Macclesfield: Blue plaque marks 60 years of service for AstraZeneca and 25 years since merger

By The Editor 14th May 2024

A Hurdsfield employer has received a new blue plaque in what is a celebratory year for the firm.
A Hurdsfield employer has received a new blue plaque in what is a celebratory year for the firm.

AstraZeneca's Macclesfield Campus has been awarded a prestigious Blue Plaque by the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of a contribution of almost sixty years to science and medicine.

Sarah Dayre, Macclesfield Campus Lead, said: " We are so proud to receive this award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. It is a true recognition of the incredible work of the thousands of dedicated people who have passed through our Campus working in the service of science and patients across the world – and the 5,000 employees who still do."

"It's fantastic that we have received this honour in the year we're celebrating the 25th anniversary of the merger of the then Zeneca with the Swedish company Astra, to form AstraZeneca."

AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. They have British sites in Macclesfield and Cambridge.

Helen Pain, CEO of the Royal Society of Chemistry said: " It's a great pleasure to share in this celebration of the enormous achievements of chemical scientists at the AstraZeneca Macclesfield Campus."

"Events like this one are a rare chance to pause and reflect on our shared history, celebrating the vital contributions that chemical scientists have made to our society."

The Blue Plaque was awarded to AstraZeneca Macclesfield in a ceremony held last week.

Guy Camm (AZ), David Ennis (AZ), William Goundry (AZ), Helen Pain (RSC), Sarah Dayre (AZ), Simon Hartas (AZ), Paul Ferguson (AZ) and Kirrie Todd (AZ)!

Ex-AstraZeneca employees as well as current graduates and apprentices and RSC-affiliated colleagues from across the Campus were joined by local dignitaries, and representatives from AZ's local charity partners - the East Cheshire Hospice and the Silklife foodbank.

The event also looked forward to the future, with pupils from Hurdsfield Primary School attending.

Also present were pupil's representing a group of nine schools who AZ partner with to further the awareness of STEM careers in the North West.

AstraZeneca is based at Hulley Road, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield. (Image - AstraZeneca Macclesfield)

     

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