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Quintessa signs 5-year framework agreement with EDF

12 May 2025

Quintessa has recently signed a framework agreement to provide continuing support to EDF across a range of areas associated with continued safe operation of the UK’s fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGRs) until December 2029.

Quintessa Attends WM2025

2 May 2025

Alan Paulley, Paul Suckling and Peter Webb recently attended the WM2025 conference in Phoenix, Arizona. This year's event had a cross-conference theme on advanced technologies, artificial intelligence and workforce development that provided the basis for many sessions across the week.

Quintessa-supervised Student Gains PhD

21 Mar 2025

We’re delighted to report that Gonçalo Cunha has passed his PhD viva for his thesis titled “Rock single rough fractures: Spatial continuity applications, coupled Thermo-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Chemical numerical models and their validation against experiments”. Gonçalo was supervised by Alex Bond at Q…

Paper selected as one of the best in Geoenergy for 2024

7 Mar 2025

We are very pleased to announce that the paper “Modelling physical controls on mine water heat storage systems” has been selected as one of the best articles in Geoenergy, and has been invited to be presented as part of Best of Geoenergy at the EAGE Annual Conference, in Toulouse, 2-5 June 2025. Fi…

Kerys Swift Joins Quintessa

13 Feb 2025

Quintessa is pleased to announce that Kerys Swift joined its Warrington office on 7ᵗʰ January 2025.

NEA Publishes Updated International FEP List

16 Dec 2024

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has recently published Version 3.1 of its International Feature, Event and Process (IFEP) List that can be used in the safety assessment of radioactive disposal facilities. It is available in two formats: as a PDF report; and via an online database which is desi…

Quintessa provides innovative solution to stock management challenge

22 Nov 2024

Quintessa has recently completed a project for a company, implantcast UK, which specialises in the provision of artificial joints for orthopaedic surgery to hospitals. The project required the development of a bespoke and innovative approach to stock management of replacement joint components.

Quintessa shortlisted for Employee-Owned Business of the Year 2024

7 Nov 2024

Quintessa is pleased to announce that it has made the shortlist of six companies selected by the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) for its employee-owned business of the year award. The award is for well-established businesses whose employee-owned status is driving impacts, innovation, performan…

Alex Bond attends STFC Workshop

24 Oct 2024

Alex Bond attended a recent workshop in York hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The workshop’s focus was on understanding how best to use the ongoing and planned expansion of Boulby Underground Laboratory, located in Boulby halite, potash and polyhalite mine, North York…

Quintessa's 25ᵗʰ Birthday Party

16 Oct 2024

Over the weekend of 28ᵗʰ and 29ᵗʰ September, current and former Quintessa employees came together to celebrate the company's 25ᵗʰ birthday.