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Quickfit is a brand of laboratory glassware, produced under the Pyrex trademark and distributed through various fronts in differing countries; e.g. Corning in North America. A large percentage of the glassware makes use of ground glass joints.
The Quickfit brand is blown in Stone, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom and marketed through DWK in the United Kingdom. 'Quickfit' has become a genericized trademark for all ground glass. Whilst the ownership and name of Quickfit has changed numerous times, all genuine Quickfit glass is stamped with a Q, displaying the brand name, the word Pyrex and the part code.
Timeline
1923, James A. Jobling licensed to produce Pyrex branded glassware
1962, Quartz and Quickfit glassware goes into production at Stone
1970, Quickfit becomes a part of Jobling Lab Division
1973, Quickfit joins the Corning company
1982, Corning Laboratory Division becomes J.Bibby Science Products
1986, J Bibby Scientific Products becomes Bibby Sterilin
2005, Bibby Sterilin becomes Barloworld Scientific
2008, SciLabware is introduced
2011, Scilabware becomes part of the Duran Group
2015, Duran Group acquires & integrates WHEATON Industries Inc
2016, UK entities of WHEATON & SciLabware consolidate into new SciLabware
2017, Launch of DWK Life Sciences, SciLabware launches new branding
2020, SciLabware Ltd becomes DWK Life Sciences Limited
References
- ^ "Our History". SciLabware. Retrieved 17 December 2014.