Blog by Dr Sam Ahir
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Countess of Wessex were among the members of the monarchy who welcomed Makevale and other organisations to Windsor Castle for the Queen's Enterprise Awards.
Among the guests were representatives from winning businesses recognised for their contributions...
We were delighted to welcome Her Majesty’s The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss CBE CStJ to Makevale who presented us with the highly coveted Queen’s Award for Innovation, one of the most prestigious business awards in the United Kingdom. The award acknowledges our d...
Makevale has been featured in the Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Album, highlighting our continued record of innovation in the field of organic chemistry. The inclusion is highly prestigious, marking wider recognition of Makevale’s commitment to helping people through advanced polymer technology.
The...
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About us
We produce high performance polymers for use in a number of niche areas. We also offer expert advice on high performance polymers and their applications in various fields.
Our vision is to ensure Makevale materials touch the...
We are extremely proud and humbled to announce that Makevale has been awarded the highly coveted Queen’s Award for Innovation, one of the most prestigious business awards in the United Kingdom.
Makevale has made a donation of ₹100,000 to Sukanya Samriddhi Account – an Indian government saving scheme which aims to improve the future financial security of young girls.
The initiative, launched in 2015, encourages parents of girls to start paying into the fund for their daughters as early as po...
Not so long ago, artificial nails were known for one feature – the difficulty of removing them. However, with the invention of ‘soak off’ artificial nails in recent years, the landscape has changed dramatically, and many suppliers are now offering formulations based on this technology that are much ...
Protecting or decorating a surface with just a single layer of coating can prove to be a significant challenge, regardless of what some paint manufacturers might tell you! Achieving good adhesion, vibrant colour, a glossy finish, and appropriate durability and resilience in a single layer of paint o...
The ‘top coat’ of modern UV-curable nail treatments is essential for providing a glossy, wear-resistant finish to a manicure. But how did modern top coat formulations come about? We take a look at two key innovations that underpin the popularity of top coats today – rapid UV curing and non-yellowing...
Thiol-ene reactions are well-known in chemistry, but their usefulness is restricted by limited shelf lives due to the thiolic affinity for adding across the ene, even in the absence of light. And yet such self-initiation is of great interest in industrial chemistry, allowing photopolymerisation to o...
