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Updated July 23, 2010
The Board of Directors of Restek Corporation has announced a change in the senior leadership of the company. Bryan Wolcott, Restek’s current CFO of 11 years, will be taking the role of Head Coach and President. Bryan joined Restek in 1997 as Manufacturing Manager, and moved into the CFO role in 1999. He has served on Restek’s leadership team for 10 years and was instrumental in Restek’s recent ESOP transaction and the acquisition of Glastron earlier this year.
Bryan has an excellent record for tackling complex issues, and he has a passion for fostering innovation by developing structures that support synergistic relationships among corporate units. In taking on this new role he says, “The challenge in front of me is to align the company’s talent around our growth objectives in international business and new product development, while ensuring that Restek remains a truly great place to work. Because we are employee-owned, we have a unique opportunity to improve our systems and structure for the long-term benefit of both the company and employees, while maintaining a creative and celebratory work style!”
Prior to joining Restek, Bryan worked in the oil and gas industry for 16 years, first as a petroleum engineer and later transitioning to financial operations when he became interested in how corporate structures and investments could benefit employees and shareholders alike. Bryan is currently the president of the PA/DE chapter of the ESOP Association, president of the Penn Eagle Industrial Park Owners Association, and has previously served on many other industry and community boards.
New PLOT columns from Restek were recently selected as a winner of Laboratory Equipment's Reader's Choice Award. These columns feature an innovative bonding process that significantly reduces particle release and column blockage, resulting in highly stable flows and retention times. This new stabilization technology can increase the accuracy of impurities analysis and is especially beneficial to flow switching applications. Winners were selected by practicing scientists and engineers based on column value and performance in research labs.
For more information on PLOT column technology and applications, visit www.restek.com/petro.
Restek Corporation (Bellefonte, PA) announced today their acquisition of Glastron Inc., a 40 year old, New Jersey
based manufacturer of specialized glassware and electronic components, and an expert assembler of analytical and
testing equipment. “This is an exciting time for both our companies,” said Al Kille, cofounder of Glastron.
“Restek has been a key customer for over two decades. This new relationship allows Glastron to continue our focus
on specialty glassware and pursue a new vision for the future of our employees.”
Restek will maintain Glastron’s manufacturing site and employee base in Vineland, NJ. “Our goal is for Glastron to remain an independent subsidiary with its own strategies, relationships, and customer base. We think that there are opportunities to use Restek’s innovative approach to product development and customer focus to expand Glastron’s reach into their markets,” said Don McCandless, Head Coach of Restek.
Two Restek product lines were recently honored by Laboratory Equipment magazine. QuEChERS SPE tubes were selected
as a winner and Biphenyl HPLC columns were named as a finalist in the magazine’s 2009 Reader’s Choice Awards
competition. Winners were selected by practicing scientists and engineers based on the value and performance of
the products in research labs. For more information on the advantages of QuEChERS SPE tubes visit
www.restek.com/quechers and to learn how Biphenyl columns can improve
your separations visit www.restek.com/biphenyl.
Restek is pleased to announce the opening of a new branch office in Japan. Restek Japan is an integral part of Restek’s growth in Asia and will strengthen Restek’s position as a premier supplier of LC and GC chromatography columns and accessories, analytical reference standards, and sample preparation products in Japan.
Located in the Shimbashi district of Tokyo, Restek Japan will provide support to existing distribution channels and allow Restek to offer chromatography products more efficiently to Japanese customers. Ryosei Kanaguchi has been appointed as the Managing Director of Restek Japan, bringing over 30 years of marketing and sales experience to the position. Restek recognizes the contributions and importance of the Japanese market and is pleased to make Restek chromatography products more easily available to customers in Japan.
For more information, please contact Christine Vargo in the US at 814-353-1300, ext. 2123, or Ryosei Kanaguchi at +81 903 332 6898 in Japan.
Jan Pijpelink has joined Restek Corporation in the role of Petrochemical Market Development Manager. In this new role, Jan is responsible for developing and executing a global strategy expanding Restek’s chromatography business in the petrochemical industry. Jan is a 28-year veteran of petroleum analysis and comes to Restek most recently from Joint Analytical Systems, a Germany-based provider of applicated GC solutions for the petrochemical industry. Jan has extensive international experience in North America, Europe, and Asia in petrochemical laboratory and process applications and will be leading Restek’s expansion into these petrochemical markets.
As part of our investment in the next generation of scientists, Restek is pleased to sponsor the Best Student Paper award at Dioxin 2008. This year's winner, Mark Rowe of Michigan Technological University, is a doctoral candidate studying with Dr. Judith Perlinger. Mark's research in atmospheric chemistry and physics focuses on the measurement and modeling of the air-water exchange of semivolatile organic compounds. This competitive award for student chromatographers includes a US $2,000 grant from Restek and free conference registration provided by the symposium organizers. Congratulations Mark!
Photo: Dr. Stuart Harrad, symposium organizer, and Jack Cochran (Restek Corp.) congratulate Mark Rowe, recipient of the 2008 Restek Best Student Paper award.
Restek chromatographers presented a number of technical talks and posters at Riva 2008. To download a conference presentation click here for a complete list available files. If you have questions, or if you would like help optimizing your separations, please contact Technical Support at support@restek.com, or your local Restek representative.
Restek Corporation announced today their anticipated January 1, 2009 transition from 22% to 100% employee ownership under an ESOP structure. Restek has been planning for and testing employee ownership models since its inception in 1985. Don McCandless will continue to lead the company as Head Coach. Founder Paul Silvis will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The transition to 100% Employee Ownership will ensure stability and continued growth, while maintaining the status of an independent chromatography consumables manufacturer. Corporate focus on Plus One, Innovation, and Execution will continue to be a foundation for success.
As part of this transaction, Restek's Performance Coatings "RPC" division will become an independent company led by Paul Silvis and members of the Performance Coatings team. The new company will focus on developing new coating technologies for the passivation, anticoking, automotive, and ultrahigh vacuum markets. The new organization will remain a key supplier to Restek and Restek will continue to offer Siltek, Sulfinert, and Silcosteel coated products for chromatography markets.
For additional information, please contact Don McCandless at 814-353-1300 ext. 2116 or Paul Silvis at 814-353-1300 ext 2104
Restek Corporation (Bellefonte, PA USA www.restek.com ) was one of 15 companies across the United States selected as Top Small Workplaces by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces. The winners were announced in the October 1 issue of The Wall Street Journal.
"My vision was always to create a workplace where employees enjoy coming to work as much as going home," said Restek founder and board Chairman Paul Silvis.
"Each of the 15 Top Small Workplaces winners has a great story to tell," said Ken Lehman, Winning Workplaces founder and board chair. "The winners come from very different business sectors and are geographically diverse. But, they share a commitment to valuing, trusting, and respecting their employees, and viewing them as the key to achieving business success. These winners should inspire small businesses everywhere that they, too, can become great workplaces."
The Journal and Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit whose mission is to help leaders of small and midsize organizations create better workplaces, began soliciting nominations last fall. More than 800 small businesses — those with fewer than 500 employees and less than $200 million in annual revenue—applied for the recognition. The search sought out companies with workplace environments that encourage professional growth and provide an atmosphere and benefits that encourage employees to remain with the company.
A U.S. panel of small-business experts was chosen to judge the finalists, who were selected based on both metrics and qualitative assessment of their success in creating workplaces that nurture, challenge and reward employees, according to the release.
Restek—one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality chromatography products—offers numerous employee-friendly benefits, including an incentive-based wellness program, on-site fitness and recreational facilities with subsidized personal trainers, company contributions toward child care costs, reimbursement for continuing education and development programs, 401k and employee stock ownership programs, open-book management, and a casual dress code.
To read the 2007 Top Small Workplaces report, please visit:
Wall Street Journal: www.wsj.com/entrepreneur
Winning Workplaces: http://www.winningworkplaces.org/topsmallbiz/2007winners/index.php
Bellefonte — Restek Corporation has been named the 2007 ESOP Company of the Year by the PA/DE Chapter of The ESOP Association at the Chapter's Annual Meeting on September 19 in Scranton, PA. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership. The PA/DE Chapter represents ESOP companies in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Based in Bellefonte, Restek is an employee-owned company specializing in high-quality chromatography products. Restek began business in October 1985 and has more than 250 employees. In addition to the company's headquarters and main manufacturing facility in Bellefonte, Restek also has an R&D lab in California, subsidiaries in France, Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom; and more than 95 distributors throughout the world.
"Recognition by the regional chapter of the ESOP Association is a true reward for the culture we have been striving to build and improve on since the company was founded by Paul Silvis in 1985," commented Bryan Wolcott, Restek's Chief Financial Officer.
Restek Corporation will compete against a competitive field of ESOP Companies of the Year from The ESOP Association's 18 other state and regional Chapters for the title "National ESOP Company of the Year." The winner of this prestigious award will be announced at The ESOP Association's Annual Conference in Washington, DC next year.
Founded in 1978, The ESOP Association represents over 1,400 ESOP companies and over 1 million employee owners who believe that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy.
For related information:
Three ESOP Association Members Named 2007 Top Small Workplaces
Restek Corporation (Bellefonte, www.restek.com) has been named #43 among medium-sized companies on the 2006 list of Best Places to Work in PA. This marks the third time Restek has placed on the list since the program began in 2000. The top 100 companies were recognized and honored at the Best Places to Work in PA awards ceremony on Tuesday evening, November 28, 2006, at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center. 322,000 businesses are registered in Pennsylvania, making the top 100 a highly prestigious group.
"What's most important is that the results (of our employee surveys) and our practices helped place us with the "best of the best" companies operating within Pennsylvania," said Head Coach Don McCandless. Tina Welch, Director of Human Resources, adds, "In addition to celebrating the ranking, we are very interested in learning from the results to see what we can do better."
The Best Places to Work in PA award program is a public/private partnership of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Central Penn Business Journal, Best Companies Group, and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. The Best Places to Work in PA list is made up of 100 companies split into two groups: 50 medium-sized companies (25-250 employees) and 50 large companies (more than 250 employees).
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. The second, more heavily weighted part consisted of a confidential employee survey to measure the employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Restek was one of a small number of manufacturing companies from across the state, and the only Centre County business, represented in the evaluation.
Restek—one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality chromatography products—offers numerous employee-friendly benefits, including an incentive-based wellness program, on-site fitness and recreational facilities with subsidized personal trainers, company contributions toward child care costs, reimbursement for continuing education and development programs, 401k and employee stock ownership programs, open-book management, and a casual dress code.
For more information on the Best Places to Work in PA program, visit www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com
Dr. Shawn Reese, Senior Research Chemist at our California research facility, Restek West, and Professor of Chemistry at Folson Lake College, has been invited to participate in the "50th Anniversary of Shimadzu GC", to be celebrated on September 18 - 20 at Shimadzu do Brasil Comércio Ltda., São Paulo. Dr. Reese will describe the development of a new generation of exceptionally inert, ultra-low bleed, highly reproducible capillary GC columns.
A second distinguished Restek representative, Dr. Eberhardt Kuhn, Sales & Distribution Manager for Asia and the Pacific Rim, has already joined the celebrations in Singapore and Indonesia, and has been invited to participate in Shimadzu anniversary events in China in September and in India in November. Dr Kuhn's technical expertise and appreciation of different cultures have made him a popular speaker around the world. He will discuss the latest column technology for GC/MS and GC.
We congratulate Shimadzu GC for 50 years of achievements, and wish them many more such milestones, and we wish Drs. Reese and Kuhn safe and enjoyable journeys.
Restek Corporation held an International Distributor Conference at its global headquarters in Bellefonte, PA from 18-21 June 2006.
The conference was attended by over 40 representatives from 28 companies located in 24 countries from around the world.
The conference included a combination of business meetings, product training, new product updates, and social activities designed to maximize interaction among the delegates and global headquarters staff.
The primary focus of this conference was to share information to assist Restek's International representatives in providing Plus 1 service and support to local chromatographers worldwide.
Conference feedback from the delegates attending was overwhelmingly positive.
As part of Restek's philosophy of continuing education and training, the next Restek International Distributors Conference will be held in Europe in 2007.
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Maurus Biedermann will be participating in a four-week cooperative project in the Restek Innovations Laboratory. Dr. Biedermann is a long-time member of Dr. Konrad Grob's chromatography group at Kantonales Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, and has been involved in developing numerous liquid chromatographic and gas chromatographic methods for monitoring food quality. During a previous sabbatical at Restek, in 1997, Dr. Biedermann used Restek's unique chiral gas chromatography column phases to develop several new applications, including methods for determining the authenticity of "natural" flavor extracts and essential oils, and for evaluating the enantiomeric composition of pharmaceuticals. One of Dr. Biedermann's objectives during his forthcoming visit is to use Restek's two-dimensional gas chromatography system to develop novel applications for Restek products.
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On October 20, 2005, Restek's 1st Head Coach and Founder, Paul Silvis, passed the torch to Restek's new President and Head Coach, Don McCandless.
Paul has served as Restek's head coach since he founded the company in 1985. Under his direction, Restek has grown to be one of the top chromatography products manufacturing companies in the world. Paul strongly believes in the importance of establishing a process for all leaders to replace themselves. This is especially true as Restek transitions to a company of owners. Restek is currently 22% employee owned and 100% employee ownership will occur before 2010. Don, Restek's current Vice President of Sales and Marketing, was chosen to serve as Restek's new head coach because of his passion for Plus 1 customer service, his zest for learning, his 15-plus years of chromatography experience, and his vision to take Restek to the 100 million dollar sales level. Paul looks forward to returning to his roots as an inventor and will continue as an integral part of Restek's Board of Directors and Leadership Team. Paul also looks forward to teaching other entrepreneurs and sharing his experiences about how to create a winning team of employee-owners who enjoy coming to work as much as going home.
Restek celebrates continued growth in 2005 with the opening of Restek West, our new R&D facility in Shingle Springs, California. Roy Lautamo, Director of Innovative Research Chemistries, will manage the facility, focusing on R&D for our chromatography column product lines. Roy has an extensive range of experience in chromatography, acquired over more than a quarter of a century of research.
We welcome Roy and his staff into the Restek family!
Photo: Roy Lautamo hang gliding over Kings Canyon in the southern Sierra
Students looking to learn how to start their own businesses will get a little help from this year's entrepreneur in residence, Restek founder Paul Silvis. Silvis will appear March 28 to 30 as part of a program that brings successful entrepreneurs to Penn State's University Park campus. Silvis' three-day visit will include participating in a number of classes in the College of Engineering's entrepreneurship minor.
Read the full story at live.psu.edu
Products developed and manufactured by Restek are part of the Huygens probe aboard the Cassini Mission to Saturn. After seven years of traveling through the solar system, the Cassini spacecraft entered the Saturnian system in June of 2004.
Restek products onboard the spacecraft include gas chromatography columns, micropacked columns, and internal plumbing for the flight instrument gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer on the Huygens Probe. "[The products were] developed to make them stable and rugged enough to withstand vibrations and pressures and still get the data they were looking for on a long-term project," says Don McCandless, vice president of sales and marketing at Restek. The instruments needed to be able to survive liftoff and the space voyage. "We provided MXT® capillary columns to NASA because the columns are made from unbreakable, thin wall, stainless steel that has been treated with our Silcosteel® process. This process deposits a submicron layer of flexible fused silica on the inside of the tubing, giving it the same inertness as glass," adds McCandless.
The Cassini Mission, launched in 1997, is a cooperative endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) . The mission includes a sophisticated robotic spacecraft equipped with 12 scientific experiments, intended to orbit Saturn for a four-year period and study the Saturnian system in detail. The ESA-built Huygens probe will parachute into the thick atmosphere of Titan—one of Saturn's moons—with another six scientific instrument packages.
In 1998, Restek received the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Group Award for our contribution in the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of the Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) and the Huygens Probe Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS).
Additional space program contributions from Restek include treatment of parts that monitor cabin systems on Space Shuttle flights and on the MIR space station.