ASCOL – Academic Sciences Company

ASCOL is the new name in laboratory equipment supply in the UK and this: “The Educational Infomat Campaign” is the perfect medium to introduce you to our capabilities.

As background information, ASCOL - Academic Sciences Company is the UK Division of Eagle Scientific Limited, an international company established over 20 years ago who manufacture and supply laboratory equipment to Schools, Colleges and Universities throughout the world.  

Two years ago we considered the time was right for the launch of a small specialist company such as ASCOL, staffed by people with a wide experience of supplying science equipment to education over a long period of time, both in this country and overseas to provide a similar service in the UK. With an extensive database of manufacturers and suppliers built up over years of tendering, we produced a 256-page Physical Sciences Catalogue, and in May 2001 copies were sent to over 7500 educational establishments throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

ASCOL has two main advantages over market competitors. The first is it's wide product range, specifically its Physics based laboratory equipment, being able to offer certain items that are not available from any other supplier in the UK. Secondly, ASCOL prices are extremely competitive and compare favourably with those of its major competitors in the UK educational supply sector. We are also able to source and supply a wide range of science equipment not listed in the catalogue and can tender to supply complete laboratories.

Subject areas covered in The ASCOL Physical Sciences Catalogue are: Mechanics, Properties of Liquids & Gases, Heat & Thermodynamics, Fuel Cells, Light, Waveforms & Sound, Electrostatics, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Magnetism, Nuclear & Atomic Physics, Electronics, Data-Logging, Multi-Media, Materials Testing, General Laboratory Equipment, Teaching Kits, Visual Aids and Microscience.

In conjunction with Education Rentals Limited, a member of Hanover Financial Group, ASCOL offer funding services directed specifically to schools* (Head Teachers, Bursars & Governors), in response to the move to empower them with direct responsibility for their own financial resources and funding; this is also available to Colleges and Universities.

The ASCOL website has the following features:

• VIEW our Company Profile which details our background in educational equipment supply

• CONTACT us with general enquires, equipment queries, catalogue requests etc

• BROWSE and purchase from our online catalogue viewing descriptions, pictures and prices

• VIEW your sales account listing your orders with full, up-to-date stock levels

• DETAILS of the Funding Services now available

• VIEW our "Sale Item of the Week"

To date, we have exhibited at the following venues and plan to exhibit at most again next year:

• Technology Colleges Trust Annual Conference, 28-29 Nov 2001, Birmingham

• ASE Annual Meeting, 3-5 Jan 2002, Liverpool

• National Education Show Scotland, 28 Feb - 3 Mar 2002, Glasgow

• Education Show, 7-9 Mar, 2002, NEC

• Education Show Ireland, 11-13 April, Dublin

• Our next participation will be at;

• ASE Midland Area Meeting & National Technicians Conference, 5 Jul 2002, Leicester

www.ascol.co.uk