Our Partners
Founded in 1963, bioMérieux is a global leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, with operations in 45 countries and a presence in over 160 through a robust network of distributors. The company provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic solutions—including instruments, reagents, software, and services—that identify the sources of disease and contamination. These innovations are vital in improving patient health and ensuring consumer safety.
In the area of food microbiology, bioMérieux offers dedicated diagnostic solutions tailored to the needs of the food industry. These tools detect pathogens and contaminants at every stage of the production process and within the manufacturing environment, helping to protect public health. The company’s automated systems and expert services support laboratories in overcoming operational challenges and enhancing efficiency.
Through its AUGMENTED DIAGNOSTIC approach, bioMérieux is redefining how microbial risks are managed. By integrating data science, bioinformatics, and genomics, this proactive strategy goes beyond managing symptoms to uncover and address root causes. The result is a more intelligent and sustainable production process—reducing waste, improving workflow, and significantly lowering the total cost of production.
Centric Software® provides an innovative product concept-to-launch platform to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as cosmetics and personal care, food & beverage, apparel, and consumer products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. More than 18,000+ iconic brands and retailers – such as AVIKO, Brenntag, Carrefour, Hero Group, Kasih Foods, MeEat, Montenegro, Ponti, TQG and SNS Foods were brought to market by Centric Software solutions to speed time to market, improve margins, increase SKU’s, enable growth, improve compliance and more.
Since our creation in 1989 by our founder, and former owner, John Bell we have constantly strived to provide the highest quality products and services combined with industry leading service and support to our customers. This passion has led to an enviable reputation within our chosen sectors particularly when combined with our world-class CIP and engineering knowledge and expertise.
In 2012, we attracted the attention of the international family owned Christeyns group and joined their ranks as part of Christeyns Food Hygiene becoming a full member of the family in 2017 when John decided to retire leaving his creation in the safest of hands. Since that point our flair and ability has merged with our European partners to bring to our UK and Irish customer base an enhanced range of detergents, disinfectants and services drawing on experts from Finland to Morocco and France to the Czech Republic.
With our speciality laboratory facilities in Warrington (supported by partner labs in Belgium, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic) we can analyse debris and items of equipment to devise the most effective detergent solutions to ensure that your clean is the most efficient possible in terms of chemical composition, time and cost whilst providing the safest possible solution for your staff.
Our innovation continues to include unique hygiene testing & verification tests, an industry leading training offering and the world’s first BSI Kitemark™ hand sanitiser to provide our customers with the reassurance that our products have been independently assessed and evaluated and found to meet the most demanding of standards. That commitment to demanding standards extends to our dedication to the environment as well as the health & safety of our employees with our accreditation to BS EN 9001, BS EN 14001 and BS EN 45000 ensuring that the management of our business is world class in all aspects.
However, our expertise isn’t just limited to supporting our customers. We actively support many stakeholders throughout the food, dairy and beverage sectors, such as: –
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Born from a passion to make the food and processing industries safer, today, Detectamet stands tall as the world leader in Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible stationary, PPE and tools. We are designers. We are engineers. We are food safety experts. And, we are here to serve safety direct to your door.
The DetectaTeam understands how important food safety culture is to your business. Yet, with so many challenges on your plate, contaminants such as foreign objects can sneak undetected into the consumer market. Alongside health risks, this opens you up to loss of sales, brand damage and so much more.
This is where Detectamet comes in. It’s our mission to keep you safe. We do so by keeping your customers safe. Expertly crafted and quickly dished out to you via our global distribution centres, unique detectability is baked into the DNA of our food processing tools. Implementing Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible products in your food processing operations is a cost-effective step towards preventing recalls.
Doing so will bring commercial treats to your table, including:
- Quick identification and removal of foreign objects
- Adherence to safety standards and industry regulations
- Promotion of heightened hygiene
- Traceability in your production lines
- Strengthened consumer confidence
Need something custom? Not a problem. Our in-house design and engineering team has your back. With the world’s largest range, same day despatch and 24/7 support, shop online today.
With Detectamet by your side, traceability in your processing line is one less problem you’ll have on your plate.
EIT International is an industry leader in the development and supply of environmentally friendly preventative controls and detection systems for the liquid food processing, nutraceutical, pharma-medical and petrochemical industries. Talk to us about how we can help you reduce down-time for preventative maintenance programmes and help to eliminate expensive market recall through proven technical expertise. EIT International is headquartered in Winchester, England and works closely with a global network of authorised partners. Whatever the industry sector, our preventative controls technology can facilitate improved performance and efficiency and deliver a realistic ROI in a very short timeframe.
For more information on EIT International offerings, contact: enquiries@eit-international.com
Eurofins, your trusted compliance partner for Food Assurance, Consumer Products and Healthcare.
Providing audits, inspection and certification across schemes such as BRCGS, SEDEX SMETA, GMP, LabTRUST.
We provide Label compliance services, Training and supply chain services.
Foods Connected is an award-winning cloud-based software platform based in Northern Ireland. Our end-to-end software solutions simplify the food industry supply chain, optimising spend and unlocking the data food and drink manufacturers, retailers, food service providers and other food businesses across the globe need to excel.
Our tools are utilised by hundreds of leading food businesses globally, including ten of the world’s largest retailers. We work with them to stay on budget, audit ready and food safety compliant, while managing and reporting on yields, traceability, product lifecycle management, procurement, quality control and sustainability.
Fast to roll out and even easier to use, our customers call us “innovative”, “adaptable” and “efficient”, because we help them connect each stage of their supply chain journey, quickly and easily. The tools we provide empower people to build more successful and sustainable businesses.
Today, we are Innovate UK funded and employ over a 100 people across three continents – and we’re expanding. Currently, we are working on solutions for the clothing, medical and motorsport racing sectors. Not bad for a company that started with three staff members in 2012.
Ideagen brings clarity and confidence to the safe hands and trusted voices protecting our world. By unifying deep regulatory expertise and innovation with affordable, best-in-class software we provide trusted, meaningful intelligence to regulated and high-compliance industries such as life sciences, healthcare, banking and finance, aviation, defense, manufacturing and construction.
Klipspringer is the leading food safety compliance partner for food and beverage businesses across the UK & Ireland.
For over two decades, we have worked closely with food industry professionals to drive continuous improvement projects, helping sites to minimise downtime, improve process efficiency, reduce consumable expenditures, and secure audit compliance.
Determined to resolve common industry pain points, Klipspringer has developed a wide range of products and solutions, with many held in stock for same day despatch. We specialise in shadow boards and visual management, colour coded hygiene and production equipment, metal and x-ray detectable utensils, segregation solutions, and handling and storage containers.
Klipspringer also leads the way in technical instrumentation, with our UKAS-accredited laboratory on hand to provide hassle-free equipment service, repair, and calibration. Experts in everything from food oil monitors to pH measurement, our Technical Team supports thousands of sites as they secure final product integrity and compliance with confidence.
As a BRCGS Approved Partner with ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 accreditation, Klipspringer’s mission is to inspire excellence across the food and beverage sector, ensuring safe food arrives on your plate.
Kreglinger Product Safety NV have partnered in Europe with TAAG Technologies, a biotechnology company redefining food safety through a fully integrated approach that combines advanced molecular diagnostics, global laboratory services, and AI-powered software.
We help food manufacturers protect product quality with faster, more reliable, and cost-effective solutions; empowering smarter decisions.
Our streamlined workflows simplify complex testing processes, reducing operational delays, improving compliance, and freeing up working capital.
Whether detecting pathogens, monitoring production environments, or validating sanitation procedures, TAAG delivers lab-accurate insights with unmatched speed and precision.
Beyond diagnostics, we offer specialized lab support and data-driven tools that enhance traceability, risk management, and long-term sustainability.
We set a new benchmark in food safety, delivering faster answers, enabling smarter decisions, and building stronger, more resilient supply chains.
AXIO Proficiency Testing is a comprehensive, international proficiency testing (PT) service offering from LGC, a global leader in life science tools. AXIO is a key provider of schemes for the food and beverage industry, and proud to support many of the top 20 global food businesses with their proficiency testing needs. This includes managed PT solutions as well as participation in our routine schemes. AXIO operates a diverse range of food schemes covering a wide range of both chemistry and microbiological parameters, and dedicated schemes from Chocolate to Animal feed and Beer to Dairy. Food Microbiology, our largest scheme, has over 3,000 participating laboratories worldwide, enabling participants to compare their performance on a truly global scale.
AXIO understands that laboratories need confidence in their measurement results and the methods they use to produce them. This is why for the past 40 years we’ve been leading the direction of PT, bringing our technical expertise and influence to drive the future of quality assurance and accreditation.
Quor is an all-in-one, customisable system for businesses, enabling seamless transition to paperless operations. With up to 30 modules covering Compliance, Health & Safety, Traceability, Supply chain management, Audits and more; our integrated system streamlines data collection, eliminating the need for multiple systems and reports – ensuring efficiency and complete compliance. Unlike off-the-shelf software, the system can be completely bespoke enabling a seamless fit into unique workflows and processes.
Quor has worked closely with the food and drink industry to integrate into a number of the UK’s biggest factories. We have an in-depth knowledge of the strict requirements that need to be honoured when working with food and have tailored Quor to be a system that delivers that.
At SGS, we provide food and allied industries with advisory, testing, audit, inspection, training and certification solutions against a variety of standards to help you maintain a sustainable business, mitigate risk and improve efficiency at every stage of the value chain. This enables you to increase consumer confidence in your brand and comply with local, international and industry regulations.
Our UK-based product advisory team offer end-to-end food and consumer product brand and reputation protection. Tailoring services to your products and intended markets, we provide you with the information you need, when you need it.
Our advisory services include:
- Regulatory support
- Technical labelling services in over 90 countries
- Bespoke product lifecycle management (PLM) system development
- Training
We provide a broad range of food testing services at our laboratories in Cambridge, Hebden Bridge and Cramlington. Our scientists have a wealth of experience and are fully versed in the many needs of the food industry. We have extensive accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, assist with sample collection and can offer rapid turnaround times to meet the increasingly stringent needs of the food production and retail sectors.
Our testing services include:
- Nutrition and composition analysis
- Microbiological and challenge testing
- Pesticide residue testing
- Other contaminants testing
- Investigative molecular DNA analysis
- Food allergen testing
- Mycotoxin testing
- Dioxins and PCB testing
As a recognition of our analytical and technical expertise, many of our laboratories have flexible scope allowing the facilitation of new accreditation on related methods already accredited.
Shield Safety is the trusted name in food safety, health and safety and fire safety. For over 20 years we’ve been delivering safety solutions that do more than protect your business – they drive growth, improve well-being and save lives.
We represent the largest team of environmental health practitioners in the UK. Working in close partnership with industry leaders and stakeholders, we ensure that every service we deliver for our customers is grounded in the highest expertise and quality.
We are leaders too, in collaboration with industry partners, we developed Safe to Trade, the standard that ensures people stay safe and businesses thrive.
Our shared values of passion, excellence and putting people first, guide our behaviours and help to shape who we are.
We are STC (Sirius Training & Certifications Ltd.) and QTC (Q Technical Consultancy), UK-based experts offering specialized training, certification, and consultancy services. STC provides comprehensive training in areas such as food safety, quality management, and other key industry subjects, alongside professional certifications. QTC delivers expert consultancy in GFSI and ISO standards, risk management, and process optimization. Together, we empower businesses to achieve compliance, drive operational efficiency, and effectively manage risks across diverse industries.