Vickers Oils are pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Clague as the new Technical Director. Nick Clague succeeds Chris Wholley who took over the position of managing director at Vickers Oils earlier this year. With over 20 years of experience, Nick has worked on developing industrial additives including, heavy duty diesel additives and has…
Supporting The Mission to Seafarers in launching – Digital Chaplaincy – ‘Chat to a Chaplain’ messenger service Vickers Oils are proud to sponsor the digital chaplaincy’ support service for seafarers launched by The Mission to Seafarers, a maritime welfare charity in partnership with International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA). Seafaring is stressful at the best of…
The Great Central Railway is the only preserved heritage steam railway in the country with a double track main line which travels between Loughborough and Leicester. It originally ran from Sheffield to London Marylebone till the 1960s. In 1975, the Great Central Railway was trying to purchase an Oil Tank Wagon from British Rail but…
Last month we shared a story of how a goodwill gesture helped a customer in need in these crucial times. Read the story here (‘People matter’ lies at the heart of Vickers Oils). Today we are sharing the customer’s side of this story! “We are setting up a very small-scale alpaca-fibre carding plant. As part…
Peter Vickers, Chairman of Vickers Oils, talks to Lube Magazine about the history of the company, its values and ethos, the journey of becoming the world’s first company to formulise, develop and commercialise sterntube EALs (environmentally acceptable lubricants), its sustainable manufacturing practices, and growth plans. Read here the full interview : In conversation with.. Vickers…
You may be wondering whether COVID-19 is affecting our ability to deliver the high quality, reliable service which you are used to receiving from Vickers Oils. Fortunately, for the moment, we continue to be able to supply our customers as normal and have a contingency programme in place. The health and wellbeing of our employees…
Once again, the team at Vickers Oils demonstrates the fundamental company value ‘People matter’ by working together to help a customer achieve successful results during these unprecedented times. It started with an online enquiry for anti-static carding lubricant from a business setting up their small-scale mill to process alpaca fibre in Tasmania. Like many companies,…
Vickers Oils are pleased to announce the establishment of VICKERS OILS (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD., a new, wholly-owned subsidiary of BENJN R. VICKERS & SONS LTD. Based in Queensland, Australia, this is the first overseas subsidiary for Vickers Oils and has been established to distribute our speciality lubricants, technology leadership and excellent customer service with the…
Vickers Oils is excited to announce that with effect from 30th March 2020, Chris Wholley is succeeding Peter Vickers as Managing Director of Benjn. R. Vickers & Sons Ltd (“Vickers Oils”). Chris Wholley, who for several years has been Deputy MD, as well as Technical Director since 2002, brings with him a wealth of experience…
Every equipment in pharmaceutical manufacturing plant including tablet press, fillers and cappers, chiller room, labelling machine, vacuum compressors etc. require lubrication to run smoothly. Using the right lubricant for the equipment is of the utmost importance in order to reduce its downtime. Saving on time and costs for maintenance, pharmaceutical plants can produce efficiently and…
You may be wondering whether the Coronavirus is affecting our ability to deliver the high quality, reliable service which you are used to receiving from Vickers Oils. Fortunately, for the moment, we continue to operate as normal and have a contingency programme in place. The health and wellbeing of our employees is our most important…
Vickers Oils are proud to be sponsoring Team England fly the flag for Yorkshire in Dance World Cup Finals 2020, the world’s biggest dance competition. A group of 14 pupils aged 10 to 16, all students of the ElliTe Studios, a dance school in Wakefield, have qualified for the second year in a row to…
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