About

At LabEquipCo, we are built on a foundation of expertise, trusted partnerships, and a commitment to delivering the highest-quality lab solutions. Our core values drive everything we do, from selecting the most reliable brands to providing expert support. With a dedicated team and a history of excellence, we continue to help labs operate with precision and efficiency.
Core Values
Our Mission

To advance science by providing solutions that help our customers’ shape a brighter future and a healthier world. 

  • Reliable

    Building trust through consistent and dependable service. 

  • Collaborative

    Collaborating as one team to achieve common goals, embracing diverse perspectives.

  • Honest

    Upholding the highest ethical standards in dealings with customers, employees, and partners. 

  • Organized

    Operating with efficiency and order in all aspects of the business. Simple. Clean. Meticulous.

  • Knowledgeable

    We shop before you shop; we support through the life of the equipment

“Advancing science by offering solutions that help our customers”

Trusted Partnerships

Relationships and Experience

LabEquipCo is a family-operated business specializing in capital equipment and instrumentation for laboratories of all types. For more than 65 years we have built upon our foundation of long-term relationships with both our customers and the manufacturers we represent.
 

We serve as major representatives for laboratory equipment sales and product support for customers on the West Coast. For two decades our customer base has been centralized in industrial, research, and biotechnology laboratories.

Relationships and Experience
Smart Solutions for Science

Quality Products

We search the world for new and innovative products. We are a reflection of the global nature of today’s business, with product offerings that include goods manufactured in Canada, France, Japan, Germany, and Finland.

Our goal is to find and offer our customers the highest quality products with the most reliable designs while providing excellent after-purchase technical support. The greatest compliment we receive is when our customers look to us as an information resource as well as a source of quality laboratory equipment. We pride ourselves on maintaining the personal touch our customers have come to expect.

WHO WE ARE

Our Team

With a focus on personalized service, industry expertise, and reliable support, we're here to ensure your lab operates at its best.

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Brent Kolhede

Brent Kolhede

CEO

Harj Sangha

Harj Sangha

President

Britta Johnson

Britta Johnson

Vice President

Kristine Geoghegan

Kristine Geoghegan

Director of Operations

Steven Moody

Steven Moody

Operations Extraordinaire

Austin Wright

Austin Wright

LEC Northwest

Vince Reeve

Vince Reeve

LEC Central

Ahmed Moussa

Ahmed Moussa

LEC Central

Nicholas Booth

Nicholas Booth

LEC Southwest

John Grunwald

John Grunwald

LEC Southwest

Sean Lin

Sean Lin

LEC Southwest

History

History of Laboratory Equipment Company (LEC)

Laboratory Equipment Company (LEC) was co-founded in 1948 in the resurging economic era following World War II, by J. Karl Kolhede and Albert Schlichtmann, former sales representatives for Braun, Knecht, Heimann, a large laboratory chemical and supply distributor. Following the passing of Albert, J. Karl Kolhede assumed full ownership and passed leadership of the company to his two sons, Kurt and Brent Kolhede.