Derbyshire employee raises over £1,800 for the Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of much-loved cousin
A 25-year-old Derbyshire company employee with very little running experience took on the challenge of the London Marathon in aid of the highly valued Teenage Cancer Trust charity, in memory of her cousin who died at only 15 years old. Georgina Gilbert is a product manager at chemistry company Lubrizol at its UK headquarters in […]
Lubrizol takes a walk on the wild side as it marks 20 years partnership with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
A science company which shares its beautiful rural premises with hares, kestrels and butterflies is celebrating 20 years’ corporate partnership with the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Lubrizol, based in an old stately home set in lush green landscape and woodland in Hazelwood, near Belper, first became a corporate partner of the nature conservation charity in 2003. […]
FEATURE: Lubrizol’s Lee Rollisson marks Armed Forces Day by speaking about why he volunteers with the Derbyshire Army Cadet Force.
To mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 24, Lucy Stephens spoke to volunteer Lee Rollisson from Lubrizol about why, 20 years on, he still loves his voluntary role with the Army Cadet Force. With a membership of more than 39,000 teenagers aged between 12 to 18, the Army Cadet Force is one of the […]
Lubrizol helps charity give festive gifts to Project Youth Cancer patients spending Christmas Day in hospital
Employees at a Huddersfield science company helped pack and wrap hundreds of festive boxes destined for young cancer patients spending Christmas day in hospital. Staff at Lubrizol, which has a plant on Leeds Road, got into teams over a ten-hour stretch dedicated to packing and wrapping boxes with Christmas treats on behalf of the Huddersfield-based […]
Lubrizol staff channel spirit of Christmas by supporting UK’s largest independent food bank in Huddersfield
Employees at science company Lubrizol have got into the true spirit of Christmas by donating to the UK’s largest independent food bank in Huddersfield which is seeing rising demand in the cost-of-living crisis. Staff at Lubrizol’s plant on Leeds Road got together to make donations to The Welcome Centre, to help people in need put […]
Lubrizol helps boost long-running Swanwick pre-school where staff and children began their learning
A Derbyshire pre-school that has been giving generations of children their first taste of the classroom for more than half a century has been given a welcome boost with a brand-new kitchen. Swanwick pre-school is one of the oldest establishments of its kind around, having been going since the 1960s. Now staff at the long-running […]
Derbyshire youngsters at Milford Pre-School given ‘sense-ational’ treat with new garden funded by Lubrizol
Children at a Derbyshire pre-school have a new opportunity to explore their senses from the toes up thanks to a sensory garden installed with a generous donation from a local science company. Children at Milford Pre-School near Belper have a fantastic new sensory garden to play in which has been made possible thanks to a […]
Lubrizol company staff take a break to learn vital CPR
Science company staff in Derbyshire took time away from their desks to learn how to save a life by brushing up on vital CPR skills. Employees at Lubrizol in Hazelwood near Duffield took part in first aid awareness sessions delivered by St John Ambulance – a charity that the company has chosen to support for […]
Lubrizol volunteers uncover more centuries of history near picturesque Aqueduct Cottage
More pieces of the historical jigsaw near beautiful Aqueduct Cottage in Derbyshire have been uncovered by hard-working volunteers from a local science company. Employees at Lubrizol science company based at Hazelwood swapped their normal jobs for a day of hard graft at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Lea Wood Nature Reserve near Cromford, site of the peaceful […]
Lubrizol staff step up to the plate helping Derby County Football Club charity give hundreds of vulnerable people a hot meal
Local businesses have been invited to join science company Lubrizol in supporting a valuable Derby County Football Club backed project giving a hot meal to hundreds of people struggling under the ongoing cost of living crisis. Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) is marking a year of its highly valued project giving weekly hot meals throughout […]