Helping organisations gain value from process understanding
Britest is a leading exponent of whole process design for the chemical, pharma and other process manufacturing industries.
Our expert consultant technical facilitators use a suite of proprietary tools to help our clients define, structure, and translate working knowledge into process understanding. Effective mentoring and training allow organisations to embed this approach to derive sustained business value. Britest members share knowledge and dilute research risk through a unique collaborative ethos,defining and delivering innovative solutions to key process and manufacturing challenges.
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Decision Making for Investment in Innovation
Business decisions are frequently complex and, where innovation is concerned, uncertainty in the assessment of the alternatives on offer adds to the complexity. Britest can provide a structured decision making approach which enables decision makers to capture key business and technical information and the business benefits sought. This case study describes how we were able to help a speciality chemical manufacturer considering various investment options to enhance their production flexibility.
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Property Mapping - a (Quality) Critical Friend
A recent expansion in the capability of the Britest toolkit is helping process chemists and engineers understand how the properties and performance of the products they are making are influenced by the materials and equipment they are using, and by the processing conditions. Download a recent presentation to find out more.
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KUDOS - Sharing collective process insight
Right across the process industries manufacturers use similar unit operations and face similar challenges as they strive to optimise their performance. At the same time, collaborative research projects often struggle to disseminate fresh insights about process technologies widely and in ways that endure. Britest Knowledge and Understanding Domains (KUDOS) collate process understanding, generated through projects, in a form that allows process sector companies to learn about different process operations and challenges.
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FACES OF BRITEST
At the core of Britest is a dedicated team of Britest support specialists. Experts in Britest tools and study methods, they are also skilled facilitators, communicators, and mentors - in short all the back up your product and process development teams need to maximise the benefits.
Mark Talford - Technical Director / Interim CEO
A strategic thinker, Mark retains a chemical engineer's enthusiasm for innovative design and practical solutions. He is responsible for developing and delivering Britest’s innovation strategy, addressing challenges in sustainable whole process design.
Emma Maun - Senior Administrator
Emma's organisational skills and tireless commitment to customer satisfaction, acquired in the demanding environment of world class hospitality provision, are put to work ensuring that the administration of Britest's events, meetings, and training goes without a hitch. If you need it, Emma can sort it.
Martin Edwards - Senior Innovation Specialist
An organic chemist by trade, Martin has worked across a number of Britest's innovation projects, and is especially skilled at turning ideas into practical qualitative tools and methodologies, especially in the areas of formulation and physical processing.