{"id":4592,"date":"2020-10-21T14:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niutec.ch\/history\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T14:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:58:32","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.niutec.ch\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Story"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1580455401795{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;NIUTEC&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_right&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#37ab49&#8243;][gt3_spacing height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h1>A success story<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][gt3_spacing height=&#8221;26px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][gt3_custom_text text_color=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;190&#8243;]As Sulzer&#8217;s &#8220;chemical laboratory&#8221;, we primarily tested samples from foundries, heating and air conditioning systems, engineering processes, the construction of diesel engines, compressors and turbines, and from medical technology.<\/p>\n<p>With new environmental legislation coming into force, we, as a so-called &#8220;central laboratory&#8221;, became increasingly involved in the field of environmental Analysis.[\/gt3_custom_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][gt3_custom_text text_color=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;190&#8243;]For financial reasons, the number of services provided by the &#8220;universal laboratory\u201d was reduced, and with it the number of employees. Eventually, the team of over 20 employees became a team of just 4. This small team took on the challenge and seized the opportunity for a management buyout (MBO) in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our sound knowledge and many years of experience, we &#8211; as NIUTEC AG, the new laboratory for industry and the environment &#8211; have since built up a reliable reputation in the field of chemical analysis and development for the environment, industry and medical technology.[\/gt3_custom_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][gt3_spacing height=&#8221;51px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;History&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589208995472{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>1956 &#8211; Chemical Laboratory of Sulzer AG<\/strong><strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span>Testing of samples from foundries, heating and air conditioning systems, engineering processes, the construction of diesel engines, compressors and turbines and, since the 1980s, from medical technology.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>1990 Chemical Analytics at Sulzer Innotec AG<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>With new environmental legislation coming into force, we, as a so-called &#8220;central laboratory&#8221;, became increasingly involved in the field of environmental analysis[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589209022708{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>2000 NIUTEC AG<\/strong><strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span>At the end of the 1990s, for financial reasons, the services and thus the number of employees at the &#8220;universal laboratory&#8221; were steadily reduced. The workforce shrank from over 20 to just 4. This small team took on the challenge and seized the opportunity for a management buyout (MBO) in 2000. This step laid the foundation for a laboratory that carried out routine and special services in chemical analysis. The company NIUTEC AG, the laboratory for the industrial and environmental sectors, was founded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The name is made up of two parts: \u201cNiu\u201d is an allusion to the English word \u201cnew\u201d, highlighting the company\u2019s new beginning, with a novel spelling that refers to the first letters of the two market divisions, <em>&#8220;Industrie<\/em> and <em>Umwelt<\/em>&#8220;, industry and the environment. The second part, &#8220;tec&#8221;, is a reminder of the company\u2019s origin as Sulzer Innotec.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>2003<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Acquisition of THURLAB AG, Sirnach[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589209033251{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>2009<\/strong><strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span>Merger of the two laboratories of NIUTEC AG and THURLAB AG with relocation to Winterthur<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>2017<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Acquisition of ALBERTA GmbH, Zurich[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589209039417{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>2018<\/strong><strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span>J\u00f6rg Meyer, founding member and managing director, steps down. New management takes over on 01.10.2018.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>2019<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Merger of ALBERTA GmbH and NIUTEC AG, and renovation of all laboratories<\/p>\n<p>After receiving many challenging and interesting commissions from the industrial (including medical technology) and environmental sectors, the company has built up additional valuable expert and specialist knowledge. Today, NIUTEC AG is one of the leading laboratories for chemical analysis and development in the fields of industry, environment and medical technology.<\/p>\n<p>A growing number of highly motivated experts, laboratory technicians and specialists carry out daily analyses as part of the quality management system according to the ISO 9001 standard and the accreditation according to ISO 17025. 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