Ohhhh yep, the summer is on the horizon – and we've got a red-hot Guardian Quarterly News Update that's really turning up the heat.
With HUGE Guardtech leadership news, project updates, the return of Charity Champions and much more, it's your instant access, VIP table for 10, ITK, backstage pass for all things Guardtech. Enjoy!
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Our new Managing Director |
Guardtech are delighted to announce that Mark Wheeler has assumed the role of Managing Director of the company.
Mark steps up from the position of Commercial Director to take up the post – with his father and company owner Ray Wheeler becoming Chairman and Conor Barwise retaining his role as Projects Director to continue their three-pronged Executive Board.
In his role as Commercial Director, Mark played a significant part in increasing revenue from £3m in 2020 to a projected total exceeding £20m this year. During that time, he led the restructure of the business to form the Guardtech Group – comprised of Cleanroom Solutions (large-scale turnkey construction), Guardtech Cleanrooms (traditional modular systems), Cleancube (portable, plug-and-play container facilities), Isopod (quick-assembly pods), Isoblok (pre-fabricated modules) and Guardware (furniture & equipment).
This strategic evolution of a company first established in 2000 has allowed Guardtech to cover every base in the full cleanroom life cycle, offering an elite cleanroom solution for any application of any size across the wide spectrum of Life Sciences and High-Tech Engineering.
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Don't miss this month's Business Focus magazine – where Mark discusses his plans for Guardtech in an exclusive interview.
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We've been busy little bees – just take a look at all this recent activity:
RECENTLY COMPLETED:
• 140sqm CNC Precision Engineering cleanroom in Derbyshire
• 90sqm CNC Cleancube Maxi 3 and 30sqm CNC Cleancube Mini for Pharmaceutical manufacturing in Germany
• 15sqm ISO7 Isopod Hardwall Biopharma facility in Lithuania
IN PROGRESS:
• 300sqm ISO8 Injection Moulding cleanroom in Nottingham
• 340sqm ISO6 connectivity solutions cleanroom in Lithuania
• 150sqm ISO7 Aerospace modular cleanroom in Gloucestershire.
• 280sqm ISOx Battery tech dry room in Oxfordshire
• 480sqm CNC Cleancube Multi 16 for R&D in Berkshire
• 550sqm Grade C Radiopharmacy in Burton-on-Trent
• 600sqm Cleancube Maxi 10 facility in Surrey
• 740sqm AS Lab CNC & 200sqm Grade C Pharmaceutical cleanrooms in Deeside
• 300sqm Grade C Pharma Testing in Cambridgeshire
• 90sqm ISO7 R&D Maxi 3 Cleancube in Glasgow
• 170sqm Grade C Pharmaceuticals cleanroom & 60sqm Grade C Cleancube Maxi 2 in London
• 130sqm Grade D cleanroom in South Yorkshire
• 700sqm Grade C, D & CNC Radiopharmaceuticals cleanroom in Bedfordshire
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Charity Champions returns! |
Guardtech's Charity Champions initiative has returned – and boy have we netted a great cause this time around.
Installation Manager legend Wayne Smith teed us up to sponsor team shirts for a charity football match at Harborough Town FC for Be More Fab – a charity that supports children with cancer through tuition, emotional support, family resources and education for schools, universities and the public.
Wayne's son Aiden will manage the #bemorefab XI against the Squires Effect XI at the game on 4 July.
We've pledged £1,000 to sponsor the shirts – and I think we can all agree, that's definitely worth a celebration or two! GOOOOAAAAALLLL!
Watch this space for some amazing pictures of the Guardtech branded kit in action!
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Another new Configurator! |
Yep, that's right, folks – we've upgraded the Isopod Configurator. Featuring a brand-new look and feel, as well as updated selection fields, it's now easier than ever to tailor the perfect rapid cleanroom pod for your application.
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We'll be introducing you to one of our amazing Guardtech aftercare heroes each month – and first up, it's Service Manager John Merrill.
John has more than a decade of experience in contamination control and is already flying in his quest to make Guardtech's Service Team the best in the business.
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And it's gold once again! Yep, Guardtech scooped the Corporate Social Responsibility Champion honour at the 2026 Medilink Midlands Business Awards at a glitzy showpiece evening at Leicester's Empire Banqueting Hall. |
Next up, we'll be attending the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards on 2 June where we're up for Employer of the Year.
We've also been been shortlisted in the Innovative Construction Methods category for our Cleancube Maxi 7 NHS Aseptic Pharmacy Container Facility for Cheltenham & Gloucestershire NHS Trust at the Life Sciences, Tech & Research Clusters Awards 2026. |
The May Case Study of the Month is a fabulous bespoke Isopod Downflow Booth for Pharmaceutical innovators Ipsen.
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Guardtech are delighted to welcome the following new recruits to the fold at CB9:
Jack Burns – Decon Technician
Rameez Althaf – Design Engineer
Sumaiyah Farheen – Design Engineer
Harrison Elden – Projects Administrator
And a warm welcome to Kjell Rehn – who'll be operating in Sweden on behalf of Guardtech Nordic AB. Kjell has a long history of involvement in Life Sciences, most recently providing innovative viable particle counting technology for isolators with CAMS (Clean Air Monitoring Solutions).
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We celebrated our large-scale turnkey cleanroom construction specialist brand Cleanroom Solutions recently.
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6-7 May 2026 – London Lab Live (ExCel Arena)
20-21 May 2026 – Chem UK (NEC, Birmingham)
20-21 May 2026 – Cleanroom Technology Conference (NCC, Birmingham)
21 May 2026 – Bionow Pharma Manufacturing Conference (Hilton Liverpool City Centre)
26 May 2026 – Semiconductors Ireland (Johnstown Estate, Co. Meath)
17 June 2026 – BioFocus Conference (The Catalyst, Newcastle Helix)
23 June 2026 – Life Sciences, Tech & Research Clusters Awards (Hilton London Bankside)
9-10 July 2026 – Healthcare Buildings Forum (The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield)
19-21 August – nanoFabUK Symposium (UCL, London) |
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