ACIL Membership Core Values
Advocacy – Growing the Market for Laboratory Services
Education & Information Exchange – Best Laboratory Practices
Networking – Creating Business Relationships for Growth
Laboratory Support Services – Providing Fee-for-Service Value
Ongoing Advocacy
Much of ACIL's advocacy is discipline specific, spearheaded by individual consultants with specific legal or government expertise staffing the section. Click on the relevant section below to visit advocacy efforts for that discipline.
"As an independent testing laboratory owner for 30 years and an ACIL member for almost as long, I clearly recognize that ACIL is the only national trade association that consistently and effectively represents the interests of the independent laboratory community at all levels of government. ACIL has been and continues to be the industry voice in such important areas as unfair competition, international acceptance of US generated test data and accreditation.” Walter Poggi, President, Retlif Testing Laboratories
Education & Information Exchange
Policies and Practices (P2) Conference
To view specific issues addressed at this conference, click on the relevant section below:
Annual Meeting
CEO-level leadership and other business education including:
- Transition planning
- Fueling laboratory growth
- Economic trends and forecasting
Monthly Webinar Series
Education and training in business practices open to all member company employees, which includes timely topics such as human resources, financial management and technology solutions for laboratories
ACIL Newsletter
A synopsis of timely and critical information for the independent laboratory industry, highlighting ACIL’s effort to protect and grow the market
"Information obtained at the most recent P2 Conference spearheaded a re-evaluation of our health insurance program, and we found ways to save the company tens of thousands of dollars in annual health insurance costs without significant impact to our employees.” Stephen Vincent, Former President & CEO, Columbia Analytical Services
Networking
ACIL provides several opportunities each year to network with peers, agency stakeholders, customers and industry experts resulting in long-term business relationships that provide direct benefits to member companies. Some of these opportunities include:
- Annual Meeting – Traditionally in October
- P2 Conference – Traditionally in March
- Section Meetings – Professionally facilitated monthly conference calls and meetings with peers from environmental laboratories
"There is no easier way to access leaders of the independent testing laboratory community than participating in ACIL. As president of a construction materials engineering and testing company, as well as current Chairman of ACIL, I appreciate every opportunity to meet with other testing laboratory owners, as well as manufacturers and suppliers. We are all part of the same industry and together we can create new technologies, new opportunities and increase profitability.” Steven Bowser; President, Bowser-Morner, Inc & ACIL Chairman
"ACIL has been an integral part of Microbac Laboratories for many years. I can safely say that at least $29 million of Microbac revenues are as a direct result of relationships formed right here at the ACIL.” J. Trevor Boyce, Chairman, Microbac Laboratories
Laboratory Support Services (Fee-for-Service Value)
- Complimentary human resources consulting
- Laboratory referral service, generating leads for new business
- Seal of Excellence, providing a framework to improve customer service
- Independence Mark, the only program certifying independent laboratories to a set of ACIL-established independence criteria
"I was able to double my insurance coverage with the same deductible for only about an 18% increase over another quote I had. I was extremely pleased with this year's rate, which was 40% less than last year for the same coverage! Numbers like that go to the bottom line. Don Sweeney, President, DLS Electronic Systems, Inc
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