In 1988 the services had expanded significantly to include consultancy, offshore personnel and laboratory services, in addition to bacterial test kits, and it was felt appropriate at this time to change the name to Oilfield Microbiology Limited. By 1995, Oilfield Microbiology employed 12 staff and was servicing projects in the UK, Norway, the Middle East and Australasia. In order to add health and hygiene services to its growing product base, a sister company, Grampian Microbiology Limited was formed at this time.

Grampian Microbiology was a terrific success, growing quickly to become the dominant food testing microbiology laboratory in the North East of Scotland. By 1998, both companies had grown sufficiently, that it was totally logical to join forces to create what is known today as Commercial Microbiology^®.

Operating from headquarters in Aberdeen and a branch facility in Houston Texas, Commercial Microbiology^® employs over 37 staff and is active in over 20 countries providing microbiological services and support in to a range of energy, food, pharmaceutical and environmental companies.

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