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General Laboratory Supplies

ARACHNE, Oakdene, The Heath, Tattingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP9 2LX, tel: 01473 327835, e-mail: paulatarachne@aol.com
Glass and polypropylene specimen tubes. Other entomological and arachnological supplies including glass blocks, forceps, pin vices and reagents.
Barloworld Scientific Ltd., Beacon Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0SA, tel: 01785 812121, fax: 01785 813748, e-mail: bsl@barloworld-scientific.com, website: www.barloworld-scientific.com
Suppliers of the Bibby-Sterilin line of laboratory equipment, particularly disposable plastic specimen tubes and petri dishes.
Camlab Ltd., Norman Way Industrial Estate, Over, Cambridge CB4 5WE, tel: 01954 233100, e-mail: customerservice@camlab.co.uk, website: www.camlab.co.uk
Plastic storage boxes (e.g. 100 slot tube box, product number RTP/72400-N @£7 each – take tubes up to 12mm diameter.)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd., Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5RG, tel: 01509 231166, fax: 01509 231893, e-mail: sales@fisher.co.uk, website: www.fisher.co.uk
Dissection instruments, glass blocks, glass & plastic specimen tubes, ethanol and other lab. chemicals, petri dishes, wash bottles etc. Catalogues only available to business addresses.
Lab3 Ltd., Ross Road Business Centre, Northampton NN5 5AX, tel: 0870 444 5553, e-mail: sales@lab3.co.uk, website: www.lab3.co.uk
Supply plastic containers and petri dishes. Also Meiji Microscopes.
Mackay & Lynn Ltd., 2, West Bryson Road, Edinburgh EH11 1EH, tel: 0131 337 9006, fax: 0131 346 8948, e-mail: Sales@MackayandLynn.co.uk, website: www.sol.co.uk/m/mackayandlynn
Note: Website currently under construction. Dissection instruments, glass & plastic specimen tubes, hand lenses, ethanol and other lab. chemicals.
Philip Harris Education, Hyde Buildings, Ashton Rd., Hyde, Cheshire SK14 4SH, tel: 0845 120 4520, fax: 0800 138 888, e-mail: sales@philipharris.co.uk, website: www.philipharris.co.uk
Catalogues only available to educational establishments.
R.L. Slaughter Ltd., 11 & 12, Upminster Trading Park, Warley Street, Upminster, Essesx RM14 3PJ, tel: 01708 227140, fax: 01708 228728, e-mail: sales@slaughter.co.uk, website: www.slaughter.co.uk
Dissecting instruments, glass and plastic specimen tubes, petri dishes, wash bottles, ethanol and other laboratory chemicals. On-line catalogue.
Raymond A. Lamb, Units 4 & 5, Parkview Industrial Estate, Alder Close, Lottbridge Drive, Eastbourne EN23 6QE, tel: 01327 737000, e-mail: sales@ralamb.com, website: www.ralamb.co.uk
Dissection instruments, glass blocks, microscopy accessories, wash bottles. Catalogues available as PDF’s from website.
S. Murray & Co Ltd., Holborn House, Old Woking, Surrey GU22 9LB, tel: 01483 740099, e-mail: sales@smurray.co.uk, website: www.smurray.co.uk
Glass vials 35 x 22ml (code: T103/V1) cost £24.93 per tray of 190. Push on plastic caps (code: T003/C1) cost £5.53 per bag of 190.
Sarstedt Ltd., Boston Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester LE4 1AW, tel: 01162 359023, fax: 01162 366099, e-mail: info@sarstedt.com, website: www.sarstedt.com
Specialise in the supply of high quality polypropylene sample and specimen tubes suitable for storing arachnids and other invertebrates in alcohol.
Scientific & Chemical Supplies Ltd., Carlton House, Livingstone Road, Bilston, West Midlands WV14 0QZ, tel: 0845 165 0845, fax: 01902 402 343, e-mail: customerservices@scichem.co.uk, website: www.sci-chem.co.uk
Dissection instruments, glass & plastic specimen tubes, hydrometers, ethanol and other lab. chemicals, petri dishes, wash bottles etc.
Sigma-Aldrich Co. Ltd., The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, Dorset SP8, tel: 0800 717181, fax: 0800 378785, e-mail: ukorders@europe.sial.com, website: www.sigmaaldrich.com
Dissection instruments, glass beads (ballotini), plastic specimen tubes, ethanol and other lab. chemicals, petri dishes, wash bottles etc.
Solmedia Ltd.,, 6 The Parade, Colchester Road, Romford, Essex RM3 0AQ, tel: 01708 343334, fax: 01708 372785
Ethanol and other lab. chemicals.

Entomological Supplies

Alana Ecology Entomological supplies, The Old Primary School, Church Street, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AE, tel: 01588 630173, fax: 01588 630176, e-mail: sales@alanaecology.com, website: www.alanaecology.com
Supply sweep nets, beating trays, pooters, dissection equipment and specimen tubes.
Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies, Station Road, Hindolveston, Norfolk, NR20 5DE, tel: 01263 862068, e-mail: jon.clifton@btinternet.com, website: www.angleps.com
Nets, chemicals, microscopes.
B & S Entomological Services, 37, Derrycarne Rd., Portadown, Co. Armagh BT62 1PT, tel: 077 6738 6751, fax: 028 3833 6922, e-mail: enquiries@entomology.org.uk, website: www.entomology.org.uk/contact.htm
B&S Entomological Services are, from January 2005, the new owners and suppliers of the Marris House range of entomological nets.
D.J. & D. Henshaw, 34, Rounton Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex. EN9 3AR, tel: 01992 717663, fax: 01992 717663, e-mail: djhagro@aol.com
Entomological, arachnological and microscopy supplies, magnifiers, telescopic handles for Marris House nets, specimen tubes, entomological pins, glass beads (in small quantities), data label printing service and reagents.
EFE & GB Nets, PO Box 1, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1YJ, tel: 01208 873945, fax: 01208 77400, e-mail: sales@efe-uk.com, website: www.efe-uk.com
Sweep nets,entomological nets, hand lenses plastic aquaria.
Lydie Rigout, 1, Hillside Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8ET, tel: 01227 769924, fax: 01227 456013, e-mail: lr@insects.demon.co.uk, website: www.insects.demon.co.uk
Provision of entomological supplies including butterfly nets, pooters, continental insect pins, beating trays, pinholders, tweezers etc.
Watkins & Doncaster, PO Box 5, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5EZ, tel: 08458 333133, fax: 01580 754054, e-mail: sales@watdon.com, website: www.watdon.com
Specialise in the manufacture and supply of equipment for the collecting, storing and observing insect life. Includes sweep nets, beating trays, pooters, mcroscopical accessories and specimen tubes.

Microscopes & Microscopy

Those companies marked with asterisk supply used microscopes only
Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies, Station Road, Hindolveston, Norfolk, NR20 5DE, tel: 01263 862068, e-mail: jon.clifton@btinternet.com, website: www.angleps.com
Nets, chemicals, microscopes.
Broadhurst, Clarkson and Fuller Ltd.*, 63 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB, tel: 020 7405 2156
Brunel Microscopes Ltd., Unit 2, Vincents Road, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6NQ, tel: 01249 462655, fax: 01249 445156, e-mail: brunelmicro@compuserve.com, website: www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk
Carl Zeiss Ltd.,, P.O. Box 78, 15-20 Woodfield Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 ILU, tel: 01707 331144, e-mail: micro@zeiss.co.uk, website: www.zeiss.co.uk
D.J. & D. Henshaw, 34, Rounton Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex. EN9 3AR, tel: 01992 717663, fax: 01992 717663, e-mail: djhagro@aol.com
Entomological, arachnological and microscopy supplies, magnifiers, telescopic handles for Marris House nets, specimen tubes, entomological pins, glass beads (in small quantities), data label printing service and reagents.
GX Microscopes, division of GT Vision Ltd, Cherry Gardens Industrial Estate, Helions Bumpstead Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 7AA, tel: 01440 714737, fax: 01440 709421, e-mail: eurosales@gxmicroscopes, website: www.gxmicroscopes.com
Herts. Optical Services*., 102A, Victoria Street, St Albans, Herts., AL1 3TG, tel: 01727 859392
John Millham, 82, Brasenose Road, Didcot, Oxford, OX11 7BN, tel: 01235 817157
Lab3 Ltd., Ross Road Business Centre, Northampton NN5 5AX, tel: 0870 444 5553, e-mail: sales@lab3.co.uk, website: www.lab3.co.uk
Supply plastic containers and petri dishes. Also Meiji Microscopes.
Lakeland Microscopes, Holly Bank, Windermere Road, Lindale, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6LB, tel: 015395 34737
Free catalogue available.
Leica Microsystems UK Ltd., Davey Avenue, Knowhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8LB, tel: 01908 246246, fax: 01908 609992, website: www.leica-microsystems.com
Lindsey Optical*, 2a, Walden Road, Sewards End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2LE, tel: 01440 730312
Meiji Techno UK Ltd., Hillside, Axbridge, Somerset B526 2AN, tel: 01934 733 655, fax: 01934 733660, e-mail: enquiries@meijitechno.co.uk, website: www.microscopes.co.uk
Meta Scientific Ltd., 7 Fosters Grove, Windlesham GU20 6JZ, tel: 01276 475407, fax: 01276 472070, e-mail: mail@metascientific.newnet.co.uk, website: www.metascientific.com
Microscopes Plus Ltd., PO Box 3378,  Barnet.  EN5 9BL  UK, tel: 0845 2724 007, e-mail: info@microscopesplus.co.uk, website: www.microscopesplus.co.uk
Nikon Instruments, Nikon House, 380 Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PR, tel: 020 8247 1717, fax: 020 8541 4584, website: www.nikon-instruments.com/uk/distributors/microscopes
Olympus UK Ltd, 2-8, Honduras Street, London, EC1Y OTK, tel: 02072 532772, e-mail: info@olympusUKLtd, website: www.olympus.co.uk/microscopy/
Stockport Binocular & Telescope Centre, Mercian Way, Edgeley, Stockport SK3 9DF, tel: 0161 429 8002, fax: 0161 474 0440, e-mail: tloptics@aol.com, website: www.telescopes-binoculars.co.uk

Book Sellers

Abebooks, , website: www.abebooks.co.uk
A very useful resource when searching for difficult to find books or scientific articles. This is a web-site that searches the stock lists of over 13,000 booksellers worldwide for the item you require. Once found, you are directed to the bookseller’s web-site through which you can purchase the book.
C. Arden, Radnor House, Church Street, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5DQ, tel: 01497 820471
New and second-hand books on natural history. Also buys books and will do book searches.
Hillside Books, 1, Hillside Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8ET, tel: 01227 769924, fax: 01227 456013, e-mail: lr@insects.demon.co.uk, website: www.insects.demon.co.uk
Specialist in new and second hand entomological books.
NHBS Environment Bookstore, 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5XN, tel: 01803 865913, fax: 01803 865280, e-mail: nhbs@nhbs.co.uk, website: www.nhbs.com
Probably one of the largest stock of new natural history books in Britain.
Pemberley Natural History Books, Ian Johnson, BSc FRES, P.O. Box 2081, Iver, Bucks. SL0 9YJ, tel: 01753 631114, fax: 01753 631115, e-mail: ian.johnson@pemberleybooks.com, website: www.pembooks.demon.co.uk
Specialises in new and second hand books in entomology and arachnology.

Bookbinders

Member requiring books or journals bound generally seek a binder in their local area. A very useful list of names and addresses is provided by The Society of Bookbinders at:

www.societyofbookbinders.com/links/list_of_binders.html
 

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