Markes International

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{{Infobox company

| name = Markes International

| logo = Markes_international_logo.jpg

| logo_upright =

| logo_alt = The logo of Markes International Limited.

| type = Private

| industry = Scientific Instruments Manufacturing

| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}

| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Elizabeth Woolfenden|Alun Cole}}

| hq_location = Bridgend, Wales

| hq_location_country = United Kingdom

| num_locations = 5

| num_locations_year =

| area_served =

| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Nigel Fry (CEO)}}

| products = {{unbulleted list |Thermal Desorbers|Centri|Sampling Devices|Consumables}}

| parent = Schauenburg Analytics

| website = {{URL|markes.com}}

}}

Markes International is a manufacturer and supplier of specialist analytical instrumentation that enhances the sensitivity and application scope of GC–MS. They also manufacture and supply complementary sampling devices, accessories, and consumables.{{cite web |title=About Us - Markes International |url=https://markes.com/company-information/about-us |access-date=19 April 2024}}

Markes International was founded in 1997. Their first thermal desorption instrument, the UNITY, was released shortly thereafter. The company has since updated and expanded their instrument portfolio, including a wider range of thermal desorbers, and Centri, a range of automated sample preparation and pre-concentration platforms.

Markes’ factory, technical centre and headquarters is in Bridgend, Wales, UK. In 2011, they expanded this and their US operations (Markes International, Inc.) - adding extra laboratory and demonstration facilities. In 2017 their US operations transferred from Cincinnati, Ohio, to a new office in Gold River, Sacramento, California.

In 2013, Markes became a company of the Schauenburg International Group,[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/appointments/german-firm-buys-majority-stake-2497841/ German firm buys majority stake in specialist producer, Wales Online, January 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322140345/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/appointments/german-firm-buys-majority-stake-2497841 |date=22 March 2016 }} and opened a technical centre near Frankfurt as part of their German operations (Markes International GmbH).

The company has arrangements for distribution and market development with Agilent Technologies,{{Cite web |url=http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2009/27feb-ca09013.html |title=Agilent | Agilent Technologies, Markes Form Global Thermal Desorption GC, GC/MS Collaboration |access-date=8 May 2018 |archive-date=9 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509013629/https://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2009/27feb-ca09013.html |url-status=dead }} ThermoFisher Scientific,{{cite web|url=http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/60474/|title=

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Markes International Announce Global Distribution Agreement|location=Austin, TX|date=11 November 2009

|website=newswiretoday.com|access-date=22 April 2024}} and a number of other distributors.

Markes International holds patents for a number of technological innovations, including diffusion-locking caps and inserts for sorbent tubes,{{cite web |title=GB2337513 - Sample tube caps |url=https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2337513 |website=Online Patent Information and Document Inspection Service |access-date=19 April 2024}}E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sampling device’, UK patent no. GB2359070, 4 December 2002 (http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20021204&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=2359070B&KC=B&ND=4)E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sample tube caps’, UK patent no. GB2374866, 11 December 2002 (http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20021211&DB=&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=2374866B&KC=B&ND=1) RFID tags for sorbent tubes,E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sampling device’, US patent no. US 6,446,515, 10 September 2002 (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,446,515.PN.&OS=PN/6,446,515&RS=PN/6,446,515) and a soft electron ionisation source.[https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2014128462A2/en/ An analytical apparatus utilising electron impact ionisation, Patent WO 2014128462 A2]

The company received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the 'International Trade' category in 2015{{cite web |title=Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2015 winners |url=https://www.ft.com/content/68193b9c-e74c-11e4-8e3f-00144feab7de |website=Financial Times |access-date=19 April 2024}} and 2019, and was also honoured in the 'Innovation' category in 2019.{{cite web |title=Winners - The King's Awards for Enterprise |url=https://kingsawardsmagazine.com/winners/page/7/?award-year=2019&award-category=International%20Trade |website=The King's Awards for Enterprise |access-date=19 April 2024}}