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About LGC

Vision

The LGC Vision is to use science to make the world a safer place.

Our mission is to be an international market leader in products and services founded on setting standards in analytical science, as judged by our customers.

Objectives

  • We will build and support our scientific excellence
  • We will exceed the expectations of our customers
  • We will bring innovation to the market
  • We will be the employer of choice in analytical science
  • We will ensure operational excellence in all that we do
  • We will grow the business internationally

The synergistic benefits of our four business divisions – LGC Forensics, LGC Genomics, LGC Science & Technology, LGC Standards are essential to LGC’s business and its brand.

Values

The values on which LGC is founded recognise the interests of customers, shareholders and staff.  We also recognise a wider obligation to other stakeholders, including the analytical community, our suppliers and the local community.  We wish to be a leading and progressive company in socially responsible fields which underpin the safety, health and security of the public.

We value highly our independence and integrity, and employ systems of governance consistent with the expectations of our Corporate and Government customers.

We are committed to innovation and the development of science, whilst mindful to provide a return to our shareholders commensurate with the risk of their investment over the medium term.

We maintain a system of work designed to ensure equality and diversity of opportunity for our staff. Rewarding career options are supported by comprehensive training and development programmes. Our staff have the opportunity to share in the success of the company with remuneration linked to both corporate and individual performance.