Our History
Celebrating 150 years of chemical distribution
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Joseph F Robinson & Co. is founded in Liverpool. Initially trading in Kerosene, Molasses and Castor Oil
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The partnership of Robinson & Meade-King is established.
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Name changes to Meade-King, Robinson (MKR) upon the retirement of our founder.
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Commence trading with Shell
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MKR import a 7,000mt shipment of Kerosene, the largest such cargo to be imported into the UK at that time
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MKR relocate to Tower Building
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Incorporation as a limited company (Meade-King, Robinson & Co. Ltd)
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Accredited to ISO 9001 standard
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Appointment by KLK Oleo as UK Distributor
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Appointment by Shell as UK Base Oil Distributor
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Fast Track Top 100 (ranked 85)
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Appointment by KUKDO as UK Epoxy Resin Distributor
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Established Mekiro B.V.
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Acquired Crestchem Ltd, Biodeg Ltd and European trading assets of WS Lloyd Ltd
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International Fast Track (ranked 79)
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International Fast Track (ranked 42)
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Acquired H Plus Ltd
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Acquired Oleo Solutions Ltd