In today’s competitive food and beverage production arena, it is important to ensure that maintenance costs and downtime are kept to a minimum. Planned maintenance can help to ensure that the processing equipment is as reliable as possible and the need to maintain it is kept to a minimum. This includes lubricants and lubrication related…
During December 2023, we had students from the University of Leeds on site at Airedale Mills in Leeds to take part in a tour of our manufacturing site and laboratory. It was great to welcome them and show them what we have to offer as a potential future employer and great to see their enthusiasm…
Today’s Food and Beverage production market is booming more than ever. According to gov.uk in 2023, food manufacturing increased by 3.2% in 2021 when compared with 2020. With increased production comes increased machine usage. Therefore, choosing the correct food grade grease or lubricant to suit the wide variety of machines in any food or beverage…
Once again, the team at Vickers Oils worked together to help a customer achieve their desired results when searching through our range of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants after their engineer notified them that their stern oil gland reservoir was empty. The customer owns a Rustler 36 yacht, otherwise known as, ‘Flying Cloud II’, used by several…
From January 2024, we are rolling out the change from plastic drums to steel drums for a range of our textile lubricants which can be found below. The change is being made to reduce our plastic usage and help to move forward with our sustainability goals as a business. The change will be seen over…
Vickers Oils is delighted to announce a significant milestone in our partnership with Lonati, as we have earned an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) approval for our VICKERLUBE SOCK 46 needle oil. Lonati, now officially recommends this product for use in their single-cylinder GOAL series, marking a successful collaboration that required dedicated efforts from Lonati, Lubrogamma,…
In a world where sustainability is a primary concern, it is important for consumers to be able to distinguish between which products available on the market contribute positively towards the environment and which don’t. Many brands may stress their environmental credentials or claim that their products are ‘green’, but it is difficult to always trust…
A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) was developed by the United Nations for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. It is a way to bring into agreement the chemical regulations and standards worldwide. The 9th GHS revision was published in 2021 GHS includes criteria for the classification of health, physical and environmental hazards, as well as…
Vickers Oils will be exhibiting at SMM in Hamburg, Germany between the 3rd to the 6th of September 2024. The Vickers Oils team will be on hand to talk all about our range of Marine EALs and answer any questions that you may have. Register your attendance for SMM here: SMM – driving the maritime…
We’re pleased to have launched our 2023 Sustainability Report. This document outlines our sustainability goals as a business in terms of our planet, our principles, our people and our community as well as what we have achieved and what we are working towards achieving in the upcoming years. Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword it’s a…
On Monday the 9th of October, we attended the University of Leeds careers fair and exhibited to prospective students looking to kickstart their career paths! The exhibition went fantastically with over 60 signups from students across the engineering, science and business sectors wanting to learn more about a career with Vickers Oils. Sustainably made tote…
On the 5th of October 2023, the Food, Retail and Hospitality Expo 2023 was held in Dublin, Ireland, we were proud to exhibit our range of Food Grade lubricants, greases and aerosols accompanied by our partners, Gem Oils. “The Food, Retail and Hospitality Expo in Ireland was fantastic, we were able to speak to a…
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