PROFILE OF AN INFORMATION CENTRE: THE SHELL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, THORNTON

Abstract

Shell Research & Technology Centre, Thornton, located just outside Chester in the North of England, is home to over 700 research staff. Its brief is to service the research needs of any part of Shell that is willing to sponsor a research project and work is undertaken in a wide range of areas, including the technologies associated with fuels, lubricants, additives, engineering and the environment. The Centre also blends the fuels and lubricants used by Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari F1 Team.

Citation

Poynder, R. (1997), "PROFILE OF AN INFORMATION CENTRE: THE SHELL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, THORNTON", Online and CD-Rom Review, Vol. 21 No. 6, pp. 341-348. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024640