About Us - History

Lambson Limited History

2000 to present day

• Lambson fine chemicals renamed Lambson Limited
• Chemical business relocated to new premises in Wetherby
• Lambson production transferred to overseas manufacturing facilities
• Divested Lambson speciality chemicals to Koppers Inc
• Divested Lambson building products
• Construction of Glycerine plant at the Castleford site
• Dart Distribution sold to Albion Chemicals
• Construction of Liquid fertilizer plant at Castleford site
• Purchase of BAe shareholding in the joint venture Lambson Speciality Chemicals
  
  1990 - 2000
  
  
• Built stage 1 of the Adibis Oil plant capacity 5000 mts per annum
• Built stage 2 of the Adibis Oil plant to increawe capacity to 10,000 mts per annum
• Formed joint venture with BAe for acids and acid recovery
• Assisted BAE in the development and diversification of the Bridgewater explosive site
• Acquired the Quantacure range from Great Lake Fine Chemicals
  
  1980 - 1990
  
  
• Installed fine chemicals plant at Castleford, West Yorkshire
• Commenced manufacture of photochemicals in 1984
• Acquired trace nutrients business from McKechnies
• Create Dart Distribution
• Demerged Fearns Tankers and Fearns Transport from the Lambson Group
  

  1960 -1980

• Lambson Limited formed in 1960
• Diponic products formed to distribute coated panels for Dianippon, Japan
• Lambson lubricants formed in 1977
• Diponic products renamed Lambson laminates, with production commencing at the Castleford site in 1979.