UK-based microbiology company Lab M, a supplier of culture media for water testing, has strengthened its capabilities with the appointment of Operations Manager Tim Down, a microbiologist who has worked in the water industry for many years.
Down takes responsibility for all the operational aspects of Lab M’s business at its headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester, UK. He has both laboratory and operations management experience gained in a variety of commercial environments, but has spent much of his career in the water and environmental sectors.
Lab M’s water testing portfolio includes culture media ranging from products for the estimation of overall numbers of culturable micro-organisms, through to the highly sensitive detection of faecal contamination and the specific isolation of Legionella pneumophila in storage tanks and cooling systems.
Water Plate Count Agar (ISO) and Yeast Extract Agar, for example, deliver the total viable counts needed when monitoring ground water integrity, water treatment processes and water supplies for food and beverage preparation, while R2A Medium fulfils the same function for heterotrophic bacteria.