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30 November 2016

Briar Chemicals firefighters paid a special visit to Mile Cross Primary School to help pupils learn about fire safety as part of their Great Fire of London project. The eager youngsters were thrilled to meet Fire Safety Officer, Sam Fisher, to learn about fire safety in the home. As part of the fire safety education for children […]

18 November 2016

Sixty young scientists from across the region were invited to the Top of the Bench Science Investigation Day, at Briar Chemicals, where they were tasked with chemistry conundrums around the theme of the Olympics. The main aim of the event, which has been hosted at Briar Chemicals for over 15 years, was to challenge budding young scientists […]

11 November 2016

Student Engineer, Carmina, joined Briar Chemicals this summer as part of a work placement programme for her Chemical Engineering degree. Having studied three years at Loughborough University, Carmina will be spending a year in industry before returning to University for the final year to complete her Masters in Engineering (MEng) and a Diploma in Industrial Studies […]

1 November 2016

Briar Chemicals invited people to immerse themselves in science and get hands-on with Chemistry at the first ever Norwich Science Festival. The Chemistry Day, sponsored by Briar Chemicals, was organised by the East Anglian section of the Royal Society of Chemistry and attracted over a 1,200 people from across the region. Norwich’s first major science […]

27 October 2016

Briar Chemicals Young Poet of the Year poetry competition, now in its 12th year, attracted more than 1,200 entries from schools across the region. This year the young poets joined television nature presenter and writer Jess French, the final stage judge for the poetry competition, at the “Exploring Nature” themed awards event held in the […]

21 October 2016

Briar Chemicals welcomed a group of students from Wymondham College who are keen to pursue a career in chemistry or chemical engineering. The visit was organised by Ms Edwards, Student Futures Coordinator at Wymondham College, following a visit earlier in the year from the college when a group of students met with Briar’s Site Manager, […]

3 October 2016

Briar Chemicals will be participating at CPhI Worldwide in Barcelona, Spain on 4-6 October 2016. CPhI Worldwide welcomes more than 36,000 pharma industry professionals from 150+ countries and the exhibition showcases cover a spectrum of pharmaceutical manufacturing and ingredients sourcing, offering products and services that cover the entire supply chain. Susan Brench, Head of Commercial at Briar Chemicals, will be attending […]

10 August 2016

Year 10 student, Hannah Tappin’s interest in chemistry helped her to make the decision to choose Briar Chemicals for work experience week. Studying at Aylsham High School, Hannah is preparing for her upcoming GCSE’s including triple science – chemistry, biology and physics. She also has a keen interest in other sciences, law and business studies. […]

8 August 2016

Briar Chemicals hosted a visit from a group of students at the University of East Anglia (UEA) to learn more about the career opportunities within a manufacturing company. The UEA held its Annual Engineering Summer School in July 2016. A total of 23 sixth form students, who had expressed an interest in a career in engineering, were treated to […]

12 July 2016

Briar Chemicals will be exhibiting for the first time at Specialty and Agro Chemicals America, Charleston, South Carolina on September 7-9th 2016. Specialty & Agro Chemicals America will feature suppliers and buyers involved with the technologies, innovations, and process solutions that have applications specifically for the agrochemical and specialty chemical manufacturing markets. Briar’s Head of Commercial, Susan Brench said: Both these […]