Research and Development at Sika Limited

Mark Gatrell - Head of R&D at Sika Limited, introduces 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.  

Facts & Figures

950
employees worldwide
3,400
single national patents
20
Global Technology Centers
800
unique patent families
60
Local Technology Centers
302
patents filed since 2015
85
new patents in 2018
133
new inventions in 2018
>70 m
cars produced with Sikaflex® technology inside
189.5 m
total expenditures in R&D in CHF
20
Regional Technology Centers
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manufacturer of one-component polyurethane sealants and adhesives