Category Archives: News

COVID-19 Update - 15th April 2020 Actikem would like to reassure you that we remain open for business In light of the developing situation surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, we would like to reassure all our customers and suppliers that we remain open for business. As a chemical manufacturer, Actikem supplies chemicals to essential sectors…

Acquisition International Magazine has announced the winners of the 2020 Global Excellence awards and Actikem was delighted to pick up an Award in the category: Best for Bespoke Chemical Services 2020 – UK Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards were launched in 2016 to recognise and reward the firms and individuals whose commitment to sustained outstanding…

It was very much a day of celebration recently for Jodie Brussels (Sales and Supply Chain Executive) and Matthew Crowther (Q.C. Technician) when their several years’ dedicated hard work culminated in their graduation from St. Helens College; Jodie with her CMI Extended Diploma in Leadership and Management, and Matt with his BTEC Level 4 HNC…

What a Result! We were delighted to receive notification in November 2019 that, following our work on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Actikem’s EcoVadis rating had increased from ‘silver’ to ‘gold’, putting Actikem in the 95th percentile, meaning that our score is in the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis. This really is…

mmm…tempting treats… Becky getting into the spirit of the day! ...some of our home-made bakes! Who are Macmillan Cancer Support? ‘World's Biggest Coffee Morning’ is Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event. Each year, people in the UK and worldwide host their own Coffee Morning. The donations received go towards Macmillan services. In 2016 alone, World's…

Huge congratulations go to Becky Brown who recently completed her CIPD Level 3 Certificate in Human Resource Practice. Well done Becky! Becky started this course at Warrington and Vale Royal College in September 2018 to complement her HR responsibilities within the Company and extend her knowledge and skills of Human Resource Management. Gaining this Certificate…

India Direct’s 9th Annual Charity Golf Day, held at Stockport Golf Club on Monday 9th September 2019, offered a great opportunity for some friendly competition and an enjoyable day out, whilst raising money for a great charitable cause. Andrew Mooney (M.D.), a veteran member of Stockport Golf Club submitted a team, who, along with himself,…

Actikem is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at CHEMUK2020 in the new CHEMSOURCE zone. FREE TO ATTEND Come and visit us on Stand C13! What is CHEMUK2020? The CHEMUK2020 EXPO event, which launched last year, is a UK-centric event designed to bring all key layers of the UK’s chemical industry together, offering…

Pictured: Delegates from the S.M.M.A. at the Actikem site Actikem delighted to host S.M.M.A. event for a second time On Tuesday, 16th July 2019, Actikem hosted a visit of 14 delegates from the South Manchester Manufacturer’s Alliance (S.M.M.A.). The day proved to be a great success and Actikem were delighted to host this event again,…

Huge congratulations go to Matthew Crowther who completed his HNC Diploma in Applied Chemistry with Distinction from St. Helen’s College in July. Well done Matt! Matt started this 2-year course at St. Helen’s College in February 2017 to complement his Lab Technician responsibilities within the Company and extend his knowledge and skills of Applied Chemistry.…

New Visual Identity! Our in-house branding team have been working for months to create a fresh and vibrant look for Actikem! Our new and exciting visual identity includes a new abstract design. Over the next few months you will see all the other visuals aligning around this design, which has a colour palette of blue…

Image 1: Auto-sampling unit in a HPLC system What is HPLC? We are pleased to announce that we have recently invested in a new HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) unit for our laboratory. How does it work? HPLC works on the principle of the separation of the material according to their molecular weight and polarity.…

About the day… On the 16th May 2019, Andrew Mooney (M.D.) attended the Adana Charity Golf Day, at Stockport Golf Club, in aid of the Beechwood Cancer Care Charity based in Stockport. The guests were blessed with beautiful weather and were treated to a fabulous golfers’ breakfast, followed by some great golf and enjoyable dinner…

On Thursday 28th March Actikem attended the Chemicals North West Awards at the Imperial War Museum in Manchester...

Pictured: (L to R) Trevor Gleave (Operations Director), Christine Gleave (Finance Manager), Audrey Mooney (Sales and Marketing Manager) and Andrew Mooney (Managing Director). Happy Anniversary Actikem! In March 2019, we celebrated our 15th year of trading. Andrew Mooney (M.D.) commented: ‘I can’t believe it has been 15 years since Trevor Gleave and I set up…

A few weeks back Actikem got involved in Macmillan Cancer Supports’ ‘Biggest Coffee Morning’...