THE HOME OF BUSINESS AND SCIENCE IN THE TEES VALLEY

Pioneering technology leader that is writing the future of industrial digitalisation.

Antibody sequencing, manufacturing and engineering services are offered to all antibody users and the ever-growing antibody catalog already includes 30 research-grade biosimilars, as well as recombinant versions of “classics”.

Agility builds durable, efficient supply chains that power businesses and drive trade, creating access to new opportunities.

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) gained admittance to the FTSE AIM market in November 2013 and has developed a high volume synthesis production technology for a range of graphene nano-platelets (A-GNPs) via a proprietary bottom-up process. A-GNPs possess unique characteristics that are then tailored into a range of production ready dispersions (the Genable^TM range), delivering multi-functional benefits including excellent barrier and anti-corrosion properties, conductivity and mechanical performance gains. AGM is the leading global player in the world of graphene, having recently secured funding to resource further growth in the business.

Attric is a consulting and services company specialising in the development, management and delivery of technical information, procedural documentation, asset / maintenance data management and engineering (design & draughting) services: Information Management, Technical Documentation, Engineering Design & Draughting, On-site Integrated Services.  

The World’s Leading Engineering, Design and Information Management Software Providers to the Process, Plant and Marine Industries.        

Calysta is creating Future Fit Food – high value fish, livestock, and pet nutritional products to improve global food sustainability and security.    

Developing novel, cost effective, high performance materials providing a competitive advantage to our customers through patent-protected technologies based upon sustainable and renewable resources, which deliver a positive environmental impact.

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is a UK based technology innovation centre and part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Established to support the UK process manufacturing industry, CPI collaborates with companies of all sizes to help overcome innovation challenges in the development of next generation products and processes. CPI combines state of the art facilities with knowledge and expertise across the following technology areas:  

• Industrial Biotechnology and Biorefining

• Printable Electronics

• Formulation

• Biologics

CompactGTL is the world’s leading small scale, modular Gas-to-liquids (GTL) company providing an end to end solution to the problem of associated and stranded gas in oil and gas field development.  

Created in 1863, Solvay is a global company driven by proud and committed chemists. With our historical anchorage in Europe, our products serve diversified markets worldwide, from consumer goods to energy, with one main aim – to improve quality of life and customer performance. The drive to achieve our aim has resulted in 90 percent of our revenue being generated from businesses that are among the top three global leaders in their field. Wilton is one of Solvay’s 36 Research & Innovation Centres across the globe. It is specifically integrated into the Composite Materials Global Business Unit.

DMG Control Systems Limited provide sales, service and construction expertise in Industrial Process Control and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. They also provide CAD services and software solutions to a wide range of Industry clients.

Design Research & Development Co Ltd (DRD) was established in 1988 and specialises in all aspects of Process Engineering. We have an extensive database of engineering professionals on whose services we call, and we are skilled at assembling and managing project teams. We carry out process investigation, process development, economic appraisal, and safety audits, as well as expert witness work and providing assistance to commissioning teams. Some of our engineers have retired from full-time employment and consequently are highly experienced and readily available at short notice and for variable periods. Our consultants also include experienced chemists and materials engineers.

DuPont Teijin Films is the world’s leading differentiated producer of PET and PEN polyester films and is able to meet the global and regional needs of those customers that value innovative and high quality films. DuPont Teijin Films is a 50:50 global joint venture between DuPont and Teijin.  

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services.We have more than 160 offices in over 40 countries and territories employing more than 4,500 people who work on projects around the world.    

To support rapid progress in the field of electronics, EpiValence focus on working in collaboration with organisations searching for advanced chemicals and materials. Starting with research and development through pilot scale to full scale manufacture, EpiValence offers capabilities to meet requirements now and in the future.  

Exwold is a contract chemical processing company based in the UK and have decades of experience formulating and processing speciality chemicals for multinational chemical and agrochemical companies.  

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies an industry-leading Biologics Contract  Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Billingham and Redcar, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas.  FUJIFILM Diosynth has over twenty five years of experience in the development and manufacturing of recombinant proteins, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, among other large molecules, viral products and medical countermeasures expressed in a wide array of microbial, mammalian, and host/virus systems. The company offers a comprehensive list of services from cell line development using its proprietary pAVEway™ microbial and Apollo™ cell line systems to process development, analytical development, clinical and FDA-approved commercial manufacturing.

Established in 1985 as Freeman Process Systems, a specialist process engineering consultancy serving the chemical industry, Haden Freeman Ltd has developed into a major multi-disciplinary engineering resource for all of the process industries.

Established in 1988, and based in Durham, High Force Research remain an independent UK chemistry CRO collaborating with researchers from academia and industry in synthesising new materials for proof-of-concept studies and in process development on the route to market. Working at both bench-top and kilo-lab scale, we have the expertise and capability to devise synthetic routes to new molecules or to identify and evaluate alternatives. In our MHRA audited cGMP facilities we produce from grammes to multi-kilos of API and their intermediates to cGMP standards for pre-clinical studies and Phase I/II clinical trials.  

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) helps industrial customers around the world operate safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and more profitable facilities. HPS offer leading technologies from the plant floor to the boardroom as well as comprehensive lifecycle services that help to ensure more productive and stable operations.

Hortech founded in 1987 has established itself as a forefront leader in the Landscape Management Industry.

Indaver is a reliable partner to both industry and public authorities for ecologically and economically responsible waste management.  

Industrial Thinking offer a wide range of consultancy services and products, working with some of the largest (and smallest) companies in the world, at both a national and international level.

Intertek Wilton delivers value to its clients by applying its excellent analytical, characterisation and physical science capabilities and its highly experienced experts to all sorts of chemistry- and materials-related problems. Understanding chemistry, materials science, physical properties and the relationship between them is one of the group’s great strengths. Intertek Wilton specialists can complement the work of your own scientists and engineers in developing new products and processes.  

INVISTA transforms daily life through its innovations in the nylon, spandex, polyester and specialty materials industries. You may find INVISTA's products in your clothing, carpets, cars and computers - just to name a few.  A subsidiary of privately owned Koch Industries, Inc., INVISTA has more than 50 locations across North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.   INVISTA’s process technology licensing business, INVISTA Performance Technologies, and the R&D and Biotechnology capabilities of the INVISTA Intermediates business are based in the Wilton Centre, together with commercial and IT resources that support INVISTA’s businesses.  

ITS is an award winning company with a UK wide and international presence delivering superfast network connectivity, IT managed and support services and telephony solutions. It has been delivering value and mission critical services to clients which include Akzo Nobel, Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Firstark, SkyPark, NHS Oldham, Hamilton Black and Wilton Centre. ITS comprises of 3 operating divisions; ITS Network Solutions, ITS Telecoms Solutions Limited and ITS Managed Services Limited, all of which are supported by group functions of design, consultancy, project management, finance, human resources and support.

Engineering, Design and Installation Solutions for Over 25 Years, uniquely focused on delivery with inherent regulatory compliance, offering significant cost savings over the life of the asset.

Poor quality marine fuel can put the safety, operational and environmental performance of ships at risk. With highly variable marine fuel quality across the world, the risk of contamination that could be harmful to ship systems, the crew or the environment must be managed to avoid the cost of downtime and repairs. The most effective way of protecting assets from the risks of poor quality fuel is through regular fuel sampling, analysis and quality assessment. Through our Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis Service (FOBAS) we provide ship operators and managers with independent verification of fuel quality and provide technical support for problematic fuels.    

Lucite International is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of acrylic-based products.  

Providing a modern, personal approach to engineering design.  

Micropore Technologies is a provider of proven solutions in high quality particle and emulsion production — all with unable narrow size distribution.  We work closely with clients from initial laboratory scoping ⇒ through development and scale-up ⇒ to full-scale manufacturing.  Micropore works with global clients as well as niche specialists to deliver cost-effective formulation solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. We also have a sales office in the USA.   Benefits of Micropore’s technology include Significant reduction in waste / zero waste Improved formulation performance Preservation of biological activity of biomolecules Up to 30% Lower energy usage Continuous, low cost operation etc…….

Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company, provides safe, sustainable chemistry programs and services to the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, refineries and petrochemical operations. Through onsite problem solving and the application of innovative technologies, we maximise production, optimise water use and overcome complex challenges in the world’s toughest energy frontiers.  

The NEPIC is a stand-alone company, limited by guarantee, which was created and is owned by its member companies to represent the companies and supply chain of the Process Industry in the region.    

  Pepperl+Fuchs is a world leading developer and manufacturer of electronic sensors and interface components. The Process Automation Division specializes in hazardous area interfacing and protection solutions.  As a preferred partner of industries such as oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, power, and utilities, we offer comprehensive, application-oriented system solutions.  Our product portfolio includes isolated barriers, fieldbus infrastructure solutions, remote I/O systems, purge panels, industrial monitors and HMI solutions, hazardous area mobile devices as well as hazardous area enclosures. Our Factory Automation Division provides the widest range of sensor based products and solutions with world leading inductive, photoelectric, and ultrasonic sensors.  

Provide wealth management advice to clients in the North East and North Yorkshire. Their expertise covers the broad spectrum of financial planning and will help you and/or your business to:

• Grow wealth, specifically through our distinctive approach to investment management
• Preserve assets for long-term financial security
• Adequately protect assets from potential threats
• Effectively manage capital and borrowings

Ribble Enviro, specialists in the supply, hire, and service of all gas detection systems whether portable or fixed from all the major manufacturers.

SABIC is one of the world’s leading petrochemical companies. It has operated on Teesside since 2006, through its subsidiary, SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited. SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited has its headquarters based within the Wilton Centre, but has manufacturing and storage facilities located over three nearby sites, at Wilton International, Teesport and North Tees. The Wilton International site hosts our two main manufacturing plants: Olefins 6, Europe’s second largest ethylene ‘cracker’, and System 18, the world’s largest Low-Density Polyethylene plant. Many of our logistical facilities are located at our North Tees site, which includes numerous storage tanks, underground salt cavities, a liquefaction plant and jetties. We have a tank farm and jetties at the Teesport site. SABIC currently employees over 600 FTE manufacturing employees across the three sites, as well as over 400 contractors, all helping to run and maintain the assets safely and efficiently.

Sappi is a global company focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, paper pulp, paper based and biorefinery solutions.  Sappi has almost 12,000 employees in over 20 countries and manufacturing operations on three continents (seven mills in Western Europe, three mills in the United States of America and four mills in South Africa) which produce approximately: ·        5.4 million tons per year of paper ·        2.3 million tons per year of paper pulp, and ·        1.3 million tons per year of dissolving wood pulp.  Our market leading range of products is sold and distributed across more than 150 countries. We aim to be a diversified wood fibre group targeting significant growth in EBITDA through an expanded product portfolio with increased margins. Our 2020Vision sets various aspirational targets and goals for providing enhanced rewards to all our stakeholders.  The Sappi R&D centre at Wilton focuses on development of biorefinery technology which is deployed in our global manufacturing operations.  

‘Until we bring our unconscious mind into our conscious mind, we continue to let it run our lives and call it fate.’ (Carl Jung) As a UKCP registered Psychotherapist I can help address a broad range of emotional issues that might be causing distress or keeping you from being your own version of your best self. This confidential service is available to individuals and Companies throughout and beyond Wilton Centre.  Qualifications in NLP Psychotherapy, Counselling, Clinical Hypnotherapy and CBT provide me with a solid base that is adaptable to most issues, including anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm and bereavement.  

Team Prevent is the UK Division of B·A·D GmbH, Europe’s leading Occupational Health & Wellbeing providers.

Techconsult UK is a specialist Resourcing Company providing professional recruitment solutions to our clients. We are driven by a desire to meet challenges and offer the best solutions possible for clients who work in some of the world’s most demanding industries. We offer a range of services, from search and selection of permanent staff, through to contract recruitment and payroll services on short to long term assignments. Our highly trained staff are skilled in providing professional personnel across Engineering, Management, Project Control, Quality, Safety, Administration and Scientific functions to our clients.  

Teesside University works with businesses to help them improve their competitiveness through a unique combination of knowledge, innovation, facilities and ideas. The University values its relationships with business, putting them at the heart of its teaching and research, and placing a strong focus on delivering measurable impact. With the support of a large business development team, it provides a range of bespoke services including innovation programmes, training, graduate recruitment, consultancy, research and development, start-up support and access to first-class facilities. Key areas of expertise include leadership and management, engineering and manufacturing (including environmental technologies), digital and creative industries, health, education and public protection.

The Faraday Training Group is an international electrical safety training provider with purpose built facilities, providing comprehensive electrical courses to a wide range of industrial sectors including oil and gas, marine and offshore, engineering and construction and chemical. Highly-experienced, multi-skilled lecturers offer an effective combination of theoretical understanding and practical hands-on learning experiences using real industrial equipment.