About Us
Smart4Chemicals is a rapidly growing talent solutions provider for the global chemical industry, with offices in Warrington, Austin, Berlin, and Cape Town. Building on our decade of experience as Sciences Solutions, we have a strong foundation in scientific recruitment.
Recently acquired by the NGAGE Talent Group, a $1 billion business with over 1,000 employees in 10 countries, we leverage our unique blend of scientific and commercial expertise to connect top scientists with leading and emerging organisations in the field.
“Smart4Chemicals offers excellent value. We were provided with highly relevant candidates, and the post-interview follow-up was exemplary.”
Chemical Business Owner
Our team
As a business we have over a decade of experience is sciences recruiting and our founders and leadership team have a combined seventy years plus of sciences recruitment experience which also include long tenures with Kelly Scientific one of the world’s leading scientific recruiting firms. The combined knowledge spans multiple sciences sectors and multiple functional disciplines.
Get in touchMeet the team
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Simon Fowler
Lead Pharmaceutical Recruitment Specialist
Technical & Senior Appointments into Pharmaceutical GMP Manufacturing. Ranging from very specific technical hires in Pharmaceutical Development, Analytical Chemistry & Quality Assurance to Director level Senior Appointments and departmental heads in Quality, Operations and Validation.
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Paul Mears
Lead Chemicals Recruitment Specialist
Our team supports chemical manufacturing firms with permanent and temporary staffing needs. While we have many local clients in the North West, we serve companies across the UK and Ireland, connecting them with both experienced professionals and new graduates.
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Darren Hawley
Lead Recruitment Specialist
Focussing on permanent, temporary and executive recruitment within scientific and technical disciplines across polymer and coatings UK markets, with over 7 years of experience in the Polymers & Performance Materials sector.
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Chris Morris
Lead Scientific Recruitment Specialist
I specialise in recruiting scientists into the UK’s biotechnology industry. My client base is predominantly companies at preclinical and clinical stage, looking for candidates within R&D, process development, and translational science.
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Gareth Gooley
Senior Scientific Recruitment Specialist
Gareth works with Pharmaceutical companies on permanent, contract and temporary vacancies in the following disciplines; Quality Control, Analytical Development, Formulation, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, Validation, Regulatory Affairs and Technical Management/Leadership.
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Liam Shannon
Scientific Recruitment Specialist
Liam is a Recruitment Resourcer in the Science/Pharmaceutical sector, specialising in finding the correct candidate for vacancies advised across the UK with experience in the business since 2021.
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Aidan Stanley
Scientific Recruitment Specialist
Recruiting exclusively into the pharmaceutical industry, Aidan manages the midlands territory for all scientific & technical roles relating to the manufacture of Pharmaceutical finished products.
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Jack Parker
Senior Scientific Recruitment Specialist
Jacks works with permanent, temporary and contract recruitment within the scientific and technical disciplines of the adhesives and building materials markets in locations across the UK.
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Liam Connerton
Scientific Recruitment Specialist
With two years of experience within the business, Liam focuses on scientific and technical recruitment within the plastics and materials science markets within the UK.
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Iqbal Rahman
Scientific Recruitment Specialist
Specialist Chemicals based recruitment consultant working in the Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Process Synthesis, Process Chemists, Engineers, drug discovery and DMPK sectors.
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Andrew Corness
Operations Director
With over a decade of experience within the business, Andrew's role as a director is focused on operational growth within the business, managing our multidiscipline teams in Birchwood Warrington and Lancaster.
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Joseph Mulligan
Strategic Growth and Finance Director
As we have grown as a business, my role has transitioned to drive the strategic development of Science Solutions through the effective introduction of new processes, and the maintenance and overseeing of business operations to the highest standard.
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Liz Corness
HR Manager
Liz is a qualified HR professional with over 12 years within the industry. My focus within Science Solutions is driving the business to higher levels through effective implementation and development of personnel based matters.
Our values
Our core value is our passion for the scientific sectors and playing our part in the health, wellness and positive lifestyle for the population. We are committed to operating our business in a diverse and inclusive way with integrity and operational ethics. In our partnerships we are dedicated to service excellence, transparent communication, innovation and collaboration.
Get in touchWe are a carbon neutral business
At Smart4Chemicals, our passion for the environment and our commitment to combatting climate change drive everything we do. We're proud to be recognised as a Carbon Neutral Business through our partnership with Carbon Neutral Britain. Together, let's create a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable future.
Find out morenGAGE Talent
Smart4Chemicals is proud to partner with nGAGE Talent, an international group who have spent the last 16 years bringing together highly specialist talent businesses and providing a platform in which they can thrive. With 200 years combined recruitment experience within management alone, the nGAGE Talent team have honed the best path to growth for both new and established businesses to an exact science, and so it is no wonder this multi-award-winning platform is king of the castle when it comes to the world of specialist talent acquisition.
The partnership between Smart4Chemicals and nGAGE Talent is helping to power our success and we are excited for what comes next!
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