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The 8th International Gas Analysis Symposium & Exhibition (GAS2015), Rotterdam, the Netherlands

EffecTech’s Directors, Drs Paul Holland and Gavin Squire, along with six members of EffecTech staff, attended the 8th International Gas Analysis Symposium & Exhibition (GAS2015) from 10th to 12th June. EffecTech also exhibited at the conference for the first time … read more

Science & Technology Business of the Year 2015

Not content with winning the Staffordshire Sentinel’s Small Business of the Year Award in 2014, EffecTech have scooped yet another prestigious award in 2015. EffecTech was chosen by the Judges from Staffordshire University and crowned “Science and Technology Business of … read more

Primary standards – another world first

EffecTech have been granted accreditation by UKAS for the preparation of primary reference gas mixtures (PRGMs) by high precision gravimetry. This is the first such accreditation of its kind in the world to be awarded to a company outside of … read more

ISO 17025 accreditation for multi-component emission gases granted by UKAS

EffecTech has gained ISO 17025 accreditation to produce and calibrate multi-component emission gases used by the stack emission monitoring market. EffecTech have been accredited for more than a year for binary mixtures (a single component in nitrogen or air) but … read more

UKAS audit success

A UKAS surveillance visit took place on 08-09 October 2014 at Dove House. Due to the large scope of accreditation, three assessors from UKAS reviewed the ISO 17025, ISO 17043 and ISO 17020 technical methods and management systems for the … read more

EffecTech publishes article in LNG Journal

An article on the production of traceable LNG has been published in the September issue of the LNG Journal. The production of traceable LNG is performed using a bespoke cryostat which cools reference gases of known composition to LNG temperatures … read more

EffecTech hosts a work experience week

Three local students joined EffecTech this week to experience what it is like to work in a busy calibration laboratory. They are all about to enter their final year of A Levels and are keen to study Chemistry at University. … read more

EffecTech presents to GAIL (India) Ltd

Today Dr Gavin Squire visited GAIL (India) Ltd in Vijaipur, the head office of the HVJ pipeline. Gavin made a presentation on the importance of accreditation, standardisation and gas quality measurements. There were 50 attendees in total, either in person … read more

EffecTech’s work force continues to expand

Today EffecTech welcomes two new employees to its Uttoxeter location. After completing a Chemistry degree at Loughborough University, we welcome back Joanne Hammerton Jones as a Scientist to laboratory services. We also welcome Rob Freeman to our production team to … read more

World’s First Traceable Cryogenic LNG Reference Liquids

Developed at EffecTech Sponsored by Shell’s European LNG and new markets team and with technical support of Shell P&T, EffecTech has successfully developed a cryostat enabling the preparation of a range of LNG mixtures with a known composition & uncertainty … read more