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At Rutpen we have a highly experienced team of chemical specialists, with knowledge developed from over 50 years of operating in this industry. Our large and diverse client base has been grown from a desire to solve complex chemical-related problems.
Our skills are right across our core areas of Contract Manufacturing, Toll Blending and Solvent Recycling, including: technical, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. This is all underpinned with a strong belief in quality management, great service, the importance of confidentiality and a genuine care for our impact on the environment.
Dave Roberts
Kevin Whittle
Mark Jenkins
Jim McCartney
Stuart Emmett
Will Holley
Ben Williams
David Zacc Whittle
Chris Edwards
Pedro Vitorino
Sam Morley
Raluca Cristea
Sharon Richards
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Curtainside Trailer Refresh For Our Logistics Team
11/01/2024 -
Lab Formulation Team Expansion and Investment
11/01/2024 -
Another New Clean Filling Area Added To Liquid Blending Area
11/01/2024 -
Addition of Saplem R2A 25kg crane to improve manual handling
11/01/2024 -
Rutpen Sponsors Wantage Town FC and Carterton FC
11/01/2024 -
Rutpen Achieves ISO22000 Food Safety Accreditation
11/01/2024 -
New Clean Manufacturing Area completed ready for Food Safe accreditation
07/13/2023 -
RU72 PEN hits the road
03/20/2023 -
New Equipment Added to Liquid Filling Area
03/20/2023
Accreditations
Rutpen’s Timeline
- 1970
- 1975
- 1980
- 1983
- 1985
- 1987
- 1987
- 1995
- 1999
- 2001
- 2003
- 2006
- 2008
- 2010
- 2012
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2020
- 2021
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1970
Rutpen Ltd established by Curtis David Whittle on the outskirts of Reading.
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1975
Additional premises purchased in Newbury & Reading.
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1980
First building purchase at the decommissioned RAF Membury Airfield, replaces the site outside Reading.
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1983
Further building purchases at Membury allowing relocation of powder and liquid blending from Reading.
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1985
Opened satellite depot at Ipswich (relocated to Membury in 1992).
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1987
Further facilities factories purchased at Membury, renovated and fitted out.
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1987
Accredited to ISO 9001.
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1995
Land purchased allowing relocation of solvent recovery site from Newbury to Membury.
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1999
Purchase of WWII Type 2 aircraft hangar at Membury for increased storage capacity.
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2001
Accredited to ISO14001
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2003
Yard overhaul as the Membury site begins to integrate
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2006
Further land purchased at Membury increasing the site to over 12 acres.
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2008
Further 13,000 square ft warehouse construction of the ‘Ely’ building.
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2010
New ATEX Wax blending and packing facility completed
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2012
New office complex completed.
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2012
New Laboratory completed
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2013
Inhouse workshop relocation and expansion completed.
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2014
Investment in new HGVs triples rutpen’s haulage fleet
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2015
Accredited to OHSAS45001
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2015
Rutpen begins Multi-million pound site investment project
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2015
Rutpen founder Curtis David Whittle dies aged 81
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2016
New Powder Blending plant completed
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2018
Completion of New 2000 Pallet Warehouse ‘the Scarlett building’
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2019
Rutpen acquires the Walsall Chemical Company
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2020
Rutpen Celebrates 50 years since incorporation
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2020
New clean room facility is completed adding an extra 4 production lines and 3 specialty product filling areas
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2021
New Solvent blending and recovery plant completed at Membury