History
As a new UK company Fine Contract Research builds on our parent company’s 30 year history in fine chemicals and bulk actives to offer new services in synthesis from milligrammes upwards.
- 1977 – Company Founded on Peterlee Site
- 1984 – Laporte Acquired controlling interest
- 1984 – New Seal Sands site opened
- 1985 – Production Building 1 commissioned
- 1986 – Production Building 2 commissioned
- 1989 – Pilot Plant commissioned
- 1996 – Production Building 3 commissioned
- 1998 – R&D and QC laboratories opened
- 2001 – Laporte Acquired by Degussa
- 2008 – Formation of Fine Industries (MBO)
- 2011 – Formation of Fine Contract Research