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The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers

Moving forward, giving back

  • Welcome to our Company

    We are a charitable community of makers and users of scientific instruments who include scientists, engineers, academics and students.

  • Charitable and Educational Trust

    Our education and charitable trust has been built up over the years through regular donations from Liverymen and from generous endowments.

  • Moving forward, giving back

    We have a thriving apprenticeship programme and we also support post graduates and post doctoral students.

  • A very social livery company

    Our members get together to share knowledge and experience; influence opinion; and enjoy good fellowship.

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Come and meet us

We are recruiting members so if you are involved in design and construction of instrumentation or commission projects that rely on instrumentation, we would welcome you to one of our evenings.

Master Charles Holroyd

A message from the Master

Let me, as Master, give you a very warm welcome to the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers. I am delighted that are visiting this website.

Our Livery Year

The Livery year starts in late October with the Admission Court. At this Court meeting the new Master, Senior and Junior Wardens are installed into their offices.

Grants and Awards

As a relatively ‘young’ company (in City terms) we have been fortunate over the years to receive generous donations from Liverymen and legacies from deceased members which form the bulk of our funds. However the need for philanthropy is as strong today as it ever has been and we welcome contributions however large or small. Potential members should note that there is an expectation that members will donate annually a minimum of £75 through gift aid.

Read more about Grants and Awards

News from the Company

Ms Tamara Finkelstein is guest of honour at the Annual Family Dinner of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers of London

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Ms Tamara Finkelstein CB was guest of honour and spoke at the Annual Family Dinner of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers on Wednesday 27th April, 2022. Tamara became Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…

Read More Ms Tamara Finkelstein is guest of honour at the Annual Family Dinner of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers of London

Testimonials

A selection of quotes from Scholars, Apprentices, Freemen and Liverymen.

As a student, membership of the Company has given me access to a wealth of experience and knowledge. I have found it a friendly and supportive environment and the events and presentations have enabled me to pursue my interest in scientific equipment.
Apprentice Lucy Hogarth

I strongly support the ethos of the Company and the work they do to encourage instrument makers of the future, particularly through their mentoring programme, awards and support of schemes like the Arkwright scholarships. We all remember the person or scheme that played a pivotal role in us choosing instrument making, in one of its many forms, as a career path. Paying this forward to the next generation is an obligation we should embrace joyfully and wholeheartedly.

Liveryman Paul Clark, Head of Engineering, Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Durham University
The livery is made up of highly knowledgeable and experienced technologists and therefore represented a pool of resource that could be called on at need. Especially in the area of Safety, I felt much more comfortable talking to customers, knowing that I had the Livery to fall back on, if needed.
Liveryman Dr Alan Troup
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