RS Clare was founded in Liverpool in 1748 at the start of the Industrial Revolution. We are the longest established company manufacturing lubricants in the United Kingdom.
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Posts by category
- Category: Blog
- Improving employee health and well-being
- PFAS in Rail Lubrication
- ‘Service-less’ and ‘grease-less’ valves?
- Aquatic toxicity explained
- Biodegradability explained
- EcoLabel marine lubricants: Full protection for the marine environment
- Condition Monitoring: the rise of big data on the rail network
- Gaugeface lubrication: how it works and why we need it
- Beware of counterfeit lubricants: protect your equipment
- Fishplate lubrication – best practices
- The importance of keeping track ballast in a clean condition
- Grease vs oil – which one to use for lubrication?
- Sand contamination study on ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul
- Flange Lubricants – 12 key characteristics and performance criteria
- Eliminating low rail corrugation with Top of Rail Friction Management
- Lubricant Technical Data Sheets explained
- Why API guidelines should guide your selection of Gate Valve Lubricant
- Top of Rail Friction Management explained
- A quick overview of rail track lubrication
- Understanding Wire Rope Lubricants: grease or wax?
- What 4 key characteristics should your gate valve lubricant have?
- The importance of correct lubricator selection and placement
- Cows, valves, and methane leaks
- Can you turn that train noise down, please?
- Wire Rope Lubrication Selection
- Carbon Capture in the Oil and Gas Industry
- What daily checks should be performed on a crane wire rope? Where failure isn’t an option.
- Maximising the lifespan of Wire Rope with secondary dressing lubrication
- Dispelling the myths about working on an Oil & Gas platform
- The 6 essential attributes you need from a Gate Valve Lubricant
- Gate Valves and Valve Lubricants – maintaining Well Integrity and HSE Standards
- 5 things you need to know about environmentally acceptable rail curve greases
- Category: News
- RS Clare supports The Dream Factory to make dreams come true
- Celebrating International Women’s Day at
RS Clare - RS Clare to exhibit at Rail Infrastructure Networking (RIN) London 2026
- RS Clare to exhibit at the Rail Technology Roadshow 2026
- Ian Meadows: 80 years young and a lifetime with RS Clare
- RS Clare is proud to support the local community this Christmas
- RS Clare sponsors Henshaws’ 2025 Christmas party
- Authenticity you can see – introducing our updated product labels
- Celebrate 2025 with our Year Review video
- New video highlights the importance of rail safety education
- RS Clare colleagues help revamp Ykids’ premises
- Rail Safe Friendly and RS Clare & Co Ltd. host industry event to celebrate rail safety progress
- RS Clare team up with The Mersey Forest to plant trees in Liverpool
- Continuing our commitment: RS Clare and RSF elevate Rail safety awareness
- RS Clare to exhibit at SPE Workshop: the future of Well Integrity
- RS Clare Supports Ukrainian Families Rebuilding Their Lives in Liverpool
- RS Clare Exhibiting at the UKTram & LRSSB Light Rail Summit 2025
- RSF welcomes RS Clare as a partner in raising Rail Safety Awareness
- RS Clare sponsors Liverpool College,
‘Race to the Line’ event - RS Clare sponsors The Believe Awards 2025
- RS Clare are attending RSN 2025 – visit us on Stand D6!
- RS Clare Chemist Dr Ben Fry wins prestigious ELGI Best Paper Award
- RS Clare shares exciting sustainability insights at Chemical Northwest event
- A collaborative finale to our Sales Conference
- Kim Johnson MP explores rail innovation at RS Clare
- Celebrate 2024 with our highlights video
- RS Clare Donates £3,000 to Support Blood Cancer Patients in Merseyside
- RS Clare recognises Sigma Enterprises as best performing global commercial partner
- RS Clare Cycle to Work Week
- RS Clare Participates in Disability Awareness Month
- Tails in the City Celebrates 10 Years as Top Dog for Local Doggy Daycare
- RS Clare are attending RSN 2024 – visit us on Stand D6!
- Celebrating a great year at RS Clare’s Employee Day 2024
- Celebrating Eid-ul-Adha with a Taster Lunch Event
- RS Clare are attending Rail Live 2024 – visit us on Stand M4!
- RS Clare & Co. Announce The 2024 Agents Conference in Liverpool
- RS Clare is attending the Rail Innovation Conference 2024
- Random Acts of Kindness Day: Spreading Happiness in World Kindness Week
- The RS Clare Team is Embracing Veganuary
- RS Clare Supports a Children’s Charity and Local School
- RS Clare Supports The UN Sustainable Development Goals
- RS Clare’s 275th Anniversary Family Fun Day
- RS Clare & Co Are Shortlisted For The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Business Awards
- Carbon Offsetting and Tree Planting with Ecologi
- RS Clare Support Catalyst Science Discovery Centre’s Chemistry at Work Week
- Swiss Lubrication Technology Specialists, Igralub Acquisition
- RS Clare Showcases it’s Private Label Lubrication Portfolio at Lubricant Expo 2022, Essen, Germany.
- RS Clare Appoint New Managing Director
- RS Clares Response to the COP26 Agreement
- RS Clare Commissions Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Liverpool Head Office Car Park
- RS Clare’s ‘Member of Month’ Profile with Mersey Maritime
- Insider Media Reports on RS Clare’s 2019 Performance
- Employee Giving to Support Trussell Trust and Salvation Army
- The completion of our £1.6m Technical Centre will help RS Clare continue its commitment to innovation through enhanced testing and R&D capacity.
- Doing our Part to Support Maggie’s Merseyside Cancer Charity
- RS Clare Supporting Liverpool Children’s Charity ‘KIND’
- RS Clare to Exhibit Friction Management Solution at Trako 2019
- We have a Profile in Manufacturing Today Europe Magazine
- Strategic Co-Operation in Wheel-Rail Friction Management
- Divestment of Bimagrip Anti-Skid Business
- RS Clare join The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
- Read our Development Chemist’s Published Paper with the ELGI
- RS Clare are Winners of Global Reach Award
- RS Clare are Finalists in the Mersey Maritime Global Reach Awards 2017
- RS Clare Present at Mersey Maritime Face-2-Face
- Ian Meadows Hands over the Executive Reins after 45 Years at RS Clare
- RS Clare Employee Shortlisted for Young Professional Award at the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards
- RS Clare Present at Network Rail Management Conference 2016
- London’s Transport Commissioner Hails the Work of RS Clare
- Finance Director of the Year Finalist
- RS Clare Rewards Loyalty with a ‘Long Service’ Lunch
- We have a Profile in Energy, Oil & Gas Magazine
- The Christening of ACL’s Atlantic Sea in Liverpool
- RS Clare Offer Support to Alstom’s Training Academy
- A True Regional Powerhouse – The North West
- RS Clare Appoint New Managing Director, Paul Vann
- Valve Lubricants going from Strength to Strength
- RS Clare Sponsor OWI 2016, Aberdeen
- Atlantic Container Line Specifies Bimagrip
- RS Clare Featured in London Stock Exchange 1000 Companies List
- UKLA Golf Day 2015
- Chemicals Northwest Sustainability Award
- Ian Meadows Awarded Honorary Fellowship of Liverpool John Moores University
- Royal College of Defence Studies Visit RS Clare
- Visit by Lord Mayor of London David Wootton
- News Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE Presents RS Clare with Queens Award
- Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment Visits RS Clare
- Category: Press Coverage
- RS Clare Featured in Chemicals Northwest Elements Magazine for Carbon Capture Insights
- RS Clare Receives Chair’s Award at Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Awards
- RS Clare named among Liverpool City Region’s top 10 exporters
- Eurogrease: Dr Ben Fry, SiToLub paper
- Rail Professional: Protecting rail, wheels, and the environment
- Lube: Lubricants Industry Rising Stars 2025
- Chemicals Northwest: CSR in global manufacture
- Rail Professional: Advanced Friction Management
- Rail Professional: In conversation with David Meadows
- Railway Gazette: Intelligent wheel-rail conditioning can reduce noise and wear
- Liverpool Echo: RS Clare celebrates 275th Anniversary
Case Studies
- ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul Provides Efficient Track Lubrication Covering 3700km of Track at 40˚c & Above
- Improved gauge face protection in North America across all seasons
- Reducing wheel flange lubrication stick consumption by more than 60%
- Full Field Trial with ClareTech HFL For OEM Frac Service Contractor and Operator
- Extending the life of a ship-lift winch rope
- When things get heated - ClareGuard HP
- ClareTech HFL helps protect valve and push out re-greasing intervals for New Mexico Frac Contactor
- World-class leader in rail transportation optimises friction management with RS Clare
- ClareShield Switchplate Lubricant Reduces Maintenance Costs In Monsoon Season For Maha Mumbai Metro
- ClareShield EcoCurve Onboard 000 Provides A High-performance Noise Reduction Solution For A Major Rail Operator In Asia
- ClareTech Valve Sealant 701 Restores Well Integrity To Enable Valve Replacement For Xmas Tree Wing Valve
- ClareTech Valve Lubricant 601™'s Excellent Cavity Retention Extends Greasing Intervals To Every 12 Months
- ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul Delivers All-seasons, High Load Protection For Large Class 1 Railroad In North America
- Multiple Passing Valves Sealed After Injection Of ClareTech Valve Lubricant 601™ For Adco, BAB Field - Abu Dhabi
- Corrective Maintenance To Seal All Leaking Gate Valves For Adco North East Bab (NEB) Field - Abu Dhabi
- Specially Developed Curved Rail Grease With Low Fume Toxicity And All-seasons Performance For London Underground Metro Network
- Supporting Valve Integrity During Flow Back For Drilling Company - Qatar
- Grease Washing Out Of Valve Cavity Affecting Valve Integrity Of Well Testing Operation
- Preventative Maintenance And Regaining Valve Integrity For Drilling Company - Abu Dhabi
- Valve Leaking At 1,300 Psi P/M Sealed With 701 - Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
- ClareShield EcoCurve Trackside Grease Offers High-performance And Environmentally Friendly Solution For Path - Path, New York & New Jersey
- Sealing Severely Leaking Gate Valves - Saudi Aramco, Shaybah Oil Field
- Stopping Leaking Valves And Maintaining Integral Barrier For Steam Well - Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Oman
- ClareShield Supreme Reduces Noise Complaints At St Pancras International - London, UK
- ClareShield Supreme Achieves Enhanced Protection At The Wheel/Rail Interface - Merseyrail, Liverpool - UK
- Improving Valve Performance In Over 200 Wells, Over 3 Offshore Fields - Qatar Petroleum, Qatar
- Restoring Valve Integrity On A Number Of Different OEM Valves - Qatar Petroleum, Dukhan Field
- ClareShield Supreme Reduced Wheel/Rail Wear And Noise Complaints - Cathcart Circle, Glasgow, UK
- Establishing A Barrier For Intervention Work, BP's Sharjah Asset - UAE
- ClareTech Valve Sealant 701 Seals All Leaking Valves - Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-opcp), Abu Dhabi
- ClareShield Rail King Delivers Better Carry Down And Noise Reduction - Sheffield, UK
- Leaking Upper Master Valves, Abu Dhabi Oil Company - Japan
- New York City Transit Partner With Rs Clare To Develop New ClareShield EcoCurve High Mobility Curved Rail Grease - New York, Usa
- ClareShield EcoCurve Onboard Lubricant Eliminates Noise Complaints In Urban Area - West Midlands, UK
- ClareShield Bioglide Reduces Switchplate Lubrication Frequency – Lithuania Railways
Products
- ClareGuard Build
- ClareGuard HP
- ClareShield BioGlide
- ClareShield EcoCurve Heavy Haul
- ClareShield EcoCurve High Mobility
- ClareShield EcoCurve Onboard
- ClareShield EcoCurve Onboard 000
- ClareShield EcoCurve Trackside
- ClareShield EcoStick WFS
- ClareShield Metro Bio Grease
- ClareShield Rail King
- ClareShield Rail King HL
- ClareShield Supreme
- ClareShield Switchplate Lubricant
- ClareTech HFL
- ClareTech Valve Lubricant 601
- Curved Rail Grease
- Valve Sealant 701