VERDER Scientific Division Looks to Global Expansion

The Dutch technology group VERDER has strengthened its international business activities with the expansion of its product portfolio to include high-temperature material testing and physiochemical analysis.

The VERDER Group consists of two main business units - Liquids (positive displacement pumps) and Scientific (laboratory equipment). With more than 800 employees and subsidiaries in 19 countries the group generates an annual turnover of 160 million Euros. The core of the Scientific Division which has been built on renowned companies such as Retsch and Retsch Technology has now been extended by Endecotts Ltd., Eltra GmbH and Carbolite Ltd. Dr. Juergen Pankratz was appointed Director of the VERDER Scientific Division.

Eltra, now located under the same roof as Retsch in Germany, is specialised in elemental analysis of organic and inorganic materials such as coal and steel. Carbolite is a leading manufacturer of high-temperature furnaces for a variety of applications in industrial laboratories as well as in science and R&D. Uniting the companies under the umbrella of VERDER Scientific produces synergetic effects for all parties. These latest acquisitions has consolidated the VERDER Group’s position as a leading supplier of system solutions for sample preparation and analysis of solids. The group provides a global network of subsidiaries offering competent customer support.