In memory of Tom Swan OBE

It is with great sadness that Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. has recently announced that Tom Swan, Chairman of the company, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday 20th January 2018, with his wife by his side.Mr Swan, who was the third generation of the Swan family to own and manage the business,…

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Thomas Swan Appoints Keith Wiggins as Non-Executive Chairman

Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. announced today that Keith Wiggins has been appointed as its Non-Executive Chairman. Keith will join the Board on the 19th February 2019.

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Thomas Swan Acquires U.S. Speciality Chemicals Manufacturing Facility

Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. has announced that it has completed the purchase of the Opelika, Alabama speciality chemicals manufacturing facility formerly owned by Apollo Chemicals, part of Mt. Vernon Chemicals group.The UK-based company is planning a major overhaul and upgrade of the facility to a state-of-the-art, flexible plant for the custom manufacture of speciality…

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Thomas Swan Celebrates Long Service

Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., an independent chemical manufacturing company in their 91st year of trading, recently celebrated a combined 815 years of long serving employees with a celebratory lunch at the Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland, Northumberland.The family owned and run company that employs 175 people at their site in Consett, North East England,…

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Prof Steve Bennington appointed as New Business Director for Advanced Materials Division

Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. announced today that it has appointed Prof Stephen Bennington as Business Director for its Advanced Materials Division. Stephen will start at the company on the 1st of October 2017 and will replace Dr Andy Goodwin who is retiring after establishing Thomas Swan as a leading global graphene and 2D materials…

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Thomas Swan celebrates its 90th anniversary with a Summer party

It wasn’t only Her Majesty the Queen who turned 90 this year!

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