Southeastern Laboratories, Inc.
Serving the Water Treatment Industry Since 1973
About Us
Our Mission and Purpose
The key to our continued success is making good water treatment and management practices more meaningful through shared success. At SEL, we understand that our growth comes from serving others. We believe that responsible communication around our customer’s key indicators must be our focus. Good water treatment goes well beyond water chemistry testing to include the unique requirements that exist at each customer location. Taking a more in-depth dive and listening carefully will very often enable our customers to achieve success. Simply put, as we go about the business of managing water, we are always mindful of our client’s needs and expectations.
Today’s water issues require innovative thinking and attention to detail. That means finding better ways to meet performance and production demands while conserving water and reusing water where possible; to be good stewards of our environmental resources. For us, shared success is about impacting the daily lives of our customers, their customers, and the ecosystems affected by the many products and services driving us forward as we strive to create a low carbon global economy.
Who We Are
Southeastern Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is well-recognized as a "Leading" Regional Water Treatment Company located, with corporate offices, laboratory and primary production facilities, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Incorporated in 1973, SEL is in its fifth decade of providing water treatment services and products to a wide range of industrial, commercial, governmental, and institutional users. In 2016, SEL expanded its offerings to include a plant-based water treatment program as a replacement option for their chemical treatment programs. This innovative approach to water treatment has positioned SEL as a leader in the industry's move towards more sustainable approaches to managing water. Still privately owned, SEL's lean management structure has allowed the company to move quickly to implement innovative programs and technologies. Programs are administered by a team of water treatment professionals with extensive training and experience from a diverse background of water treatment companies and industries.
Why Choose Us
01. EXPERIENCE
Our engineers are among the most experienced, knowledgeable and dedicated in the industry, averaging 20+ years of experience – more than three times the industry average – and backed by a corporate consulting staff averaging over 25 years of industry-related experience.
02. PROFESSIONALS
More than 90% of SEL’s service specialists have earned the distinction of being a Certified Water Technologist – the definitive standard of excellence in water treatment certification from the Association of Water Technologies. Look for the CWT designation in their name!
03. PERFORMANCE
SEL utilizes a holistic approach to water management using innovative technologies to maximize water use efficiency, provide asset protection, and minimize energy use through efficient heat transfer in water cooled systems.