CERAM is a company based in the UK providing technical consultancy, research & development services information services and specialised testing to the ceramics industry since 1948. It employs 180 staff and has a wide range of customers at all points in the ceramic product supply chain all over the world.

Key personnel:

Sarah Baxendale obtained BSc Hons in Chemistry from Keele University and has been employed by CERAM for the past 12 years. Sarah is High Temperature Applications Group Leader in the Process and Materials Division and is responsible for delivery of commercial contracts involving thermal and mechanical testing of a variety of refractory, advanced ceramics and composite materials.  Through this role she has contacts in a variety of industrial sectors.

In a consultancy capacity Sarah is involved with post mortem analysis of refractory materials for a variety of vessel types many of which have involved obtaining and comparing thermal and mechanical test data.

She has previously managed a funded UK government project to set up a thermophysical property database.

John Cotton obtained a degree in Physics and has over 30 years with CERAM on advanced ceramic materials.  John is a section manager within the Process and Materials division and is involved in securing commercial and funded contracts and through this role has contacts in a variety of industrial sectors. 

John Burnett has a background in production engineerings and is director of CERAM and divisional manager of Process and Materials division.