AT THE HEART OF LIVERPOOL’S LONG ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COMMERCE, A

REAL LIFE CHEMISTRY THAT HAS ANOTHER GREAT STORY TO TELL...

Liverpool is world famous for many things. Its music for a start (it’s the birthplace of The Beatles, of course, and a long list of other great bands and artists), as well as its worldclass football team, Liverpool FC. Its great port and city have long been associated with the international trade of commodities, such as cotton, tobacco, sugar, vegetable oils, grains, salt, metals, minerals and solid fuels. From their head offices and laboratories in Aintree, Alex Stewart International is intrinsically involved in certifying the quality and quantity of those and other commodities which are traded on international commodity exchanges which connect the Americas, Europe, Asia, China and the Far East.

As Alex Stewart International nears its own 50th anniversary since its inception, their long association with the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has helped them to showcase their global inspection and analysis services to both local and international business and industrial sectors alike. Alex Stewart International provides a high degree of specialised inspection and analysis service for metals such as copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver and all precious metal bearing materials, helping their clients obtain the correct valuation.

Alex Stewart International are also approved supervisors for the proactive monitoring of precious metal refineries on the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery Gold and Silver lists. The Company recently announced that it has commissioned an upgraded Precious Metals Fire Assay Laboratory which features stateof-the-art equipment for accurate analysis and fast turnaround times. Investments have included the installation of multipour fire assay furnaces which are seen here below, and which have resulted in significantly increased assaying capacity. Recent diversification has resulted in extending their service scope to include agricultural and food products including grains and oilseeds, water, food and beverages through its food testing laboratories which are also located in Aintree, pictured here above. In addition to their UKAS-accredited microbiological analysis, Alex Stewart’s Food Test Lab can provide detailed chemical analysis and nutritional analysis for food labelling. Nutritional analysis and chemical analysis services include moisture, fats and oils, proteins, sugars, sodium, fibre, ash, salt, carbohydrates, fatty acid profile, dietary fibre, energy value and Group I and II nutritional analysis; other tests for heavy metals include mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic. Food test lab provides their customers fast turnaround times for groceries, cooked and raw meats, dairy products, processed foods and exports such as meat, fish, honey, milk, coffee, cocoa and beverages.

Whether it is from mine to trader to refiner, or from field to farm to supermarket, Alex Stewart International’s strategically placed inspection offices and laboratories have their worldwide customers’ inspection and analysis needs professionally covered.

For information about ASI’s international business services, visit www.alexstewartinternational.com and for food testing enquiries go to www.foodtestlab.co.uk