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Patrick Deneny MRSC, Industry Member Engagement Executive, Royal Society of Chemistry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK25 interview with RSC\u2019s Patrick Deneny, talking through the remit and scope of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the comprehensive footprint and content inputs from RSC sources across the show floor and conferences at CHEMUK2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Claire Edwards, Pharmaceutical Committee Chair, IMechE Process Industries Div.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with IMechE Process Industries Division Pharmaceutical Committee Chair \u2013 Claire Edwards, talks through the importance of her CHEMUK25 keynote presentation around \u2018Safety Culture: Key Considerations in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ian Stewart, Senior Regional Engagement Manager, IChemE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK25 interview with IChemE\u2019s Ian Stewart, talking through IChemE\u2019s scope and growing presence at CHEMUK, in supporting key objectives of the Institution, supporting its members and industry. Wider themes of sector skills, sustainability and collaboration discussed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Clare Bottle FCILT, Chief Executive, UK Warehousing Association (UKWA)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) Chief Exec. Clare Bottle, discussing today\u2019s keynote presentation around \u2018Warehouse of the Future in Chemical Supply Chains\u2019, reflecting future chemical logistics challenges. At the same time, providing insight into the key pillars of activity and support provided through UKWA channels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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CHEMUK 25 interview with Asynt Technology Manager, Andrew Mansfield, talking through this year\u2019s show experience and discussing the context of Asynt\u2019s contributed CHEMUK25 conference presentation, on the theme of \u2018Lighting the Way to Sustainable Chemistry: The Power of Flow and Photochemistry\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Helen Harden, Science Curriculum Specialist, and former Chair, ASE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with former ASE Chair, science curriculum specialist and panellist on this year\u2019s \u2018Big Education Debate\u2019, Helen Harden. Talking the role and priorities of ASE, supporting science educators, and perspectives on current UK \u2018education\u2019s readiness to meet its future science-base requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Adam Harvey, Professor of Process Intensification, Newcastle University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with Prof. Adam Harvey, Professor of Process Intensification at Newcastle University, talking through the importance of the PINZ CDT (Process Industries: Net Zero \u2013 Centre for Doctoral Training, and the major challenges and future industry collaborative support this initiative is to address.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Alistair Sloan, Marketing Executive, Thinc\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with Thinc marketing exec, Alistair Sloan, talking through the specialised solutions showcased this year on the Thinc stand at CHEMUK , supporting traceability and compliance in the highly complex chemical industries. Also reflecting on this year\u2019s group presentation on the theme of \u201cComply with confidence: 3 stages of chemicals traceability\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Phil Lees, Area Sales Manager, Lechler Ltd\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview Lechler Area Sales Manager, Phil Lees, highlighting latest spray \/nozzle technology and talking through specific latest products and solutions featured this year on the stand, supporting the chemicals and wider process industries.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ben Kimpton, Sales & Marketing Director \u2013 Sigma-HSE Ltd, Dr Oliver Armstrong, CPE Laboratory Manager \u2013 Sigma-HSE Ltd\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Talking \u2018Process Safety\u2019 Solutions and how Sigma-HSE are supporting current sweeping product and process transformations across chemical industries. Also providing insight into Sigma-HSE\u2019s 2025 conference presentation around \u201cAvoiding catastrophic failure of your process using relevant data\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Adam White, Managing Director \u2013 GEM\u00dc Great Britain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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CHEMUK 25 interview with GEM\u00dc Great Britain\u2019s Managing Director, Adam White, talking through the range of valves, measurement and control system products and solutions featured this year on the stand, supporting the chemicals and wider process industries.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      CHEMUK 25 interview with Solvents Industry Association Chief Exec, Andrew Norman, talking about this year\u2019s SIA-hosted panel on the crucial topic of \u201cMitigation of Static Ignition Hazards when Handling Solvents and Flammable Liquids\u201d, as well as providing an overview of the essential role the SIA plays supporting solvents & flammable liquids -handling industries with key guidance and safety advice.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      CHEMUK 2025 Interviews Patrick Deneny MRSC, Industry Member Engagement Executive, Royal Society of Chemistry CHEMUK25 interview with RSC\u2019s Patrick Deneny, talking through the remit and scope of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the comprehensive footprint and content inputs from RSC sources across the show floor and conferences at CHEMUK2025. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cigf6bgqBBs Claire Edwards, Pharmaceutical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1604,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"CHEMUK 2025 Interviews","_seopress_titles_desc":"View interviews from key industry individuals, discussing the importance of attending CHEMUK","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1604"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10705,"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1202\/revisions\/10705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chemicalukexpo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}