Zalco Laboratories was founded in 1979 by John Zaletel, Ph.D and Jim Etherton. What started as a small, independent testing lab for the petroleum industry in Central California quickly grew into a full-service, state-of-the-art testing facility.


Zalco Laboratories was founded in 1979 by John Zaletel, Ph.D and Jim Etherton. What started as a small, independent testing lab for the petroleum industry in Central California quickly grew into a full-service, state-of-the-art testing facility.