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.  

Facts & Figures

30
Regional Technology Centers
5,772
Individual national patents
18
Global Technology Centers
1,606
Distinct patent families
1,840
Employees in R&D
941
Patents filed since 2015
264
New inventions in 2024
125
Initial patent applications in 2024
>50%
of vehicles produced annually with Sika technology inside
64
Local Labs
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