Notes to Editors
About LGC
LGC is an international science-based company and market leader in
analytical, forensic and diagnostic services and reference
standards. A progressive and innovative enterprise, LGC operates in
socially responsible fields underpinning the safety, health and
security of the public and the regulation of industry, for UK
government departments and blue chip clients.
LGC operates internationally through four divisions - LGC
Forensics, Life & Food Sciences, LGC Standards and Research
& Technology, which includes specialist laboratories delivering
contracts under the Department for Innovation, Universities and
Skills (DIUS) and supporting LGC's designated role as the UK's
National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalysis.
Our operations are extensively accredited to the
international quality standard such as ISO 17025. With headquarters
in Teddington, South West London, the LGC Group employs ca
1500 staff in 28 laboratories and centres across Europe and at
sites in India, China and the US. Privatised in 1996 and now
majority-owned by funds managed by LGV Capital, LGC was founded
almost 170 years ago as the Laboratory of the Government Chemist -
a statutory function maintained by LGC today.
Information contained in our news releases should be
considered accurate only as of the date of the release. The
contents may be superseded by more recent information we have
disclosed in later news releases, postings on the website or
otherwise. News releases may also contain forward-looking
statements based on the expectations of our management as of the
date of the release.
Journalists can contact LGC for further information through:
Deborah Gaskell, Group Communications Manager
Email: mailto:deborah.gaskell@lgc.co.uk
Direct tel: +44(0)20 8943 7563.
LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY
Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 7000; Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 2767