LPS Pulse

We will take a brief look at why customers no longer go through the bid process, and what they do instead. Has this change resulted in lower prices?

Max shares the remarkable story of his 20-year pursuit of a solution to a tough mathematical problem. His journey took him all the way to Russia, and back to the US for some interesting and unexpected conclusions to the tale.

In this post, we discuss the keys to success in our business:

- Say what you will do and do what you say - promptly.

- Treat every day as a learning experience, and your customers as your best teachers.

- Be honest with your customers, and treat them as you would like to be treated.

share a customer compliment about one of our awesome people, and provide some helpful information about avoiding unnecessary costs and delays in the shipping process.

In this blog post, read about how inflation, tariffs, and lack of competition have affected lab supply prices, and how LPS can help mitigate the impacts of these seemingly insurmountable forces!

Do you want great prices or do you want great service? It now seems that many companies have determined these two options to be mutually exclusive. Not the case, if you choose LPS as your partner!

Also, we showcase our new vendor, Hoefer Scientific Instruments.

Finally, CEO Max reports back on his recent trip - nice!

In this post we will take a look at how a product gets from the manufacturer to your lab, and how the final price you pay is governed by the many companies along that path that extract a profit.

Then we will take a look at what you can do to avoid the many ways big distributors get you to pay more for the goods you buy without sacrificing your valuable time and at no cost to you.

What is MAP (Minimum Advertised Price), and how can working with Lab Procurement Services help me avoid this restriction?

Prepare for likely price increases on filter paper following Danaher acquisition of Cytiva (owner of Whatman brand) by working with Lab Procurement Services. We will assist you in finding and validating suitable alternatives, and save you money.

Our second generation LPS website will provide you with a much cleaner interface, better performance, and improved security. The new categorization system will make it even easier for you to find the products you are looking for.

Any distributor sales rep who has never called on a wastewater treatment lab or a paper mill should not be eligible for a promotion. It’s not just the unforgettable smells that you can never forget. The labs you see in many of the smaller facilities are not the neat-and-tidy sort. The EPA and the state environmental regulators require that testing be performed and there is a level of accreditation for the person reporting the results.