We are at M&M 2025 in Salt Lake City, USA

Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner and Sales Engineer Michelle Coffie are now at M&M (Microscopy and Microanalysis) 2025. During the event, Michael will be giving poster presentations on the following:

  • CryoGenium, an automated cryo-plunger with optical real-time feedback for single-particle and cell-based workflows and improved ease of use.

  • CMS196V4, a new generation of the CMS196 Cryo-CLEM stage with improved features and performance.

Come and see us at booth #1439.

From the right is Michael, Michelle and Jim from McCrone Microscopes and Accessories, our US distributors.

Linkam’s poster on the right.

Linkam welcome SpectroLab to our UK headquarters

We were delighted to welcome Piotr and Agnieszka from SpectroLab, our distributor in Poland, to our UK Headquarters in Salfords, Surrey this week. The Sales Team had a productive two-day meeting with them, exchanging new business ideas, formulating marketing strategies and conducting product training. After a couple of busy days, we made time for a few pints at some traditional English pubs in the evenings.

Come and see us at M&M (Microscopy and Microanalysis) 2025 in Salt Lake City, USA, 27-31 July!

Our own ‘M&M’, Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner and Sales Engineer, Michelle Coffie will be representing Linkam at M&M (Microscopy and Microanalysis) 2025 in Salt Lake City, USA from 27-31 July. During the event, Michael will be giving poster presentations on the following:

  • CryoGenium, an automated cryo-plunger with optical real-time feedback for single-particle and cell-based workflows and improved ease of use.

  • CMS196V4, a new generation of the CMS196 Cryo-CLEM stage with improved features and performance.

Michael and Michelle will be available at booth #1439, alongside our US distribution partner McCrone Microscopes and Accessories. We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City!

Linkam at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory.

Our Sales Engineer Natasha and Senior Research Scientist Michael pictured with our stand at the event.

We were delighted to participate in the Industrial Advisory Group for Thermal Characterisation meeting at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Teddington, UK earlier this week. The event provided a great opportunity for researchers and industrial partners to exchange ideas and to discuss the measurement challenges and gaps in standardisation. Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner also gave a presentation titled ‘Cryo-Raman and rapid heating to 1700 °C’ which was well received by attendees.

Dan Kirk joins Linkam's 30-Year Club!

Dan (centre) pictured with fellow members of Linkam’s 30-Year Club, (from L to R) IT Manager Richard Lloyd, our founder Arnold Kamp, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Rob Duncan and our MD Ross Browne.

Our Production Manager Dan Kirk recently celebrated 30 years with Linkam. Dan joined our Production Team in 1995 which at the time was based in three separate buildings at our old home in Tadworth, Surrey. From day one Dan demonstrated his skills in mechanical assembly alongside an impressive level of fitness as he moved seamlessly between the three (later four) buildings to complete the range of different production processes! After a few years developing and fine tuning his skills, Dan was appointed as our Production Manager. In our new home at Perrywood Business Park in Salfords, Surrey, Dan has continued to demonstrate his commitment to maintaining the quality of our products with the Production Team now together under the same roof.

Dan becomes the fourth member of Linkam’s ‘30-Year Club’ alongside our MD Ross Browne, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Rob Duncan, and IT Manager Richard Lloyd.

Linkam visit AD Creative in China

Pictured above are (from L to R) Mr Jerry Yang, AD Creative, our MD Ross Browne, and Sales and Marketing Director Clara Ko.

We were pleased to meet our friends from AD Creative in Beijing, China earlier this month. Our MD Ross Browne, and Sales and Marketing Director Clara Ko, enjoyed meeting colleagues from AD Creative, Linkam’s distributor in China for over 25 years. We would like to thank our kind host Mr Jerry Yang and the rest of the team from AD Creative for their warm hospitality over the two days. Ross and Clara were also delighted to visit some of our customers in the region with AD Creative to hear their invaluable feedback on our products and to see our stages being used for a wide range of research and commercial applications.

Linkam visit Microlambda in Singapore

Pictured above are, (from L to R), our MD Ross Browne, Sales and Marketing Director Clara Ko, and Mr Larry Cheung from Microlambda.

Our MD Ross Browne, and Sales and Marketing Director Clara Ko, were delighted to visit our partner Microlambda in Singapore last week. It was our first visit to the Microlambda offices where we discussed our ongoing partnership with the team. We would like to thank them for a productive meeting and their kind hospitality.

Reducing Linkam's Environmental Impact

At Linkam we’re continually seeking to reduce our carbon footprint across all aspects of the business by monitoring our energy use and looking for ways to be more energy efficient. We use renewable source electricity at our UK Headquarters and offset our gas use at the end of each financial year. We’ve also offset our air travel taken over the past 12 months by supporting international carbon reduction projects and the planting of trees in the UK through Carbonfootprint Ltd.

Linkam donate Easter Treats to I Choose Freedom

Julie and Natalie from our Social Committee pictured with the treats before they were collected by the Easter Bunny!

Linkam have donated a selection of Easter eggs to our chosen charity, I Choose Freedom, via Adecco, one of our preferred employment agencies. The treats will be given to children in a local refuge to enjoy over the Easter weekend. I Choose Freedom provide shelter, support and counselling for women and children who have escaped from abusive situations. Please visit their website for more information.

Visit us at TAC 2025 at the University of Surrey (14 - 16 April) !

Our Sales Engineers Michelle and Natasha look forward to seeing you at TAC 2025

This week we’re at the TAC 2025 60th anniversary conference at the University of Surrey. Organised by the Thermal Methods Group in the UK, the meeting will feature presentations on the applications of thermal analysis, a manufacturers’ exhibition and poster presentations. We look forward to seeing you there!

Goodbye to a ‘Linkam Legend’! Peter Grocutt retires after over 40 years with the company.

Peter (third from left) pictured with other long serving Linkam colleagues (L to R), Dan, Production Manager, Rob, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Arnold, Company Owner and Founder, Ross, Managing Director, and Richard, IT Manager. The group has over 200 years’ experience at Linkam!

After over forty years with the company ‘Linkam Legend’ Peter Grocutt has retired. Peter was Linkam’s first employee in 1984 when the company was based in Arnold’s, our founder’s, converted garage. He was recruited to develop the electronics in our instruments, and soon designed our first microprocessor driven units. Peter has played a fundamental role in developing our products, which has helped the company to grow with offices in the UK and Holland. Throughout his time at Linkam, Peter has been an innovator, mentor and friend to the rest of our team. He hopes to spend his retirement enjoying his passions, (aside from designing electronics!), golfing and fine dining. All the best Peter!

Arnold gives a farewell speech to Peter surrounded by our UK team (above), and Peter pictured with colleagues on his last day (below).

The iconic apple tree at NPL

Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner presented a poster at the ‘Correlative and Multimodal Imaging in the Health and Life Sciences’ conference at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) last week. In addition to Michael’s poster (!), another interesting feature is the apple tree (on the right) planted in the courtyard of the NPL AQML Building. It is one of eight young trees from the pips from Isaac Newton’s apple tree that were blasted into space with British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake. Find out more about the special story of this iconic tree here: One of Newton's Space Saplings lands at NPL - NPL

Linkam welcome Resultec to our UK Headquarters

We were delighted to welcome Dr Manfred Feustel from Resultec, our distributor in Germany for over 20 years, to our UK Headquarters in Salfords, Surrey this week. It was Manfred’s first visit to our Perrywood offices. He was given a tour of our facility and we had the opportunity to show him our latest product developments. We also discussed our future plans and strategies for expanding our product portfolio and reaching new markets in Germany.

Linkam escape from the office!

Our team after successfully completing their challenges

Some of the Linkam team took the opportunity to showcase their skills in robbing banks, ghost hunting in the remains of an abandoned prison and preventing a murder last week. We visited Gatwick Escape Rooms to demonstrate our teamwork, problem solving abilities and to have some fun! We’re pleased to report we all escaped successfully from our challenges and are safely back in the office.

Linkam introduce the CMS196V4 at King's College London

Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner introduced our new Cryo-Correlative Microscopy Stage, the CMS196V4, to researchers at the Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging (CUI) at Kings College London as part of the ‘‘Imaging Bites" seminar series. The CMS196V4 enables fluorescence sample mapping for correlative methods with cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). In his presentation, Michael explored the skills and tools unique to cryo-samples and discussed applications within the Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging, highlighting how cryo-correlative methods can enhance the study of biological samples. The seminar also explored how vitrified cryo-samples offer superior structural preservation of biological samples and are compatible with the vacuum conditions of the electron microscope as well as light microscopy methods, notably fluorescence.

At the end of the presentation there was an opportunity to view the CMS196V4 with accessories, including a short Q&A on how workflows directly connect with existing JEOL instrumentation at CUI, such as the CRYOARM TEM and the FIB SEM.

Linkam visit Labindia

Ilknur and Clara pictured with representatives from Labindia at their offices in Chennai.

Our Sales Director Clara Ko and Sales Manager Ilknur Dereli visited our distributor Labindia in India at the end of February. During the visit, Clara and Ilknur discussed our latest product developments and future plans and strategies for expanding our product portfolio and reaching new markets in India.

Linkam deliver Christmas gifts to I Choose Freedom

A selection of the gifts on display by our Canteen Christmas Tree before being collected by I Choose Freedom.

Linkam delivered a range of Christmas gifts to I Choose Freedom to distribute to children and parents at a local refuge ahead of the Christmas break. The gifts were funded by donations raised from our annual Christmas Jumper day, (the amount raised was also matched by the company), along with several personal donations from our staff. Our gifts helped to ensure that every survivor and child at an I Choose Freedom refuge received a Christmas present this year. I Choose Freedom provide shelter, support and counselling for women and children who have escaped from abusive situations. Please visit their website for more information.

Linkam show Festive Fashion Flair!

Our team took the opportunity to show off their festive fashion flair (?!) by wearing their favourite Christmas jumpers to raise money for charity. As you can see, a fantastic range of jolly jumpers and happy headdresses were on display! Last year’s winner Leo was head judge and after some tough deliberations, Hannah, our Accounts Office Assistant, was declared the worthy winner. Valuable funds were raised for I Choose Freedom, who provide shelter, support and counselling for women and children who have escaped from abusive situations.