On Thursday 13 June at St George’s Hall in Liverpool, the Chemical Industries Association announced the winners of their 2019 Awards. In a speech before the presentations, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the Association said “You have all shown the high quality that exists in workplaces right across this country. Women and men delivering for their employer; companies delivering for their owners, their customers, their workforces and, ultimately, this country. Thank you for what you do and well done”.

The winners were:

CIA Company of the Year Award sponsored by Finch Consulting

Croda International

ABB Manufacturing & Resource Efficiency Award

Stepan UK Ltd, Stalybridge

Chemical Industry Service Provider Award sponsored by REACHReady

Cogent Skills Training Ltd, Darlington

Environmental Leadership Award sponsored by ERM

Croda Europe Ltd, Hull

GSK Innovation Award

Green Lizard Technologies Ltd, Redcar

Health Leadership Award sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive

Livent, Bromborough

INEOS Responsible Care Award

Venator, Hartlepool

Low Carbon Award sponsored by CIABATA

Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd, Derby

Outstanding Contribution to the Chemical Industry

David Topliffe, Shell Chemicals UK Ltd

Reputation Award sponsored by CIA

Airedale Chemical, Keighley

Special RC Award for Process Safety Leadership sponsored by HFL Consulting

Mexichem Fluor UK, Runcorn

Skills Award sponsored by Lucite International UK Ltd

GSK, Montrose

Young Ambassador Award sponsored by Scientific Update

Hallam Wheatley, SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd, Redcar