Chemical manufacturer expands and welcomes three new hires
Nottingham-based chemical manufacturer, Promethean Particles, has expanded its office space and hired three new staff members.
The company has converted a mezzanine storage area at its Midland Way site, adding 62m² of open-plan office space and 16 additional desks.
The new hires, synthetic chemist Andy Jones, process development engineer David Van Gelder Adjar and process engineer James Dales, bring the team to 17, nearly doubling the headcount from last year.
Jones, who holds a PhD in sustainable chemistry from the University of Nottingham, joins the company after studying at the University of York, both of which focus on green chemistry.
Van Gelder Adjar previously worked as a technology project and process engineer in the lubricants industry before seeking a new challenge.
Dale is taking a year out of his degree course at the University of Nottingham, where he is studying chemical and environmental engineering, to work as a process engineer.
The company appealed to him because one of his lecturers, Ed Lester, is Promethean Particles’ founder and chief scientific officer.
At the company, Dale is working with prototype carbon capture units that contain MOFs, where he is gathering data to inform on how the technology can be used at an industrial scale to achieve decarbonisation goals.
James Stephenson, chief executive officer of Promethean Particles, said: “We have had an incredibly exciting year and it’s been wonderful to see our new office space taking shape while welcoming three more new starters to the team.
“Our company has grown significantly during 2024. We closed a £8 million investment round and we have created an extraordinary amount of interest in MOFs and our proprietary manufacturing process this year.
“In particular we have been contacted by organisations which need to limit their carbon emissions and companies which design and manufacture the equipment which would be used to house the MOFs when they are eventually put to use.”
