Petrifilm Count Plates - Helping to Reduce Laboratory Costs

In the current economic climate, businesses are looking for ways to reduce spend and save money where possible. Petrifilm count plates from 3M Health Care Limited help to improve laboratory efficiency and reduce operating costs.


Petrifilm count plates come in an easy, ready to use format, removing material, energy and, more substantially, labour costs associated with the lengthy procedure of media preparation. Quality control is also simplified as each batch of Petrifilm plates comes complete with a Quality Assurance Certificate from the 3M ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing facility. These benefits free staff to work in other areas of the laboratory, so a higher throughput of testing can be achieved.

The compact size of Petrifilm count plates leads to cost savings in storage, equipment and waste disposal. Large batch availability simplifies stock control, ordering and record keeping, once again streamlining otherwise laborious tasks.

The unique Petrifilm count plate format offers you fast, simple and reliable testing, in turn, saving valuable laboratory hours and improving working flexibility. For more information please contact 3M, contact details are at the top of this page.