LaMotte Company

Employee Size

201-500

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Chestertown, MD

Founded

1919

Founded in Baltimore in October 1919, LaMotte Company makes portable and laboratory water-analysis equipment for professionals, educators, and homeowners. Frank L. LaMotte began with the first domestically produced pH test kits, and the company has since developed technologies including DPD chlorine testing, electronic colorimeters, and Spin Touch systems. Based in Maryland with expanded manufacturing and R&D capacity in Delaware, LaMotte serves more than 75 countries across applications ranging from drinking water and wastewater to pools and aquaculture.

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