20 August 2009 

Lab M has established its international reputation with the help of discerning distribution companies and is now celebrating 20 years with Finnish partners, Labema Oy. Together, Lab M (Bury, UK) and Labema Oy (Kerava, Finland) have brought quality microbiological diagnostic products and dehydrated culture media to laboratories across Finland and Estonia.

Colin LeGood, Lab M’s Sales & Marketing Manager, said, “Our partnership with Labema has been fundamental to Lab M sales in northern and eastern Europe. Labema is a family company and well known for its personal but highly professional approach, which sits well with Lab M’s own business ideals. The past two decades have seen Labema expand its business from Finland, across Estonia and into Russia and beyond. We look forward to helping the company build on that success in future.”

Juhana Riskala, Labema Oy’s Managing Director said, “Labema’s reputation is built upon the quality and reliability of the products we bring to our customers. Lab M is one of our major suppliers and is well known for its excellent ranges of microbiological culture media and the standards it maintains. Its chromogenic media range, for instance, is a fine testament to the expertise that Lab M brings to the industry.”

Founded in 1989, Labema Oy established a relationship with Lab M early in its history. Since then, the partnership has gone from strength to strength.

Image: (Left to right) Veronica Ponnuthurai, Export Sales Manager, Lab M; Juhana Riskala, Managing Director, Labema Oy; Leah Keay (back), Customer Services Manager, Lab M; Maija Riskala, retiring Managing Director, Labema Oy; Colin LeGood (back), Sales & Marketing Manager, Lab M; Colin Goodwille, Chairman, Lab M.