A Vote of No Confidence for Unsafe Lab Furniture and Careless Practices

Well-functioning labs are powerful engines that drive the production of scientific knowledge: good laboratories, that is, provide the necessary tools for thoroughgoing and rigorous research. Moreover, as vitally important learning spaces, labs…

5 Safety Principles to Keep in Mind when Building a Lab

There are myriad considerations that should receive due attention when designing or refurbishing a lab, all of which are necessary if your lab is to function efficiently and achieve the best results. Whereas workflow, proper equipment and instrument…

4 Pre-Design Considerations to Help Your New Lab Get Off on the Right Foot

Investing sizeable sums in lab infrastructure that is expected to yield value for years to come is a considerable undertaking, so it is imperative that you thoroughly examine certain fundamentals before the design process begins in earnest.…

In Case You Missed It! 2nd Edition

Here are some great articles we've been sharing online lately. If you haven't subscribed to our social media channels yet, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter. These are some articles that have been going around the Beryl Labs offices.…

The South Africa-China Partnership’s Commitment to STEM Infrastructure Development is Music to Our Ears

The South African Minister of Science of Technology, Naledi Pandor, recently gave an address to mark the initiation of the second phase in establishing an eagerly awaited science park to be developed in partnership with the Chinese government.…
Lab equipment with modularity

Top 5 Reasons to Demand Modularity in your New Lab

Modernist architect, Louis Sullivan, coined the well-known and oft repeated phrase, “form follows function”. Certainly a fundamental principle of most design categories; but it is especially true in an environment where specialisation of…

SA Schools Have Reached a Crisis Point

SA Schools Have Reached a Crisis Point – But a Lack of Access to Quality Labs is an Obstacle that can be Overcome Beryl Labs is proud to be in laboratory building industry; the research and teaching that occurs in a properly resourced facility…

In Case You Missed It!

Here are some great articles we've been sharing online lately. If you haven't subscribed to our social media channels yet, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter. These are some articles that have been going around the Beryl Labs offices.…

5 Things Every Lab Manager Should Know Before Renovating a Lab

Managing a research facility is not an easy task, and there is often no small amount of trepidation when it comes to planning and proposing a lab renovation. You may recognise the need for an overhaul of your existing facilities, but find yourself…

Bespoke lab design

In a world of rapidly advancing technologies and the ever increasing in-depth studies of physics, medicine, biology, metallurgy and the like, the demands placed on laboratories are progressively more stringent. In this new scientific paradigm,…