A market leader

The Coates Group's core market is the warehousing and distribution of packaged chemicals. We are the market's leading independent operator and serve most of the major names in global chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Our quality and service are second-to-none. It's about 'taking care' and the thousands of things our people do to serve our customers, day in, day out.

This website offers a glimpse of us doing our job; please do get in touch to learn more.

Snapshots of Coates

A 44-tonne Volvo articulated lorry with automatic gearbox, digital tachograph and ADR specification - fully compliant with Euro 4 emissions regulations. One of 50 in the fleet.

Part of a new 2,600 sq. m dedicted chemicals warehouse, fully-racked and certified to high tier COMAH. This is at our Newmarket site - offering a high quality shared user facility to 5 of the top 10 global giants.

The Group links its operations through a 100-workstation WAN, running linked warehouse-distribution and administrative systems. This provides high efficiency, accuracy and customer visibility, allows fully flexible pricing and ensures we stay at the forefont of industry development.

Peter Lee, Site Manager at our Alnwick depot, has just completed 25 years with Coates. As you can see from the photo he still looks amazingly happy and relaxed!