Over the years, the company has acquired the Irish distribution rights for products from many well-respected international scientific manufacturers
VWR International has announced the acquisition of AGB Scientific, an Irish scientific laboratory supply distributor.
AGB Scientific has over 100 employees and distributes laboratory instrumentation, equipment and consumables throughout Ireland and elsewhere.
Over the years, the company has acquired the Irish distribution rights for products from many well-respected international scientific manufacturers.
In 2004, the company had sales of over Eur30 million.
"This acquisition represents an outstanding opportunity for VWR to enhance its ability to serve customers in Ireland and elsewhere," said Walter Zywottek, VWR president and chief executive officer.
"AGB is an exceptional sales organisation with a long history and a solid presence in the marketplace that will support our goals of premier service, product quality and customer satisfaction".
Patrick McGinn, managing director of AGB Scientific, said: "We are excited to join VWR's global organisation.
"Over the years, our company has prided itself on being able to offer comprehensive sales support.
"With the backing of a company with VWR's stature, we are now ideally positioned to bring this high level of support to an even wider customer base."
