Cole-Parmer Milestones

From its inception in 1955, Jerry Cole and John Parmer sought to establish a scientific supply company that served customers with excellence. We are a leading global manufacturer of products, instrumentation, equipment, and supplies. Our products are used extensively from research to process in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, environmental and food & beverage industries. Here are the milestones that have helped us get to where we are today:

2021 Acquired NSI Lab Solutions
2021
  • Cole-Parmer was renamed Antylia Scientific™. These divisions host our portfolio of iconic brands:
  • ZeptoMetrix®
  • SPEX®
  • Traceable®
  • Cole-Parmer® Essentials
  • Environmental Express®
 Cole-Parmer renamed Antylia Scientific
2020
  • Acquired ZeptoMetrix
 Acquired ZeptoMetrix
2019 Acquired SPEX
2017 Acquired Argos Technologies
Acquired Kinesis
2015 Acquired Environmental Express
Acquired Ismatec
2014 Launched expanded line of Digi-Sense
2007
  • Acquired Davis Instruments
 Acquired Davis Instruments
2006
  • Cole-Parmer established office in Mumbai, India
  • BioConnect® program established in May, offering single-use custom assemblies
established India office
2005
  • Cole-Parmer China established in Shanghai, China
 Established Shanghai, China
2002 InnoCal launched
2001
  • Fisher™ accumet™ product management moves to Cole-Parmer; manufacturing moves to Eutech in Singapore
 
1999
  • e-Commerce division established in April
ecommerce devision established
1996 Opened in England
1996
  • Acquired Manostat Pumps
  • Cole-Parmer acquires Eutech Instruments, Singapore
Acquired Manostat Pumps and Eutech Instruments, Singapore
1995
  • Moved to our present, 269,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Vernon Hills, IL
 Vernon Hills state of the art warehouse
1991
  • Acquired Gilmont Instruments
  • Cole-Parmer Repairs is established
  • Cole-Parmer obtains an exclusive agreement with Eutech for North and South America, and the first Oakton® products are sold
Acquired Gilmont Instruments
1989
  • Opened Labcor in Montreal, Canada later named Cole-Parmer Canada
  • Opened service center in Bejing, China
 Opened in Canada and China
1985 Wholesale department established
1975
  • Published and direct-mailed the first 4-color color catalog in the industry
 
1972
  • International Division established
International Division Established
1968
  • Acquired Barnant Company - Masterflex® pumps
  • Moved to 7425 N. Oak Park Ave., Niles, IL 47,000-square-foot building, three acres of land with 38 associates. Before company moved again, the building was expanded three times and additional warehouse and office space was leased.
 Acquired Barnant company. Moved to Niles
1960
  • Moved to 7330 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 12,000-square-foot facility
 Moved to Chicago facility
1957
  • Publication of first nationally direct-mailed catalog
 first catalog- nationally direct-mailed
1955
  • Cole-Parmer Instrument Company established.
    224 W. Illinois Street, Chicago, IL.
    In a 1,200-square-foot loft
    Owners — Mr. Jerome Cole and Mr. John Parmer
  • Hired first employee, Alberta Pinson- 3/5/55
 Mr.Cole and Mr.Parmer