26-year-old Englewood company sold

Belmont Labs, a privately held Englewood business for the past 26 years, has been sold to Pace Analytical, the second largest environmental testing firm in the U.S., according to a release from the company.

Belmont Labs is a full-service environmental testing laboratory that tests groundwater, wastewater, drinking water and bacteriological samples.

Belmont provides NELAC and Ohio Drinking Water/VAP certification and services that include drinking water testing, NPDES sample analysis and routine groundwater, surface water and soil sample testing.

Belmont’s lab staff — including project managers, chemists, field technicians and couriers — will continue to serve customers under the Pace banner going forward, according to the release.

“The addition of Belmont Labs provides Pace with a strategic geographic location to better serve our existing clients and to continue our growth in the Great Lakes Region. We will connect this laboratory to our Indianapolis laboratory to better serve our Ohio customers. Belmont brings a strong reputation for excellent customer service and also add sample collection capabilities,” said Steve Vanderboom, the CEO of Pace Analytical, in the release.