Research and Development at Sika Limited
Craig Evans - Head of Innovation and Quality and Martin Liska - Head of R&D at Sika Limited, introduce the R&D Team and gives insight into our UK activities. With laboratories across all our UK sites, we continue to innovate in many technologies, to offer the construction and manufacturing industries unrivalled solutions.
Inside Sika R&D
Four locations. Specialist capabilities. One culture of innovation.
Innovation happens every day across Sika’s UK Research & Development network. In our Inside Sika R&D series, we go behind the laboratory doors to meet our people, explore our capabilities and discover the science, technology and investment helping us develop the next generation of solutions.
From advances in sealant and adhesive technology in Leeds to specialist capabilities in Welwyn Garden City and Redditch, and the combination of material science and data science in Preston, each location brings its own expertise to Sika’s wider innovation network.
Discover the people, technology and ideas behind R&D at Sika.
Inside Sika R&D: Leeds
Advancing the Science of Sealing and Bonding
Leeds is Sika UK's centre of excellence for sealing and bonding technologies.
Leveraging deep expertise in polymer science and application engineering, it delivers high-performance solutions that improve durability, productivity and reliability across construction and industrial markets.
Watch the video and discover R&D at Sika Leeds.
Inside Sika R&D: Welwyn Garden City
Specialist expertise. Greater possibilities.
Welwyn Garden City is Sika UK's flagship technology centre for concrete, cementitious systems and digital innovation.
Combining world-class materials science with advanced data science and modelling capabilities, it develops next-generation technologies that enhance performance, accelerate sustainability and help shape the future of construction.
Inside Sika R&D: Preston
Where Data Meets Science
Preston is Sika UK's centre of excellence for liquid-applied membrane technologies and advanced reactive chemistry.
Harnessing state-of-the-art expertise in polyurethane, polyurea and hybrid systems, it creates high-performance roofing solutions and specialty intermediate technologies that enable innovation across multiple product platforms while addressing the evolving demands of modern infrastructure, construction and industrial markets.
Inside Sika R&D: Redditch
Building on Expertise
Redditch is the global innovation hub for Ucrete and advanced flooring technologies.
Building on decades of technical leadership, it develops market-leading solutions that set industry benchmarks for performance, hygiene, chemical resistance and sustainability in the world's most demanding environments.
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