6 Points to Remember While Selecting a Lab Furniture

Selecting the best lab furnitures is not an easy task. The type of lab design and the quality of lab workstations, benches, fume hoods, chemical storage cabinets, chairs, stools, and so on, you are going to search for, need to be premium which could resist the laboratory environment. The lab furniture must be durable enough to sustain for longer period of time, and most importantly it must fall into reasonable price range. Other than that, there are factors that one must take note of, that we have discussed below:

1. Warranty – It is a key factor that must be taken into consideration. It is not just the amount of duration but also other factors that matters. These factors are – how much is the warranty of the laboratory furniture, how to make a warranty claim, what comes under the warranty and what doesn't, who to contact during warranty claims, how to follow the process, and availability of extended warranty duration.

2. Product's availability – This is important as well because if the furniture is not available, it would be delayed in arriving at your pre-determined location. This is because they might order that particular stock which is not there at the first place, then they are going to send it to your location. So, always make sure that the product is there in stock, else get ready to wait till 10 weeks or so!

3. Support after sales – This is important to know whether the sellers value their customers and clients through providing the support they deserve. If the consumers are not valued, they likely choose a different option. Try contacting the seller through the phone and/or email they have provided and check whether they promptly respond to your queries or not. This will give you a general idea whether they are going to assist you after.

4. Usage – How often you and other members are going to use that furniture? The durability of the whole lab design will be there in accordance with this factor. Most labs are used quite regularly and so prioritizing its quality is a must. You may ask for samples from the seller to decide whether or not a particular product would be suitable. You may also have a thorough research on the list of sellers, their reviews from previous buyers and so on. Do not get trapped into fake reviews.

5. Price – Many would get confused on this part. The price not only covers the initial cost that you paid while booking and actually getting the whole stuff, but it also covers installation costs, operating, and maintenance costs, of everything that you plan to buy; be it fume hood, fume cupboard, eye wash, lab shower, ductless fume, mobile lab, lab consultant, trespa, workstation and so on. Get the full information on this matter, such as booking price, maintenance duration and price, installation cost, and so on.

6. Services – Get to know whether your products would be given the desired services. Some manufacturers provide technicians or consultants, who look into the matter and decide what needs to be done, whether the product falls under warranty period, what to do next based on the current circumstances.

The above points are the key factors that should be kept in mind before finalizing a lab furniture for your institution. One wrong decision could lead you to misery. So, we always recommend you to invest money with caution, so as to protect yourself from potential loss.