Contamination of consumables used in groundwater research

At Van Walt we take certification of consumables very seriously. Tubing is tested by KIWA and filters and bailers by an independent laboratory in the USA. The stock room of our suppliers...

Sedimentology – the stuff of legends!

“What could be cuter Than to feed a computer With wrong information But naïve expectation To obtain with precision A Napoleonic decision?” Adding more notes to my ‘to-do’ list I’m left thinking about...

Analab’s Rental Operation is born

After much planning and preparation from everyone at Analab and Van Walt, our new ‘baby’ is born – environmental rental equipment for the Spanish research community. The equipment, which includes environmental...

St. George, a dragon, a rose and a book!

What do they have in common? Stay in the loop!! On 23rd April, Saint George’s, a rose and a book. Legend says that after Saint George killed the dragon, a red rose grew...

Not to be used for the other use!!!

An occupational hazard of supplying specialist equipment is that from time to time someone will ask if a certain piece of equipment can be used ‘outside of its normal operating parameters’. At...

Beating the Monday morning blues!

“My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its...

Y Viva España

Since we took a major share-holding in Analab SA, Spain the team at Van Walt has been working hard to understand a little bit more about the language and country. The language is...