Labman
Labman is a Portuguese laboratory solutions distributor that supplies analytical instruments, reagents, and consumables — primarily Agilent and Stanhope-Seta products on an exclusive basis in Angola — to enterprise customers in the oil and gas sector, supported by ISO 9001 and ANPG credentials.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersAvintes, Portugal
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Labman does
Labman, Lda is a privately held Portuguese laboratory solutions provider (headquartered in Avintes, Portugal) that supplies analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, chemical and microbiological reagents, and consumables to the oil and gas industry, with an operational focus on Angola. The company's product portfolio is built primarily on third-party brands distributed under formal agreements — Agilent analytical instruments (Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, Vis-NIR, Fluorescence, GC) supplied as official representative powered by Chemetrix, Stanhope-Seta quality control instruments for petroleum testing (ASTM, EN, DIN, IP, ISO), Hach water quality solutions, and reagents/consumables sourced through Thermo Fisher and Avantor. In Angola, Labman holds exclusive distribution rights for both the Agilent and Stanhope-Seta product lines, supported by ANPG registration that qualifies it to serve the country's oil and gas sector.
The business model combines one-time hardware/instrument sales with consumable replenishment and professional technical-support services bundled into an integrated procurement offering. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are routed through direct contact (phone, email, WhatsApp) for quotes. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting oil and gas operators, supplemented by channel partner arrangements with global brands, and supported by ISO 9001:2015 quality certification plus IATA/IMT dangerous-goods transport credentials that allow internal handling of hazardous reagents across borders.
The company is small (1–10 employees per firmographic data), independently owned with no disclosed institutional backing, and operates across Portugal and Angola with logistics partners (Airsea, RanaTrans) facilitating cross-border distribution. Its strategic positioning rests on territorial exclusivity, regulatory credentials, and the ability to act as a single-source integrated laboratory supplier rather than on proprietary technology or software.
Labman firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Labman
- Legal name
- Labman, Lda
- Website
- https://labman.pt
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Labman is a Portuguese laboratory solutions distributor that supplies analytical instruments, reagents, and consumables — primarily Agilent and Stanhope-Seta products on an exclusive basis in Angola — to enterprise customers in the oil and gas sector, supported by ISO 9001 and ANPG credentials.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Labman industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Laboratory Equipment Distribution & Supply
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)
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Where Labman is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Avintes
- HQ country
- Portugal
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Labman business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment and Analytical Instruments Supply: Supply of analytical instruments including Agilent products (Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, Vis-NIR Systems, Fluorescence Systems, GC) and Stanhope-Seta quality control instruments as exclusive distributor in Angola.
- Laboratory Consumables and Reagents: Supply of chemical reagents, organic solvents, microbiological culture mediums, agar, and consumables through partnerships with Thermo Fisher and Avantor.
- Technical Support Services: Technical support services accompanying equipment and consumables supply, including project management, planning, and procurement services for laboratory operations.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Labman product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Labman supplies analytical and quality control instruments (Agilent and Stanhope-Seta lines), general laboratory equipment, chemical and microbiological reagents, and consumables to oil and gas industry clients, acting as an official Agilent representative (powered by Chemetrix) and exclusive Angola distributor for Stanhope-Seta. The offering is rounded out with project management, planning, equipment and consumables procurement, and technical support services, supported by ISO 9001:2015, IATA, IMT certifications, and ANPG registration for the Angolan petroleum sector.
Product overview
Labman is a laboratory solutions provider for the oil and gas industry offering a complete integrated service solution. The portfolio includes Agilent analytical instruments (Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, Vis-NIR Systems, Fluorescence Systems, and GC) as distributed products for Angola, Stanhope-Seta quality control instruments for petroleum testing, Hach water quality analysis solutions, general laboratory equipment (scales, ovens, pH/conductivity meters, turbidimeters, climate chambers, autoclaves), and laboratory reagents including chemical reagents, culture mediums, and agar sourced through Thermo Fisher and Avantor partnerships. Technical support and equipment/consumables procurement services complement the product offerings.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Agilent Analytical Instruments Agilent analytical instruments supplied to oil and gas laboratories in Portugal and Angola, including Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, UV-Vis & UV, Vis-NIR Systems, Fluorescence Systems, and Gas Chromatography (GC), distributed under official representation powered by Chemetrix with exclusive distribution rights in Angola.
- Stanhope-Seta Quality Control Instruments Quality control instruments designed to ASTM, EN, DIN, IP and ISO standards for measuring physical characteristics that determine product quality and consistency, including equipment for calibration, cetane number, flash point, viscosity, distillation, and other petroleum testing applications, supplied as Labman's exclusive distribution line in Angola.
- Hach Water Quality Analysis Solutions Equipment, reagents, and integrated solutions for water quality analysis and monitoring, supplied to laboratories operating in the oil and gas sector.
- General Laboratory Equipment General laboratory equipment for oil and gas industry laboratories, including scales, incubation/refrigerated greenhouses, drying ovens, muffles, pH meters, conductivity meters, dissolved oxygen meters, turbidimeters, laminar flow chambers, autoclaves, climate chambers, titrators, viscometers, and various glass and plastic materials.
- Laboratory Reagents and Consumables Chemical reagents, organic solvents, microbiological culture mediums, agar, and quick tests for water analysis, supplied to oil and gas laboratories through partnerships with Thermo Fisher Scientific and Avantor.
- Laboratory Technical Support Services Integrated technical support, project management, planning, and equipment and consumables procurement services accompanying Labman's equipment and reagent offerings for oil and gas industry laboratory clients.
Companies that use Labman
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Labman technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Labman partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.
- Agilent TechnologiescoreLabman is an official representative of Agilent powered by Chemetrix, providing analytical instruments such as Atomic Absorption, ICP-MS, UV-Vis & UV, Vis-NIR Systems, Fluorescence Systems and GC. Serves as exclusive distributor for Angola market.
- Stanhope-SetacoreLabman is the exclusive distributor in Angola for Stanhope-Seta quality control instruments designed to measure physical characteristics determining product quality and consistency. Instruments designed to ASTM, EN, DIN, IP and ISO standards.
- Thermo Fisher ScientificcorePartnership with Thermo Fisher provides vast portfolio of chemical reagents and organic solvents covering all laboratory needs. One of Labman's key partnerships for reagents and chemical supplies.
- AvantorcorePartnership with Avantor for equipment and consumables supply. Avantor provides all equipment and consumables alongside Labman's technical expertise and support services.
- HachsupportingPartnership with Hach for water quality analysis equipment, reagents and integrated solutions. Provides Labman customers with water quality testing capabilities.
- ChemetrixsupportingChemetrix supports the Agilent partnership, powering Labman's position as official Agilent representative for analytical instruments.
- AirseaminorPartner company shown in logos section working side by side with Labman to provide best results.
- AcmeminorPartner company shown in logos section working alongside Labman.
- RanaTransminorTransport and logistics partner shown in logos section for dangerous goods handling.
- SPTminorPartner company shown in logos section, appearing multiple times in partner listings.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Labman competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification group with commodity and oil & gas laboratory operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating laboratories that rely on the same analytical instrument categories Labman distributes.
- Intertek: Global TIC provider with extensive oil & gas and petroleum product testing laboratories. Comparable as a large incumbent that purchases and uses analytical instruments in the same ASTM/EN/ISO testing workflows that Labman's portfolio supports.
- SGS: Global testing, inspection and certification company with petroleum and natural gas laboratory services. Comparable as a large-scale, broadly diversified incumbent serving many of the same oil & gas clients with testing capability that depends on instruments similar to Labman's portfolio.
- ALS Global: International testing services group with strong oil & gas, environmental and minerals lab capabilities. Comparable in that it both supplies analytical capability to the same upstream customers and operates as a potential buyer of Labman's distributed instruments.
Others
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global supplier of chemical reagents, organic solvents and laboratory consumables. Labman partners with Thermo Fisher for reagents, making it an upstream supplier and a comparable reference for the consumables arm of Labman's offering.
- Stanhope-Seta: UK-based manufacturer of petroleum quality control instruments (flash point, viscosity, distillation, cetane). It is both a supplier (Labman is exclusive Angola distributor) and a reference point for understanding Labman's petroleum QC instrument portfolio.
- Agilent Technologies: Global manufacturer of analytical instruments (AA, ICP-MS, GC, UV-Vis, fluorescence). Labman is its official Angola representative; Agilent's channel structure is the single biggest determinant of Labman's go-to-market.
- Avantor: Global supplier of laboratory equipment and consumables (including the VWR brand). Partner and product-line peer for Labman's consumables business, with comparable oil & gas lab distribution coverage.
- Hach: US manufacturer of water quality analysis instruments, reagents and integrated solutions. Labman distributes Hach in its lab solutions portfolio, making Hach an upstream supplier and a reference product-line peer.
Direct peers
- Chemetrix: South Africa-based distributor of Agilent analytical instruments across sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable as the regional Agilent channel partner that powers Labman's own Angola representation, targeting oil & gas, mining and industrial labs with the same product lines.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Labman social profiles
Digital presenceLabman compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Labman financial estimates
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Labman leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Labman funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Labman M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Labman
What does Labman do?
Labman supplies analytical and quality control instruments (Agilent and Stanhope-Seta lines), general laboratory equipment, chemical and microbiological reagents, and consumables to oil and gas industry clients, acting as an official Agilent representative (powered by Chemetrix) and exclusive Angola distributor for Stanhope-Seta. The offering is rounded out with project management, planning, equipment and consumables procurement, and technical support services, supported by ISO 9001:2015, IATA, IMT certifications, and ANPG registration for the Angolan petroleum sector.
Is Labman a public or private company?
Labman is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Labman founded?
Labman was founded in 2012. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Labman based?
Labman is headquartered in Avintes, Portugal, in the Europe region.
How does Labman make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment and Analytical Instruments Supply is the primary driver. The others are laboratory Consumables and Reagents and technical Support Services.
Who are Labman's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Bureau Veritas, Intertek, SGS and ALS Global. Others are Thermo Fisher Scientific, Stanhope-Seta, Agilent Technologies, Avantor and Hach. Chemetrix is listed as a direct peer.
Does Labman have an API?
No public API is recorded for Labman.
What industry is Labman in?
Labman's product category is Laboratory Equipment Distribution & Supply. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAD, Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations), with a secondary code of HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.