Scientific Laboratory Supplies Agree to Distribution Deal to Supply Honeywell Research Chemicals

Honeywell has chosen Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) as a National Distribution Partner for the UK market to support the launch of a new business, Honeywell Research Chemicals, that will now include several brands and solvent and inorganic chemical products that were acquired from Sigma-Aldrich in December 2015. The agreement following Merck Darmstadt’s acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich includes the Fluka™, Hydranal™ and Chromasolv™ brands being added to the Honeywell portfolio, which already includes Riedel-de Haën™ and Burdick & Jackson™ ranges. These brands will no longer be accessible from Sigma-Aldrich after 15^th December with SLS providing UK customers with a continuous source of the newly acquired Honeywell brands, without disruption to supply. 

Peter Chapman, Managing Director of SLS, announced “Having previously supplied these products, this new agreement with Honeywell will allow SLS customers to experience a seamless transition of supply for their solvent and inorganic requirements. Through our extensive team of customer support personnel we will ensure that customers can receive comfort in the continuity of supply, ongoing availability and support of their product requirements. The team will also ensure that appropriate commercial terms are in place to deliver continued value for money. We provide our customers with complete solutions and a full range of laboratory products and services. This agreement with Honeywell further affirms our position as the UK’s largest independent supplier of scientific products.”

Darren Cooke, Honeywell’s European Sales Manager - North, commented: “We are delighted to further our relationship with SLS as a Preferred Distribution Partner for Honeywell Research Chemicals. Given the excellent reputation that SLS has for great customer service and support, we are confident that they will be a vital partner in ensuring the uninterrupted supply of the Fluka™, Hydranal™ and Chromasolv™ brandsOur global brands, recognised for world-class quality and essential for a range of applications including drug synthesis, food, environmental, chemical and forensic testing, are in great hands with SLS.”