An expert in marketing and business development for products and services based on complex technologies has been appointed to a key role at Lucideon.

Lucideon has launched a pioneering new method to assess the durability of mortar.

Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, saw first-hand the opportunities advanced materials will bring for the future in a tour of Lucideon's Stoke-on-Trent facility.

The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group has secured £18.27 million in government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), to put the area firmly on the map as a global centre for advanced ceramics.

A blueprint setting out the compelling opportunities for the Midlands to position itself as a world leader in advanced ceramics has been launched.

March sees the launch of a new online community for anyone interested in materials.

Colour Standards developed by Lucideon are helping to ensure that the colours captured by the Perseverance mission to Mars are recorded to pinpoint accuracy.

Lucideon is set to benefit from seven-figure growth from the free trade agreement between the UK and Japan.

• Department for International Trade (DIT) steps up engagement with British industry and farmers as UK trade negotiations intensify
• Eleven new trade advisory groups, covering a range of key sectors, established to provide knowledge and experience
• Insight and expertise of top business people being used to inform UK negotiating position and deliver deals that benefit the whole country.

Government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation's flagship 'Strength in Places Fund' has helped unlock plans to put the Midlands on a unique footing as a global centre for advanced technical ceramics.

Lucideon and PCL Ceramics, a market leader in the manufacture of high-pressure casting equipment, have joined forces to deliver new advances in processing across key market sectors.

Lucideon continues to support its construction growth through the appointment of two technical sales consultants; Mohammad Malik and Admire Muchegwa.

Lucideon M+P, a subsidiary of Lucideon Group Limited, is expanding its existing Greenville County presence. The company's $7.5 million investment is expected to create 28 new jobs, with more to follow in the next five years.

Construction testing and certification company Lucideon has forged a new partnership in Europe to enable UK construction product manufacturers to retain access to EU markets.

Lucideon has changed the name of its Information Centre to better reflect the all-encompassing know-how and experience that it offers.  Now called the Lucideon Knowledge Centre, it is the place to go for all technical and commercial information about ceramics and a wide range of other materials, including metals, composites and polymers.

A leading construction testing professional specializing in the field of sustainable offsite building set out some of the sector’s unique factors at a major event.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that it has recently become a member of the Structural Timber Association (STA).

Lucideon will be hosting a free-to-attend webinar, ‘An Introduction to Investigating Failure Analysis of Onsite Hardened Concrete’, on Thursday 25 October 2018 at 15:00 UK time (10:00 EDT).

Lucideon is pleased to announce that it is has published a new white paper, ‘The Concreting Process and Petrographic Examination’.

Lucideon’s latest guide is for manufacturers of lightweight steel frame wall panels.

Lucideon has released a new guide for manufacturers of cross laminated timber (CLT).

Lucideon is developing a series of testing guides for the offsite industry to help manufacturers understand the processes required when proving the performance of newly developed modular or panel built systems. The guides detail the requirements for providing full compliance with industry standards for structural performance, thermal, acoustic, air tightness, water tightness, fire and durability classification.

Lucideon was pleased to hear that the latest Innovation Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was given to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) for their Pin-Fuse® Seismic System.

Lucideon has released a new guidance document ‘Top Ten Tips for On-site Inspection & Testing of Existing Brickwork Buildings’.  The guide covers some of the most important points to consider when planning on-site inspection and testing programs.