Leading UK Manufacturer of Specialist Lubricants

RS Clare is a globally recognised lubricant supplier, delivering high-performance materials, from greases to thermoplastics and application equipment for Oil and Gas, Rail, Marine, Private Label and Road Markings.


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Powerful solutions for a sustainable future

Our focus is on developing products that create lifetime value for our customers. We endeavour to develop innovative, problem solving products that offer long-term cost savings for our customers, across every market we serve.

Oil & Gas

Around the world, RS Clare lubricants play a crucial role in protecting valve integrity, reducing maintenance, parts replacement and environmental impact with our ClareTech product range.



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Rail

As grease lubricant manufacturers, it’s a must to provide top-level products. Our range of ClareShield friction management solutions feature a growing portfolio of gauge face greases, top of rail friction control materials and trackside application equipment.



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Wire Rope

The ClareGuard range helps with longevity of wire ropes, providing protection during and beyond initial manufacturing. The range includes dressing products that provide a high level of extended protection from the first day of manufacture.



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Private Label

High quality standard greases, speciality complex thickened greases and innovative, high performance grease technologies, formulated and developed for specific applications and all available under your brand’s name.



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Road Markings

In production since the 1930’s, RS Clare’s thermoplastic range of Plastalux, Plasaspray, Plastaline and Plastarib products are at the forefront of road safety.



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High performance lubricants that don’t cost the earth

From cutting emissions to reducing total lifetime costs, RS Clare’s solutions are field-tested and proven to deliver across sectors and supply chains. With sustainability built in as part of being industrial lubricant manufacturers, the focus is to help you do what you need to whilst protecting the planet.


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Innovation

With over 250 years of innovation, it forms the heart of everything we do. We work to solve critical problems for our customers across all markets we serve.

Research & Development

R&D efforts are built around collaboration, testing and continuous improvement to meet emerging performance, sustainability and regulatory needs as grease lubricant manufacturers.

Sustainability

Formulations, packaging and processes from the leading industrial lubricant suppliers, designed with the planet in mind. RS Clare helps customers move towards Net Zero by delivering low-impact alternatives.

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Long term performance and cost savings

Built to last, engineered to save. As the market leaders and industrial lubricant manufacturers, our products protect critical equipment from high loads, pressures, thermal and chemical attack, helping customers to extend asset lifetime and reduce maintenance.

ClareTech

Revolutionising oil and gas with cutting-edge lubrication.



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ClareShield

Innovative rail friction management solutions



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ClareGuard

Elevating wire rope standards with robust solutions.



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About RS Clare & Co. Ltd

Over 275 years of innovation

RS Clare & Co. Ltd was founded in Liverpool in 1748 by Richard S Clare at the start of the Industrial Revolution. We are the longest established company manufacturing lubricants in the UK.

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