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Issued: Bollington, Cheshire, UK - 03 November 2005

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Stephen Luke joins NLG Analytical Ltd

On 01 November 2005 Stephen Luke joined NLG Analytical in the role of Business Development Manager.

In this new role Steve, as he prefers to be known, will be responsible for managing distributor set-up and performance, developing and implementing marketing activities, providing consultancy and training for customers and developing new products.

Steve has over twenty-years of chromatography experience plus an in-depth commercial and technical knowledge of laboratory equipment qualification gained over a career that has up-to-date included positions in ICI Pharmaceuticals, HPLC Technology Ltd and most recently Agilent Technologies.

NLG Analytical founder and Managing Director Neil Gowans, says "I'm very proud and excited to have Stephen Luke onboard with us. Steve's careers and mine have followed parallel paths with regard to development of compliance products for analytical laboratories. Steve has arrived at NLG just at the time our second generation v:kit product line is ready for launch and together we hope to make v:kit the globally recognised standard solution for analytical instrument OQ/PQ."

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For further information contact mailto:stephen.luke@nlg-analytical.co.uk, telephone +44 (0)1625 574633

About the company NLG Analytical Ltd

Since our creation in 1996, NLG Analytical has grown to become a respected supplier of professional analytical instrument service and validation support, quality replacement parts and chromatography consumables. Our experience is based on knowledge, experience and dependability. We provide products and services to a comprehensive range of clients, from the smallest laboratories to the largest multinationals. Our commitment to quality is maintained throughout through both use of internal procedures and adherence to internal standards, such as ISO9001.

About the product v:kit

v:kit is a unique product developed by NLG Analytical in response to a growing need for dependable validation without an increase in cost which allows a uniform validation method to be applied across instruments independent of manufacturer or location.

v:kit contains all the software, materials, protocols and instructions required to validate your HPLC or GC, with full trace ability and compliance with the 21CFR Part 11 regulations.

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