About Us

Who We Are

Particle Technology was founded in 1989 by Ron Buxton, BSc, for the production of Test Dusts alongside consumables for archival aids. Greg Spicer, M.Eng, joined in 2003 as a
post-graduate, he began work on building the Sand and Dust Testing facility. Cleanliness Testing followed soon after and, more recently, we became the first UK laboratory to gain accreditation for Filter Testing to EN779:2012 and ISO 16890. Now, as Managing Director, Greg heads up a team of 18 employees with Sue Gregory, Financial Director, operating at the forefront of product reliability, supplying and supporting customers all over the world.

Sue joined Particle Technology in November 2003 as a Sales Assistant after leaving the Finance department at Northern Foods, Uttoxeter. Sue went on to become office manager in 2005 giving her an immense knowledge of the financial and administrative side of the business. This meant that Ron felt safe in the knowledge that Sue as Financial Director, working alongside Greg could, together, grow and nurture the business which he began.

All work is carried out in our modern facilities, which include a production area for Test Dust, clean room for Cleanliness Testing to ISO 16232 / VDA 19, laboratories for Particle Identification, and dedicated facilities for Sand and Dust Testing, one of which is the largest in the UK.

Our Team

Greg Spicer Greg Spicer

Greg Spicer

Managing Director
Joined the company 2005

Sue Gregory Sue Gregory

Sue Gregory

Financial Director
Joined the company 2003

Tom Jackson Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson

Quality, Health & Safety Manager
Joined the company 2011

Nathan Samuel Nathan Samuel

Nathan Samuel

Cleanliness Laboratory Manager
Joined the company 2008

Mike Stillwell Mike Stillwell

Mike Stillwell

Filter Testing Manager
Joined the company 2016

Richard Wilkie Richard Wilkie

Richard Wilkie

Production Manager
Joined the company 1997

Beth McMillan Beth McMillan

Beth McMillan

Office Manager
Joined the company 2007

Steve Sandland Steve Sandland

Steve Sandland

Senior Test Engineer
Joined the company 2008

Richard Parkinson Richard Parkinson

Richard Parkinson

Test Engineer
Joined the company 2014

Sam Spicer Sam Spicer

Sam Spicer

Sales & Marketing
Joined the company 2015

Fiona Williams Fiona Williams

Fiona Williams

Senior Laboratory Technician
Joined the company 2016

Maria Fahy Maria Fahy

Maria Fahy

Assistant Office Manager
Joined the company 2017

Matthew Marples Matthew Marples

Matthew Marples

Laboratory Technician
Joined the company 2019

Paul Fahy Paul Fahy

Paul Fahy

Projects & Maintenance Engineer
Joined the company 2019

Our Values

We aim to fulfil all your testing needs, through consultation and advice, services, and product and equipment supply. Many of the projects we work on are confidential and it is of the utmost importance that our customers continue to trust in our capability and partnership.

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Trust

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Quality

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Reliability

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Collaboration

Our Accreditations

By using an accredited company like Particle Technology, customers can reduce the time and effort required to assess suppliers, and can be assured of the standards of quality and consistency they will receive from our products and services.

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Quality Management System ISO9001:2015 – certificate FM38572

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UKAS Accreditation to ISO 17025:2017 – schedule 4109

More specifically, the testing we have accreditation by UKAS to ISO 17025:2015 for include:

  • Only laboratory in the UK to perform UKAS accredited Cleanliness Testing based on ISO 16232:2018
  • Sand and Dust Testing to MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO 160
  • IP (Ingress Protection) Testing to BSEN60529 and ISO 20653
  • Only laboratory in the UK to perform UKAS accredited Filter Testing to ISO 16890:2016 and EN779:2012

We also offer various related testing services for which we do not have specific accreditation, such as:

  • Any of those testing services mentioned on the left with bespoke or custom requirements
  • Particle Sizing using laser diffraction
  • Particle Identification using XRF and optical microscopy
  • Non-volatile Hydrocarbon Testing

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