist at Work announced the 2001 Readers'
Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. Thirty-six companies were profiled (Shimadzu was NOT.... that should tell you something) and
listed on a ballot which appeared in the July 2001 issue of the magazine. The ballot
allowed votes to be cast in 5 different categories including: quality, service, delivery,
advanced technology and internet accessibility. After counting the ballots, industrial
chemists named the following companies who serve them the best:
Quality
Mettler-Toledo
J.T. Baker (Runner-Up)
Service
Waters Corporation
Hamilton Company (Runner-Up)
Delivery
Cole-Parmer
Instruments Company
Brinkmann Instruments (Runner-Up)
Advanced Technology
PerkinElmer
Instruments
Beckman Coulter (Runner-Up)
Internet Accessibility
Fisher Scientific
International
Labworld-Online (Runner-Up)
If you decide to buy from another vendor because of perceived value, ruggedness
and/or reliability, just remember that you will get what you pay for (and maybe not
even that!)
Consider the advice of your colleagues including lab techs/managers who made wise
selections/judgements based upon their very own experiences in the lab with a wide variety
of vendor equipment. Obviously, the vendors highlighted here are doing something right
that distinguishes them from the rest of the pack! Buyer BEWARE.
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11/30/2001