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This page details useful links regarding the operation and activities of MCA Services which apply to both our analytical services and production of specialist materials. 

  • Quality Clinics Ltd is an independent consultancy offering particular expertise in ISO 9000, ISO 14000 standards together with CE Marking. More details can be found on the Quality Clinics website http://www.qualityclinics.com/ (this link will open a new window). The consultants of Quality Clinics are used by MCA Services to maintain the QA system governing analytical services and the production of specialist materials.

  • The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is the professional body representing the chemical sciences in the UK. The senior staff at MCA Services are Members of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and hold Chartered Chemist status (CChem). More information can be found at the website of the RSC http://www.rsc.org (this link will open a new window).

  • MCA Services is listed in the Directory of Consulting Practices, run and maintained by the Royal Society of Chemistry via ChemSoc. More information can be found at the ChemSoc website (this link will open a new window). 

  • MCA Services has, for a number of years, worked in conjunction with a local secondary school with the aim of promoting science in general to school-aged pupils. Swavesey Village College was the first school to be awarded Specialist Science Status and is renowned for having high standards of teaching and facilities. Staff from MCA Services regularly participate in Skills Days, where demonstrations are made which reflect science at work, and the Swavesey Science Challenge, an annual event attended by over 20 secondary schools from the East Anglia region. More information on Swavesey Village College can be found at www.swaveseyvc.co.uk (this link will open a new window).   

  • For the majority of analytical services MCA Services use Micromeritics instrumentation. More information on the instruments can be found at http://www.micromeritics.com/  (this link will open a new window). The specific instruments used at MCA Services are the TriStar (for BET surface area and determination of pore size distribution), the AutoPore IV (for Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry) and the Accupyc helium pycnometer (for the determination of helium density).