CellPath Ltd
We are a UK-based company specialising in manufacturing and worldwide supply of consumables, equipment, and services to the cellular pathology sector. The CellPath name is synonymous with innovative, precise and well-proven products manufactured to a very high standard. We have a state-of-the-art injection moulding capability at our headquarters in Wales, allowing us to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace by directly manufacturing many of the plastic products used in modern histology and cytology laboratories. Expansion and infrastructure investment over recent years have increased our manufacturing capability, allowing us to introduce additional products to the market such as chemicals, stains, tissue marking dyes and fixatives. CellPath has a continuous improvement process built around a strong desire to maintain a high level of quality, and we are currently certified to ISO 13485:2016 standards.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
Our sister company CellNass is a Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licensed archive management solution. Offering a complete national archiving solution to healthcare providers through administering pathological material in a purpose-built facility, CellNass releases valuable time and space for other uses.
In 2019 we launched our CellSolv service, which supplies tissue processing chemicals used in cellular pathology. Any subsequent waste is simultaneously collected and recycled where possible or disposed of in line with current regulations. CellSolv currently serves multiple NHS and private research laboratories throughout the UK.
CellPath has a continuous improvement process built around a strong desire to maintain a high-quality level with ISO 13485:2016 accreditation. We implement lean techniques throughout our operations including, the ‘5S’ philosophy. A recent audit by the HTA declared that the CellNass service is of the highest possible standard. View our wide range of laboratory supplies, cellular pathology & histopathology equipment online today.
History
It all started in 1969
CellPath can trace its roots back to 1969, with the formation of Bethlehem Instruments in Hemel Hempstead, England by our current Chairman Peter Webber.
The company grew through the 1970's and was instrumental in introducing several Histology products that were first to market, such as RDC rapid decalcifier, a product that still forms a core part of our Histology consumables range today. During this period, Bethlehem Instruments changed its name to HistoLab, reflecting the increased focus on selling a wider range of products to UK-based Histology laboratories.
Started Newtown Manufacture in 1982
Manufacture started in Newtown, Powys in 1982, with Paul Webber, our current Joint Managing Director, joining the company and overseeing the construction of a 3,000 square foot production facility. The following year, the company moved into Cytology, offering an expanded product range that included spatulas, fixatives and slide boxes.
Philip Webber, also the current Joint Managing Director, joined the company in 1984 when a further 3,000 square foot extension was added to the Newtown premises.
In 1985, HistoLab became a 100% family-owned business and continued to operate under two brands – HistoLab and CytoLab. In 1987 the company introduced the Aylesbury Spatula an alternative to the Ayre Spatula. This sampling device improved the quality of cervical samples taken.
CellPath Ltd founded in 1990
It was in 1990 that CellPath Limited was founded when HistoLab and CytoLab were merged.
Over the next decade, the company began to manufacture of some of its best-known products - CerviBrush, CerviKit, Ortho Stains and the CytoFocus CD, to become market leaders of Cytology products in the UK.
In 1999 CellPath was sold to Medical Solutions PLC, an LSE listed company. However, in December 2002 CellPath was purchased back by its founder members the Webber Family.
Moved to our Current Premises in 2005
In November 2005 CellPath moved into their new 20,000 sq. ft headquarters on the Mochdre Enterprise Park in Newtown, Mid Wales. It was around this time that CellNass was successfully launched into the market, which has seen significant growth thereafter with a new build in 2013 doubling the original CellNass capacity to meet customer demand followed by a further expansion in August 2017. During this period, CellNass was given the highest possible score by the Human Tissue Authority when assessed for suitability of practices, premises, governance and disposal.
Who We are ?
The importance of good customer care is paramount to the company, with a fully-trained customer care team available from 8:30am to 5:00pm (Mon - Fri) to take your call.
We also employ four field-based account managers in the UK, who undertake regular customer visits in their allocated region to ensure that the company deliver the levels of service expected from our customers.
If you have any sales queries, please feel free to call either our customer service team on 01686 611333 or your relevant regional account manager listed below: