A market leader

The Coates Group's core market is the warehousing and distribution of packaged chemicals. We are the market's leading independent operator and serve most of the major names in global chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Our strength is our ability to take the long-term view. We have built up the business over fifty years and have invested at every stage in the highest quality vehicles, leading edge IT and freehold property. The business remains debt-free and ready to support innovation to serve our customers better - witness our leading role in the Hazchem Network.

This website offers a glimpse of us doing our job; please do get in touch to learn more.

Snapshots of Coates

A 44-tonne Volvo articulated lorry with automatic gearbox, digital tachograph and ADR specification - fully compliant with Euro 4 emissions regulations. One of 100 in the fleet.

Part of a new 2,600 sq. m dedicted chemicals warehouse, fully-racked and certified to high tier COMAH. This is at our Newmarket site - offering a high quality shared user facility to five multi-national chemical giants.

The Group links its operations through a 100-workstation WAN, running linked warehouse-distribution and administrative systems. This provides high efficiency, accuracy and customer visibility, allows fully flexible pricing and ensures we stay at the forefont of industry development.

Peter Lee, Site Manager at our Alnwick depot, has just completed 25 years with Coates (one of many of our staff to have reached this milestone). As you can see from the photo he still looks amazingly happy and relaxed!