In the later part of 1979 Jan DeMar, Manager of the Henderson, Kentucky Lab was approached by Public Service of Indiana regarding a particular sampling problem they were experiencing at their Gibson Generating Station. Public Service of Indiana was a substantial client of the Henderson Lab and Std Labs was very motivated to help them […]
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The first strategic move consisted of the company forming a joint venture in 1975 with Fuel Engineering of New York which was owned by Greg Gould. Greg and Gladys knew each other from participation in ASTM activities. There was a great deal of mutual respect and each provided coal testing services in different geographic markets.
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Std Labs announced in August of 1981 the creation of a technical journal dedicated to the international coal industry. The journal was published quarterly in Charleston, WV. The new publication, The Journal of Coal Quality, was the first of its kind to specifically address all phases of coal quality, including methods, testing, sampling, consulting, and
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In 2010, SL made an asset purchase of AC&S, Inc. lab instrumentation, equipment and other assets. AC&S is a chemical manufacturing and blending company located in Nitro, WV that operated an environmental lab. The lab was used primary for internal quality control for their own manufacturing processes. However, AC&S also provided analytical services to other
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In 1994 Std Labs decided to use a part of the Evansville Coal Laboratory to develop an environmental effort to augment its coal business in that area. This initiative was called Standard Environmental and was managed by Judy Snider who had been an integral part of Tim Steiner’s staff in the coal lab there. Roger
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In 1994 Std Labs decided to use a part of the Evansville Coal Laboratory to develop an environmental effort to augment its coal business in that area. This initiative was called Standard Environmental and was managed by Judy Snider who had been an integral part of Tim Steiner’s staff in the coal lab there. Roger
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IN 1997 Std Labs initiated a new wholly owned consulting service organized and lead by Mick Samples.
In the early 1980s Jim Howarth of Mineral Consultants Incorporated (MCI) of Adelaide, Australia attended an International Coal Testing Conference in Lexington, Kentucky. At that conference he gave a paper on his company’s new products including instrumentation for the on-line analysis of coal. The paper described a new technology using gamma rays to predict ash
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In 1981 the company formed a new division to enable the corporate staff to service its expanding operations. After a test flight with Mark White to Cresson, Pa to visit Greg Gould’s laboratory, Mark was hired and commissioned to find an appropriate aircraft. During the first several months a temporary plane was utilized but soon
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The International Coal Testing Conference (CTC) was conceived and planned by the corporate staff of Std Labs in the fall of 1980. The idea was to enhance the company’s image both nationally and internationally by initiating a trade show to create a special identity for coal testers and coal testing equipment manufacturers. This effort, perhaps
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