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Who is the best supplier of glassare (eg beakers) at the moment? I am tired of getting low quality stuff which doesn't last.

Kathryn

Try Labtek or Westlab. Westlab are pretty good

many of "smaller" suppliers get their glassware from Serrata. Check who is their supplier.

I am so fed up with the filter funnels we get from S. they are so thin that just clinking them against a beaker they break. Test tubes that all crack at the same place, burette clamps that fracture, watch glasses that crack before the water boils in the beaker ..need I go on..
The sales pitch is to keep costs down for schools ' yada yada yada' . BUT that doesnt work when every time a student even sneezes you have broken glassware, which then needs to be replaced - a false economy!
I have filter funnels that are over 12 years old and they are still functiong , but the last 20 I bought have all broken. there is a moral to this story!

Interesting because I just ordered replacement pieces for our distillation kits and that company was about $200 cheaper but I went for the more expensive for that very reason.

Try VWR International Pty Ltd, they sell Pyrex, Quickfit, MBL & Azlon plastics which are all good brands. I have not had a chance to order from them yet so have not checked prices
ph: 1300 7270696 Fax:1300 135 123 email:sales@au.vwr.com