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Quickfit is a brand of laboratory glassware, produced under the Pyrex trademark and distributed through various fronts in differing countries; e.g. Corning in North America. A large percentage of the glassware makes use of ground glass joints.
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The Quickfit brand is blown in Stone, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom and marketed through DWK in the United Kingdom. 'Quickfit' has become a genericized trademark for all ground glass. Whilst the ownership and name of Quickfit has changed numerous times, all genuine Quickfit glass is stamped with a Q, displaying the brand name, the word Pyrex and the part code.
Timeline
edit1923, James A. Jobling licensed to produce Pyrex branded glassware[1]
1962, Quartz and Quickfit glassware goes into production at Stone[1]
1970, Quickfit becomes a part of Jobling Lab Division[1]
1973, Quickfit joins the Corning company[1]
1982, Corning Laboratory Division becomes J.Bibby Science Products[1]
1986, J Bibby Scientific Products becomes Bibby Sterilin[1]
2005, Bibby Sterilin becomes Barloworld Scientific[1]
2008, SciLabware is introduced[1]
2011, Scilabware becomes part of the Duran Group
2015, Duran Group acquires & integrates WHEATON Industries Inc
2016, UK entities of WHEATON & SciLabware consolidate into new SciLabware
2017, Launch of DWK Life Sciences, SciLabware launches new branding
2020, SciLabware Ltd becomes DWK Life Sciences Limited