What we do
Long-term growth and international impact
We support science and technology with high-quality laboratory equipment and services that make a real difference in our customers’ daily work.
Distribution
Distribution of high-value-added instruments, lab equipment, and consumables.
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Manufacturing
Engineering, manufacturing, and worldwide distribution and sales of top-quality instruments.
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Calibration
The story really begins once our customers receive their new lab equipment.
Distribution
The companies within Aptco Group distribute high-value scientific instruments, laboratory equipment, and consumables across specialized European markets.
Supporting international manufacturers with strong local market access, our companies combine deep application expertise with dedicated customer support and close customer relationships. Through highly specialized teams in our home markets, we provide the local presence, technical knowledge, and responsiveness needed to successfully grow in complex and competitive markets.
As trusted local partners, we are committed to delivering premium service and going the extra mile for both customers and suppliers.
Some of the suppliers we represent:
Benelux Scientific
Benelux Scientific Belgium offers equipment and technical support to industrial and academic laboratories in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Since its founding in 2001, Benelux Scientific has distributed laboratory equipment from a select number of reliable suppliers.
Our product offerings focus on sample preparation, analytical instrumentation, microscopy and electron microscopy, and materials characterization.
Benelux Scientific
Benelux Scientific Netherlands is a supplier of high-quality laboratory equipment and is located in Ede.
We work closely with a select group of suppliers of test instruments for the characterization of material properties and sample preparation.
As a strong local partner, we offer complete solutions, technical support, and after-sales service at the same level as our suppliers.
Our goal is to be a reliable partner for research and industrial laboratories in the Benelux.
BlueScientific
Founded in 2013, BlueScientific is a trusted distributor of cutting-edge surface and materials science instruments across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Nordic region.
We partner with industry-leading manufacturers to deliver instruments that can be applied across key sectors such as batteries, geology and mining, art conservation, pharmaceuticals, and surface science. The solutions we distribute provide our customers with the best chance of application success, helping them get the maximum value from their instrument investment.
The highly-skilled BlueScientific team are committed to delivering technical solutions and added value to customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their instruments, from initial installation and training to ongoing service support.
France Scientifique
France Scientifique is passionate about your laboratory projects. We listen to your needs and work with you to find the best solution from our range of high-quality products.
Expertise, innovation, and service are the foundation of all our interactions with you. At France Scientifique, you not only acquire a laboratory instrument, but also receive project support, training assistance, maintenance, and after-sales service.
Escil
ESCIL is a French family business founded in 1971 in Lyon. The company specializes in the manufacture and sale of consumables and machines for metallographic sample preparation.
Escil offers a complete range of turnkey solutions for materials research and quality control laboratories.
Schaefer Scientific
Schaefer Scientific is a sales company with 60 years of company history.
It is our concern to offer technically outstanding products for research and industry supporting our customers at all times with competent advice in procurement and use.
We are one of the leading trading and consulting companies, representing well-known manufacturers from Germany and many other European countries. Our areas of expertise include electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, 3D live-cell imaging, and the measurement and control of gas flow, vacuum, magnetic fields, capacitance, and more. We also specialize in particle and nanoparticle measurement as well as spectrometry.
LHM Instrumentation
LHM Instrumentation is a Belgian company located in Geel, specializing in the sale of measuring, control, and testing equipment. We offer electrical measuring instruments, pressure and temperature measurements, calibrators, data logging, and thermography.
We can offer you the right solution for determining virtually any parameter. Our product range includes leading brands, and we complement this with tailored advice.
Prometeq
Prometeq is a company specializing in the sale of professional measurement, testing and control equipment for electrical and industrial applications. The product range includes multimeters, insulation meters, installation testers, power quality analyzers and thermographic cameras, as well as industrial measurement and control technologies such as voltage regulators and process signal converters.
We offer solutions for measuring and testing a wide range of electrical and industrial parameters. Our portfolio includes leading brands, complemented by technical advice tailored to customer applications.
In addition to equipment sales, Prometeq provides technical support and after-sales services, including repairs, customization and on-site commissioning of installations.
Manufacturing
The manufacturing companies within Aptco Group develop and produce high-quality instruments for specialized markets worldwide.
With deep technical expertise, strong market knowledge, and close customer relationships, we continuously identify opportunities for innovation and product development. Our companies combine engineering excellence with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and quality in every solution we create.
Some of our brands:
Fontijne Presses
Fontijne Presses BV – based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands – is a specialized and highly praised manufacturer of laboratory platen presses. Today, Fontijne Presses has an installed base of more than 2.000 laboratory platen presses around the world.
From its inception back in 1909 Fontijne Presses focused on delivering reference grade quality. In the early days, Fontijne Presses manufactured equipment for the rubber industry, such as mixers, presses, etcetera, but soon the company specialized in laboratory presses.
Aptco Technologies
Aptco Technologies is a German-based company specializing in the engineering, manufacturing and distribution of high-precision laboratory instruments, including sample preparation and testing equipment.
With in-house capabilities in both hardware and software development, we design our technologies to meet the specific needs of our customers – offering reliable performance, customization, and long-term value.
Aptco Technologies operates internationally to ensure comprehensive support and accessibility. In addition to our headquarters in Germany, we maintain regional sales offices in Belgium, USA and China and have a dedicated applications laboratory in Poland.
Mikrona
In a modern lab, on-time availability of consumables is essential to ensure the daily flow of analysis and creation of measurement results. Today, successful labs utilize secondary sourcing to secure the critical supplies that keep laboratory operations going.
At Mikrona, we offer consumables for materialographic and metallographic sample preparation.
Our product range includes high quality alternatives to most well-known brands. Fast delivery times, local service, customized application support, and interesting prices.
Calibration
Precision and reliability are essential in every laboratory environment. The companies within Aptco Group help customers maintain the performance and accuracy of their equipment through calibration, preventive maintenance, repairs, and technical support.
With a strong focus on service quality and long-term partnerships, our teams support customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their laboratory equipment, ensuring continuity and confidence in daily operations.
Some of the parameters we calibrate: volumetric, temperature, weight, humidity, pressure and force.
Calibration Lab
Calibration Lab is recognized for setting a standard of excellence in full service calibration of precision measuring and laboratory testing equipment. Our highly experienced staff offer calibration services at our accredited lab, with a minimal turnaround time, or on-site at your facility.
Calibration Lab provides ISO 17025 calibration services to the Life Science and Industrial labs. We offer a comprehensive set of laboratory compliance calibration services including volumetric, temperature, pressure, weight and electrical calibrations of all your measuring instruments, as well as humidity, CO2, speed, force, torque and air velocity calibrations.
LHM Instrumentation
LHM Instrumentation’s Calibration Lab is a recognised and accredited calibration lab, which has the ability to the most common parameters such as temperature, pressure, electrical, moment, relative humidity and much more to calibrate.
With our extensive and versatile calibration and repair laboratory, we calibrate for a very large proportion of companies in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Caliz
Caliz is an ISO 17025 (RvA) accredited calibration laboratory located in Berlicum, near ’s-Hertogenbosch, specializing in the calibration of a wide range of parameters such as pressure, electrical, geometry, force, torque, temperature and relative humidity.
With its accredited laboratory and experienced technical team, Caliz provides calibration services for a broad range of customers across industrial and laboratory environments. Services are performed both in the laboratory and on-site at customer facilities, depending on requirements.
Caliz offers ISO 17025 calibration services for Life Sciences and Industrial laboratories, covering parameters including pressure, electrical, temperature, force, torque, geometry and relative humidity.