RKS Laboratories Limited (04933331): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2012-12-17
- Administrators
- Peter Kubik, Michael Kiely
- Administrators' firm
- Quantuma
- Incorporated
- 2003-10-15
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
From the administrators' statement
The Company's principal trading activity was Technical testing and analysis at 5 Petworth Industrial Estate, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 9NR.
The Company’s principal activity was that of product testing and evaluation. The business was establish in 1940 and following a management buyout by the current members since 2003, the business was one of the UK’s leaders m product testing, product design and development. It works across the full range of industrial and consumer products — metals, plastics, rubber, sealants and adhesives — excludmg testing on arumals and humans and the Company works closely with it’s clients across all sectors to develop high performance products and systems to improve their turnover and profitability. It 1s particularly well known within the Aerospace, Construction Manufacturing, Automotive and Marine sectors.
As well as standard testing methods, the business 1s frequently involved in designing ‘novel’ bespoke testing methods to meet specific requirements of a product and its use.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2013-02-13) · Companies House register