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With over 80 years of experience dedicated exclusively to innovative water purification systems.
We are leading specialists in the engineering, service and support sector for water purification systems. Dedicated to the research and design of innovative products and solutions, we work closely with leading laboratory equipment companies to customize and develop solutions to meet specific requirements.

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The story of ELGA:

 
1930 - 1970
1937 - Founded by Walter Lorch, the company began by importing household appliances from Germany for resale in the UK.
1955 - The "Top-it-up" was introduced in 1955 to purify tap water used for household irons and featured a cartridge deionizer with ion exchange resins that extended the life of the irons.
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1959 - ELGA LabWater moves to Lane End, Buckinghamshire (UK)
1960 - ELGA collaborates with the London School of Pharmacy to develop its first products for the hospital market, laboratories and industry in general.
 
1970 - 1990
1979 - ELGA opens the School of Water Sciences, where Walter Lorch publishes "The Handbook of Water Purification". The Lorch Foundation is established to support, encourage and ensure the continuity of future research by students interested in water science.
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1986 - ELGA receives its first ever patent for water purification devices incorporating ion exchange technology and resins .
 
1990 - 2000
1990 - ELGA creates the first small laboratory water purification system box using UV photo-oxidation .
1992 - The PureSure® method is a two-bed ion exchange process that provides interstage resistivity monitoring, which allows for the retention, through a secondary cartridge, of any impurities released following the exhaustion of a primary cartridge. Real-time TOC monitoring is also introduced.
1995 - The first water purification product specifically designed for the clinical diagnostic market is introduced under the name MEDICA ®
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1998 - ELGA introduces Recirculating EDI , which extends the life of the EDI battery. This technology was first used in the PURELAB Option-E5; it is now used in our latest PURELAB Chorus 2+ and in our EDI MEDICA products .
 
2000 - 2010
2000 - ELGA became part of what was formerly Vivendi Water Systems Limited. The company, part of the Veolia Group , was renamed Veolia Water Systems LTD.
2003 - CENTRA ® is launched and becomes the first centralized, single-unit system for laboratory water purification. The product won the Industrial Product Design Award in 2004.
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2009 - PURELAB flex 1 and 2 are launched
 
2010 - 2020
2011 - Launch of the award-winning PURELAB flex 3 and 4 products . Some examples of awards include: Red Dot, dBA Design Effectiveness, Gold Medal for Materials Innovation and Gold Medal for Industrial Product Design.
2017 - The complete PURELAB range is introduced to the research and life sciences market. The complete collection includes PURELAB Chorus, PURELAB flex and PURELAB Classic .
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2020 - Today
2020 - Launch of PURELAB Quest, the only purifier on the market to distribute the 3 types of water suitable for scientific work from a compact, economical and easy-to-use system.
2021 - Le distributeur PURELAB est le dernier ajout à la gamme PURELAB de solutions de distribution et de surveillance pour les laboratoires modernes.
2022 - Le lancement de PURELAB Pharma Compliance , répond aux exigences GxP et offre une solution d'eau de laboratoire fiable, intuitive et simple à utiliser.
2023 - PURENERGY est le premier système d'eau conçu spécifiquement pour alimenter les systèmes d'électrolyseurs PEM avec de l'eau purifiée pour la production d'hydrogène vert.
2024 - Le PURELAB flex Plus de flexibilité, moins d'impact. Une conception révisée du PURELAB flex primé offrant plus de puissance au laboratoire moderne avec moins d'impact sur l'environnement.
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Why choose ELGA LabWater as your laboratory water partner?

Our commitment to developing and delivering pure water to you means you can focus on getting accurate, reliable results.

Our R&D facilities offer products aimed at providing you with the right water quality for your laboratory application.

Our products are designed to have the lowest possible impact on the environment at every stage. We can calculate the carbon value of all our products throughout their lifetime.

With a network of over 60 authorized business partners and laboratory water specialists worldwide, we guarantee unmatched support and service package.

 

Customer Testimonials

“  Our partnership with ELGA LabWater has been going on for several years and we have recommended ELGA’s MEDICA range of high flow systems for all our customers’ installations. The ELGA team are always willing to help and respond quickly, regularly visiting customer sites to test the water supply and recommend the most appropriate system for each installation. With their extensive experience, ELGA always considers the many factors that can affect the laboratory water supply, incorporating these into their recommendations, and it is this thorough approach that made us decide to work with ELGA.  ”

Brian Hilton, Regional Director, South Asia Services, Abbott Laboratories
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Contact us today to find out how you can benefit from ELGA's expertise.

 

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