On January 31st 2008, the Stable Isotope business of GV Instruments Ltd (and it subsidiary companies) was sold to Isoprime Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH). For further information on the IsoPrime IRMS, associated peripherals or after sales support on all GV legacy Stable Isotope products (including Sira, Prism and GV 2003), please visit www.isoprime.co.uk.

On February 22nd 2008, the sale of Thermal Ionisation MS (TIMS) business of GV Instruments Ltd to IsotopX Ltd (a new start up company) was completed. For further information on IsotopX Ltd. and indeed on the IsoProbe-T and support on all GV legacy TIMS products (including the GV 354 and the Sector 54), please visit http://www.IsotopX.co.uk.

An introduction to GV Instruments

GV Instruments Ltd was created in 2003 as a result of the acquisition of the inorganic mass spectrometry products of Micromass Ltd and two smaller companies; Analytical Precision Products Ltd and HtX Ltd.

Over the last four years GVI has established itself as one of the leading Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) companies in the world. GVI is an ISO 9001 accredited business and we offer a comprehensive IRMS product portfolio to address a whole host of Isotope Ratio applications.

GVI's product offerings include:

• IsoProbe-T, Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS), with the un-paralleled M20 detector system.
• IsoProbe-P, Multi Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS), with unique collision cell technology.
• Helix-MC, high-resolution, multi-collector, Noble Gas Mass Spectrometers for analysis of any noble gas isotope ratio.
• Helix-SFT, split flight tube, Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer, designed specifically for simultaneous 3He/4He measurements at ultra high abundance sensitivity.
• Argus, the smallest volume, highest sensitivity, multi-collector Ar isotope ratio mass spectrometer.

Furthermore, for the SIRMS and Noble Gas markets GVI offers a comprehensive range of inlet / sample preparation systems.

In addition to its UK headquarters, GVI has Sales and Service centres in the USA, Canada, France, Germany and China as well as an established network of key distributors around the world to serve the global customer base. We are committed to ensuring our customers receive world-class product support and have a collection of highly skilled service engineers strategically positioned around the globe. GVI’s service organisation also offers a wide range of spares and consumables, not only for current products but also for certain legacy Stables, ICP, TIMS and Nobles systems.

We are determined that GV Instruments will remain a strong, stable, innovative and responsive force in the field of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry.

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