1 CELEBRATING 45 9 Celebrating 45 Years of Scientifi c Publishing
This year, International Labmate proudly celebrates its 45 year anniversary of providing scientifi c equipment manufacturers with platforms to market their products. The brainchild of Michael Pattison, the company has expanded and fl ourished into new markets and technologies.
After a number of years travelling the world and selling scientifi c instrumentation and advertising in the UK and USA, Michael Pattison decided to launch his own UK publication in order to connect laboratory instrument manufacturers, distributors and buyers. Labmate was produced out of Michael’s house in St Albans and was initially published in November 1974. The unique lead- based formula for the fi rst edition was a book of tear-out cards with 3 advertisements to a page, making it quick and easy for buyers to fi ll in the cards and post it directly to the advertiser for information.
The house in Sandpit Lane, St Albans, where Labmate was launched.
The original intention was to cater for the UK and Irish markets but this expanded and in March 1976 International Labmate was launched at Pittcon. The fi rst International Guide to Scientifi c Instruments and Chemicals followed and this thick, comprehensive guide, full of product information, news, technical articles and guide entries is now in its 43rd year. It is still one of the leading references for buyers in Europe and the Middle East.
In 1996 International Labmate was recognised with the Queens Award for Export Achievement.
After joining the business in 1989, Michaels’s son, Marcus Pattison, lost no time in launching his own publication and so “International Environmental Technology” was born in 1990.
Building on the strength of the founding publications, more and more journals were launched within the Labmate portfolio: Lab Asia (1994); Asian Environmental Technology (1996); Petro Industry News (1999); Measurement Analysis China (2003); Chromatography Today (2008).
Michael Pattison, Publisher.
The fi rst edition of Labmate, launched in 1974. Advertisers in this issue included Anachem, Techmate and Oxford Instruments.
International have always maintained a high profi le at major exhibitions. From l-r: staff and customers at analytica 2018, Arablab 2019 and Pittcon 2019
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