About Us
Palintest Australia was incorporated in 1993 and was originally located in Chipping Norton in the west of Sydney but following rapid expansion moved 10 years ago to much larger premises at the Peakhurst Business Centre. Palintest Australia provides a full support to its customers with full stocks of Palintest product lines, servicing capabilities and a responsive sales and support team ready to discuss all your water testing requirements.
Palintest Australia can be contacted nationally toll free by phone on 1300 13 15 16 or fax on 1300 13 19 86
From outside Australia : Phone +61 2 9153 8890 or fax +61 2 9153 8894
General Email enquiries to palintest@palintest.com.au
Our Branch General Manager Warren Thomas can be contacted at:
For sales queries, please contact:
Lois Briggs: Lois@palintest.com.au
or Theresa Ho: Theresa@palintest.com.au
A short history of Palintest
Although now trading under the name 'Palintest Ltd' the company was previously named 'Wilkinson & Simpson Ltd'.
The origin of the company can be traced back to about 1870 when Wilkinson became involved in an apothecary business in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. In 1875, Wilkinson was joined by Simpson and they commenced a wholesale business. This business continued to strive and develop in Newcastle Upon Tyne and eventually became a manufacturing chemist and pharmaceutical wholesaling business.
This business continued to the 1950's when the company was approached by Dr Thomas Palin, a water scientist and chemist of world renown whose achievements included the development of breakpoint chlorination for water and the invention of the DPD method for the determination of chlorine in drinking water. This method was patented by Dr Palin and became the standard method of chlorine determination throughout the world. The DPD method has been approved by the US EPA for determination of chlorine in drinking water. Dr Palin also developed a system of chemical reagents presented in a form of reagent tablets and intended for use in the determination of other chemical constituents of drinking water. He approached Wilkinson and Simpson Ltd to manufacture the reagent tablets and eventually Dr Palin and the company formed a partnership. Eventually Wilkinson and Simpson Ltd became sole owners of the tablet reagent system developed by Dr Palin. Dr Palin became a consultant to the company. During the 1970's the pharmaceutical and wholesaling and manufacturing business was sold and the company's business became exclusively that of chemical reagent manufacture.
In 1983, the company Wilkinson and Simpson Ltd was purchased by a British Corporation, Halma plc and considerable investment was made in Wilkinson and Simpson to improve the manufacture of its tablet reagent system and to develop a complete range of analytical equipment to be used in association with the reagent tablets. The reagents were marketed under the brand name 'Palintest'.
The company was renamed 'Palintest Ltd' in May 1989 to reflect both its registered trademark and its association with Dr Palin, the father of the DPD method.
Palintest - A member of the Halma Group
The Halma Group is a UK based PLC and a strongly cash generative and profitable manufacturing group. It develops unique electronic products which are used worldwide to enhance safety and to reduce hazards. It has over 40 subsidiary companies in the UK, continental Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia.
Halma comprises six world-class business groups with each business being a clear market leader in its specialist field and in a number of cases, the dominant world supplier.
Palintest products
Palintest produces a core product range of pre-packaged analytical tests for water analysis based on methods approved and accepted worldwide.
There are a range of technologies suitable for different applications:
Comparator methods for basic field tests
Photometer methods for accurate monitoring of critical systems
Tubetests - liquid reagents for effluent analysis
Tablet/Drop count kits for industrial applications
New Chemical Sensor Technology for analysing heavy metals.
Palintest customers
Palintest sells to a very wide range of users around the world. Water companies use our products for monitoring the quality of drinking water, and to monitor sewerage works and effluent streams. Industry of all types use our equipment for testing process waters, boiler water testing , and for effluent analysis. We also have a sizeable customer base in the leisure market for the testing of swimming pools, spas, aquariums and ponds.
Continuous Innovation and Development
Palintest aims to maintain its market lead by continually developing existing and new product lines. In recent years, we have developed a unique range of chemical sensors which provide rapid heavy metal analysis in situ, and from this research introduced a range of instruments for determining low levels of lead in drinking water. This technique has achieved EPA approval in the USA and been accepted as equivalent to the long established AA methods for analysis. This approval is unique for non-US companies.
Other recent product innovations include test specific single and dual parameter photometers for Chlorine Dioxide and other disinfectants, and a new range of tests for heavy metals in effluents.
What particular capabilities does Palintest offer to its customers?
- R&D
The Palintest R&D labs in the UK have the capability to take a project all the way from initial concept to full development. We have a team of in house chemists for test formulation, validation, and QC. In house software and hardware engineers for instrument design and development and manufacturing resource for the new sensor technology developments; and a technical support function to provide advice support and training to customers worldwide.
- Manufacturing
The Palintest factory based in the UK has a full range of modern machinery including:
- Tabletting machines
- Strip packing machines
- Bottling plant
- Liquid reagents production line
- Screen printing system
- Electrode dosing and packaging
- Electronic assembly and manufacturing equipment
- Chemical processing equipment including ovens, dryers, mixers, sonic welding etc.
- Sales
From its base in the UK, Palintest runs a field sales operation covering all market sectors, both in direct sales and in distributor support. Palintest maintains international branch offices in the USA and Australia which have field sales and technical support staff, and who also carry local stock to maintain a high level of service to our customers in these areas. For further information, including details of prices, marketing packs and other support material, please contact your local Palintest branch.