Lab consumables supplier in Malaysia: glassware, filtration and plastics
Glassware, plastics, porcelain, filter paper, pipettes and tips, and laboratory safety supplies.
TopBorneo is a lab consumables supplier working from Labuan and Kota Kinabalu and delivering across Malaysia.
Glassware, filter paper, pipettes and tips, syringes, cuvettes and laboratory plastics are supplied to order against your list, with the delivery on the same quotation. A repeat order is the same list again, so keep the one you send.
What a laboratory uses up
What is in this range
Glassware and volumetric glassware
Beakers, flasks, bottles, burettes, cylinders and pipettes, in general and volumetric grades.
Plasticware and disposables
Bottles, tubes, racks, wash bottles and single use items, quoted per pack.
Porcelain, silica and crucibles
Crucibles, evaporating dishes, mortars and muffle trays for heating and ashing.
Filter paper, membranes and syringe filters
Qualitative and quantitative filter paper, glass microfibre, membranes and syringe filters, by grade and size.
Pipettes, tips and liquid handling
Manual and electronic pipettors, tips in bulk and in racks, dispensers and pipetting aids.
Laboratory safety supplies
Lab coats, gloves, eye protection and eyewash, ordered with the rest of the list.
Why work with TopBorneo
Tell us the job, the site and the crew. We work out what fits instead of sending a catalogue back.
MSA, KStrong and Bullard straight from an official distributor, with lighter lines alongside them.
Gas detectors, breathing apparatus and cylinders are serviced by our own technicians.
The same people handle your enquiry, your order and your servicing.
Read more
Open a section to read what a buyer or an HSE manager needs before ordering.
What TopBorneo supplies
| Group | Typical items |
|---|---|
| Glassware | Beakers, volumetric flasks, measuring cylinders, burettes, test tubes, funnels, petri dishes |
| Filtration and paper | Filter paper in qualitative, quantitative and membrane grades, litmus paper, weighing paper, wipes |
| Liquid handling | Pipettes, micropipettes, pipette tips, syringes, dispensers, wash bottles |
| Plastics | Bottles, sample tubes, racks, funnels, storage boxes and other laboratory plastic |
| Porcelain and silica | Crucibles, evaporating dishes, mortars and pestles |
Chemicals are on their own page, see lab chemicals.
Which filter paper to ask for
Filter paper is the largest single request in this group, and the three types look similar in a box. They are not interchangeable.
| Type | What it is for | What happens if you use the wrong one |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative | Routine filtering where the filtrate matters and the residue is thrown away | Nothing, as long as nobody weighs the residue |
| Quantitative, also called ashless | Gravimetric work, where the paper is burned off and the residue is weighed | The ash from an ordinary paper is weighed along with your sample, so the result is wrong |
| Membrane | Filtering to a defined pore size, for sterile work and particle retention | A paper filter has no defined pore size, so nothing is guaranteed to be held back |
When you order, name the type, the grade or pore size, the diameter and the number of sheets or discs per box. That is enough to quote against.
Glassware travels by sea
Glassware breaks in an aircraft hold more often than it does on a ship, so TopBorneo prefers to send it by sea. That takes longer, and the glassware arrives unbroken more often. The route is always agreed with the customer first, so if a date is fixed, say so in the enquiry and the choice is made together.
For volumetric glassware, say whether you need Class A or Class B. Class A is made to the tighter tolerance and is what you want when the volume ends up in a reported result. Class B is the cheaper option for routine work.
Where TopBorneo delivers, and where it services
TopBorneo delivers laboratory orders across Malaysia from its offices in Labuan and Kota Kinabalu. Put the delivery address in your enquiry and the delivery goes on the quotation. Servicing is separate work and stays in Malaysia, because someone has to stand next to the instrument. See the lab equipment service page.
Common questions
Who supplies laboratory consumables in Malaysia?
TopBorneo supplies laboratory consumables across Malaysia from its offices in Labuan and Kota Kinabalu: glassware, filter paper, pipettes and tips, syringes, cuvettes and laboratory plastics. Send the item, the grade or size, the quantity per pack and the delivery address.
What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative filter paper?
Qualitative filter paper is for routine filtering, where what passes through matters and the residue is discarded. Quantitative filter paper, also called ashless, leaves almost no ash when it is burned off, so the residue can be weighed. Using the wrong one makes a gravimetric result wrong.
Can TopBorneo supply a filter paper or pipette of a particular brand?
Send the brand, the catalogue number and the pack size in your enquiry and TopBorneo quotes against it. The enquiry comes back with the brand you named, or with what does the same job and in which grade. Every consumable is quoted against your list.
How does glassware get to my laboratory without breaking?
TopBorneo prefers to send glassware by sea, because it breaks in an aircraft hold more often than on a ship. That route takes longer. The choice is agreed with the customer before the order goes out, so a fixed date is worth stating in the enquiry rather than after the quotation.
Does TopBorneo deliver consumables outside Sabah and Labuan?
Yes. TopBorneo delivers laboratory consumables across Malaysia from its offices in Labuan and Kota Kinabalu, so put the delivery address in the enquiry and the delivery goes on the quotation. Servicing and on site work stay in Malaysia. A repeat order is the same list again, which is why the item, grade and pack size matter on the first one.
Send your list
Email crm@topborneo.com with the item, the grade or size, the pack size and the quantity. For filter paper add the diameter, for volumetric glassware add Class A or Class B, and for pipettes add the volume range. TopBorneo quotes against that list. Ovens, incubators and cold storage are on the laboratory equipment page.