Labconco Corporation
Labconco Corporation manufactures laboratory equipment, specializing in ventilation products such as chemical fume hoods and blowers, ductless fume enclosures, balance enclosures, HEPA-filtered biological safety cabinets (BSCs), clean benches, glove boxes, and laboratory animal research enclosures. Other product lines include glassware washers, forensic enclosures, centrifugal concentrators, lyophilizers, evaporators, and water purification systems. Custom designed products are also available. Labconco employs more than 200 associates, every one taking pride in providing outstanding customer service. Labconco is ISO 9001:2008 certified, one measure of its commitment to quality and consistency in design and manufacturing. Through a worldwide network of distributors, Labconco serves a variety of laboratory customers around the globe, including universities, research centers, hospitals and government agencies.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Laboratory Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1925
- Employees:
- 101-1000
Our Story
Labconco has a long history that started humbly—in a garage.
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, 1925. Ralph Callaway, a salesman, stopped by Philip Goldfisch’s garage. He needed his car battery repaired. An unusual contraption in the back caught Ralph’s eye.
Phil had a knack for invention. He was working on a long metal pipe that held round bottom flasks for a local grain laboratory to remove acid fumes. The process was known as Kjeldahl nitrogen determination.
The salesman and the inventor formed a partnership named Laboratory Construction Company. Their mission—to build and sell Kjeldahl apparatus to the numerous milling companies in the area.
Early years were lean, but the company survived an...
Early years were lean, but the company survived and added new products. Carts. Tables. Goldfisch Fat Extractors.
In 1939, Ralph’s son, Redman, joined the business. During his 60-year career, his brand of building relationships, serving customers and caring for people helped the company thrive.
In 1957, Labconco, as we came to be called, outgrew the garage and moved to our present headquarters in south Kansas City. The modern era began.
We expanded from agricultural labs into other scientific markets. In the 1960s, Labconco introduced a series of fume hoods. They were lined with durable molded fiberglass, a signature feature still found in our Protector Premier line. Other equipment made with molded fiberglass, such as glove boxes, quickly followed.
Along the way, we established enduring relationshi...
Along the way, we established enduring relationships with laboratory supply dealers. They expanded our geographic reach and passed along product ideas suggested by their laboratory customers.
Many of these ideas came to fruition. In 1969, a glassware washer. In 1974, freeze dryers. In 1976, biological safety cabinets. In 1984, water purification systems.
In 1989, we acquired Buchler Instruments, and with it, the expertise to add evaporators and centrifugal concentrators. Our product lines were expanding and becoming more diverse.
Labconco stays the course with our mission to make superior quality laboratory equipment. More recently, a first of its kind—Purifier Axiom Class C1 Biosafety Cabinet—became another example of our commitment to innovate for science.
Today we stay close to the core values that Redman Callaway instilled in us—we care about our customers, superior quality and our people. That’s what grounds us and keeps us growing.
We promise to do the right thing. For more than 90...
We promise to do the right thing. For more than 90 years, in every decision and product we make, our goal has been to take the best possible care of the people who depend on us. We hold ourselves accountable to doing the right thing, the right way.
Every piece of laboratory equipment we make is a work of dedication. A shield of protection. We take genuine pride in making it the best it can be.
What can you expect from Labconco?
Real people when you call our office or chat online. No endless phone menus. No automated chat responses. You get a person, ready to focus on you.
Vast knowledge. There’s longevity at Labconco. People here have accumulated years of experience and product knowledge. We can help you find answers, solutions. We’re happy to share our expertise.
Tested and true. We promise to never overstate a product's level of performance or safety. Everyone tests their equipment to confirm it meets industry standards for lab, operator and environmental safety. The Labconco difference? We share the test results with you.
We promise to be friendly, knowledgeable and transparent - qualities you can expect from a company that cares.
We stand by our promise.
Labconco makes some of the best laboratory equipme...
Labconco makes some of the best laboratory equipment in the world. We’re not in business to be average. Our aim is to excel at meeting our customers’ needs.
Our equipment shields scientists from harm, protects evidence that solves crime and enables life-saving research. It’s a responsibility we take seriously. Safety, quality and performance are everything. We don’t leave anything to chance.
People are depending on us. There’s no more powerful motivation.
The quality of our products is the measure of our ability to fulfill our vision of protecting people and the scientific process. It’s a team effort that calls for higher standards, constant vigilance and endless curiosity.
Our core values reflect our vision and philosophy.
We care about our customers. Taking care of customers is how we take care of business. When they choose our equipment, it should work the way they need it to. We go above and beyond to ensure it.
We care about quality. In every department, at every level, every Labconco associate feels a sense of pride in doing their best to deliver the best laboratory equipment.
We care about our people. To us, Labconco means family. We believe in treating each other with the same care and attention we give our customers. It's our people who make our equipment great.
Here at Labconco, we’re extraordinarily vigi...
Here at Labconco, we’re extraordinarily vigilant about our commitment to sustainability in product usage, product content and business operations. From sourcing raw components to well after the product's useful life, we carefully consider our impact on the environment. Our equipment is uniquely designed for efficiency, including some of the building blocks that make zero net energy labs and other high energy efficiency lab projects possible.
Our Environmental Mission
Labconco’s environmental mission guides us to be good stewards of the Earth. We’re committed to improving the social, economic and environmental well-being of our community. Our green dedication is wide-reaching–we build sustainability into the products we ship globally, and we use sustainable practices in our offices and on our factory floor.
- We care about what our customers care about – sustainability is important to us
- We design products to use energy, water and other resources more efficiently
- We foster environmental policies
Labconco is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. Laboratory construction or renovation projects that use our fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, or glassware washers can earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits for sustainability.
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Lab Design
Labconco's Echo and Airo Filtered Fume Hoods and high efficiency XStream Fume Hoods make it possible to reduce the energy consumption of a laboratory to less than its dedicated renewable energy sources can produce. Designing a ZNE lab building is a challenging energy balancing act for architects, engineers and lab planners, but these incredibly energy efficient buildings are critical to the future of our environment.
ZNE buildings are moving into the mainstream. In 2016, there were only 53 ZNE buildings in existance, but by 2019 nearly 600 ZNE projects were completed in a single year.
Fume Hood Sustainability
The average fume hood uses as much energy as an entire American household (EPA), but containment-enhancing features allow Labconco’s energy-efficient hoods to operate safely at drastically reduced face velocities. A savings of between 45% and 85% of your laboratory’s tempered air can be achieved – and using less air volume means your lab can use smaller air handling equipment and waste less energy.
- Unique patented design drastically lowers energy cost
- Built with over 40% recycled materials
- Shipped in sturdy recycled packing materials and reusable pallets
Filtered Fume Hood Sustainability
See how you can save as much as $7000 a year in energy per fume hood (Richardson et al).
Where appropriate, filtered fume hoods can take energy efficiency to another level. They play a central role in creating 'zero net energy laboratories' as well. Filtered fume hoods do all of this for the environment.
- Recirculate 100% of tempered air – no exhausting outside
- Reduce energy costs with an integral blower
- Manufactured with materials containing up to 54% recycled content
View Filtered Hood Sustainability
Biosafety Cabinet Sustainability
Purifier Logic+ and Axiom Biosafety Cabinets use at least 60% less energy and emit far less heat than comparable cabinets.
- Lifetime energy savings average more than $2000 per BSC
- Made with 57% recycled materials
- 95% of materials can be recycled after the product's useful life
- Shipped in sturdy recycled packing materials
See how innovations made at Labconco are raising the bar for BSC energy efficiency.
Pre-consumer and post-consumer waste reduction
We reduce pre-consumer waste by recycling steel and other scrap materials generated during manufacturing. We reduce post-consumer waste too, by shipping our products in carefully selected, sturdy recyclable packaging.
As a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), we measure the recyclable content of our equipment using USGBC equations. Our fume hoods, biosafety cabinets and glassware washers are built to required specifications “such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial content' constitutes at least 40% of their total materials. And their recyclable content is at least 70%, figured as a percentage of finished product weight (LEED Program by USGBC).
The LEED program: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The primary tool used by the building industry to create sustainable (green) buildings is the LEED rating system, which was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. The LEED program promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
U.S. Green Building Council membership
As a member of the USGBC, Labconco is committed to expanding sustainable building practices. Laboratory construction and renovation projects that use Labconco products can earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points for sustainability. Buildings that use equipment made with recycled content reduce the environmental impact of the extracting and processing virgin materials.
USGBC is an active non-profit composed of more than 13,500 organizations from across the building industry that work to advance environmentally responsible structures which are profitable, healthy places to live and work.
The goal of the USGBC is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. Members include building owners and end-users, real estate developers, facility managers, architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, product and building system manufacturers, government agencies, and other nonprofits.
How do I place an order?
- Phone: (800) 821-5525 (7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Central Time)
- Mail: 8811 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64132
- Fax: (816) 363-0130
- Contact Labconco's GSA Coordinator
- Online: Products on GSA contract can be ordered at GSA Advantage!
See the official GSA Schedule Ordering Procedures for detailed guidance.
Outside of these GSA contracts, Labconco sells through laboratory products distributors. Government customers are free to contact any authorized distributor for price quotes or to make a purchase. The distributor will determine the price. Any GSA pricing quoted by Labconco is for direct purchase only and does not apply to sales through distributors.
NOTE: The “Shopping Cart” function here at Labconco.com cannot be used for GSA contract orders. Please use one of the methods listed above. Labconco accepts Government Purchase Cards.
Standards and Certifications
Labconco is committed to maintaining the highest standards and professional certifications attainable in the industry.
Labconco is an ISO 9001 certified company which prides itself on the quality of our people and products. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established ISO 9001:2015 as a family of standards that state generic requirements for instituting a company's quality management system. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 147 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. ISO 9000 certification is voluntarily pursued by companies, such as Labconco, desiring to continually improve their quality.
Many of our products carry CE Marking signifying electrical conformity for use in the European Community. The CE mark indicates a product conforms to all safety and other directives/specifications presently required by the Council of European Communities. Present rules require that products meet electrical safety requirements set for laboratory equipment and also pass rigorous electromagnetic emissions testing (interference signals being output by the product) and electromagnetic immunity testing (the product should not respond to outside electromagnetic interference signals).
Labconco products adhere to ETL Testing Laboratories standards. This designation is recognized by OSHA as meeting the same requirements of a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). For more information on ETL, visit its website at /www.intertek.com.
All Labconco Class II Biological Safety Cabinets are NSF Standard Number 49 compliant. The NSF International is an independent organization that acts as a neutral agency serving the consumer, government and industry in developing solutions for problems pertaining to public health and the environment.
Established in 1976, the NSF Standard Number 49, entitled Class II (Laminar Flow) Biosafety Cabinetry, established minimum materials, design, construction and performance requirements for Class II biohazard cabinets including the quality control tests which the manufacturer must perform on every unit, and the certification tests to be performed in the field. In addition, its policy established requirements for initial testing and periodic retesting of cabinets by the NSF International Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and annual unannounced audits of the manufacturer’s facility.
