ABOUT US

A Word from David Glass, Founder and Managing Director

Spectro has now been providing oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid and debris analysis services to international oil companies, engine manufacturers and operators of aircraft, ships and industrial machines for over 30 years. We have a solid customer base who value the service we offer. We save them time in predicting problems before they become apparent and we save them money in avoiding major overhauls and unplanned maintenance.  With increased requirement for higher reliability, I can foresee many more opportunities around the world.

A Brief History

Today: The company remains privately owned and independent. Our customers are based  in more than 101 countries around the world.

2002: Due to further success, the UK laboratory was extended to meet growing demand.

2001: Spectro established a third laboratory located in Switzerland, near Basel.

1998: A smartly refurbished 17th century building was acquired alongside the company's existing offices and laboratory in Hampshire.

1996: The demand for oil analysis and engine trend monitoring services was such that within a couple of years, Spectro had set up a further laboratory in North America near New-York, operating as Jet-Care International Inc.

1994: The business grew and larger premises were acquired in Odiham, Hampshire.

1976: Spectro was founded in the United Kingdom by David Glass. The company's first laboratory was established at Fairoaks airport in Surrey.

A Complete Service

Our laboratories offer:

• Lube oil, hydraulic fluid, fuel, filter and debris analysis
• 125 staff employed worldwide in three laboratories
• Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
• Exclusive experience in the area of condition monitoring and recognition as a world leader
• A fast, efficient and accurate service, with analysis results reported typically within 48 hours
• A 24-hour a day, 7-day a week service with qualified staff available for urgent situations
• The most reliable and technically advanced equipment with an ongoing programme of capital investment to maintain their high standards
• A standardisation of the laboratories in order to provide a complete duplication of service, should customers wish to use different laboratories for geographical locations
• Full redundancy of laboratory equipment at each facility – this includes three inductively coupled plasma spectrometers in the UK and the US and two in Switzerland, and two Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) at each location, operated by qualified metallurgists. All other equipment is protected by fast turn-round, 24-hour call out maintenance contracts
• Analysis to a precision most people find astonishing, not just one parts per million (ppm) but down to 0.1 parts per million
• Flexible and customer driven reporting methods designed to suit every customer’s needs.
• Highly qualified chemists and lab technicians to analyse samples, interpret laboratory data and review each report before being sent to the customer
• An assigned account Manager / diagnostician per programme, selected for suitability through experience of similar projects
• Fully qualified engineers with industrial, aviation and marine backgrounds in order to support the diagnosticians and the customers directly, should they wish to discuss their analysis results further.
   

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