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Police Escort for British Salt’s ‘Special Delivery’

Middlewich town centre welcomed a very ‘special delivery’ when two new state-of-the-art British Salt boilers travelled, with their own police escort.

Latest interview with Stewart Prentice, TCE’s Project Manager.

Our latest interview is with Stewart Prentice, a Project Manager at TCE & British Salt. Stewart talks about his position in the business and exciting projects he is working on.

British Salt Featured on Front Cover of Manufacturing Management!

British Salt has hit the front cover of the latest issue of Manufacturing Management! The in-depth article highlights the company’s major future-proofing investment programme and celebrates our 50th anniversary.

£7.2m Boiler Project Takes Shape

Delivery of £7.2m project to replace the boilers at British Salt gathers pace with the installation of the new flue stack completed. Find out more here.

Family Fun Day Celebrates 50th Anniversary

In June we celebrated our 50th anniversary with the visit of HRH The Duke of Kent to our Middlewich production plant, meeting current and retired employees, local schools, charities, suppliers and customers at a celebratory Afternoon Tea.

British Salt Celebrates 50 Years with Royal Visit

Golden Memories of Our First Royal Visit

Flashback to 1969, the year that man first landed on the moon and Middlewich engineer Bill Monaghan met HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at the official opening of British Salt’s production facility.

What we learnt at the EU Salt Association Conference 2

The EU Salt Association is the authoritative voice of the salt industry in Europe, representing the industry. In this article we take a closer look at the topics discussed at the 2019 conference.

What we learnt at the EU Salt Association Conference 1

The EU Salt Association is the authoritative voice of the salt industry in Europe, representing the industry. In this article we take a closer look at the topics discussed at the 2019 conference.

£7.2m Boiler Project is Full Steam Ahead

Earlier this year we announced the replacement of the steam boilers at British Salt with state-of-the-art new boilers. Since then, planning permission has been granted and detailed design and enabling works have commenced.

New, High Speed Automated Packline Now in Operation at British Salt

A new, high speed, automated packline is now fully operational at British Salt’s Middlewich site – an investment of more than £600,000 that futureproofs this vital part of the company’s manufacturing process.

Meet the TCE Team: Jon Smith & Pete Edwards

Jon Smith and Pete Edwards joined TCE in 2012 as apprentices and both are now working at Middlewich as Maintenance Technicians. We caught up with them to get an insight into their apprenticeship experience.

British Salt Completes Heat Exchanger Project

British Salt has recently completed one of a series of planned major projects at the Middlewich plant, replacing one of the heat exchangers used in the production of salt.

Meet the TCE Team: Joe Evans

Meet TCE's Joe Evans. Here Joe takes us through what his current role involves, what he enjoys most about the job and how the company has changed since he joined the team.

Ladan Iravanian looks ahead to British Salt 50th anniversary celebrations

Last year was an important one for Ladan Iravanian – General Manager for British Salt and the Sodium Bicarbonate business.

Meet the TCE Team: James Paul

When did you join the company and what is your job title? I joined the business in November 2016 as the Health and Safety Business Partner for Salt and Sodium Bicarbonate.

Meet Elle Perschke, our British Salt Manager

In the first in our series of interviews with the British Salt team, we talk to Elle about the difference a strong brand can make for our customers.

Meet the TCE team: Stephen Crabb

In the first interview in our new ‘Meet the TCE Team’ series, we caught up with Stephen Crabb, Head of Operations for Salt & Bicarb, to find out more about his first 20 months in post.

Martin Ashcroft in Manufacturer Top 100

TCE’s Managing Director, Martin Ashcroft, has been included in The Manufacturer Top 100 publication, a celebration of Britain’s 100 most inspirational individuals working in UK Industry.

TCE Team Takes On 3 Peaks Challenge

Every year, a team from Tata Chemicals Europe and its sister company British Salt pull on their walking boots to raise money for local charity - St Luke’s Hospice in Northwich, Cheshire. Since 1988, St Luke’s has been providing palliative care to local people, supporting them in ways which go beyond the scope and funding of the NHS.

Meet the TCE Team: Helen Edwards

Our latest interview is with TCE’s Internal Communications Specialist, Helen Edwards. Helen's role involves facilitating the company-wide communications process, including communicating internal messages to all TCE team members.