About Us

Your corrosion testing partner

Make life in the lab easier, more pleasant and more productive.

Our Story

At LBBC Baskerville, we solve the biggest problems in autoclave corrosion testing: useability, safety, and the ability to simulate realistic corrosion mechanisms.

Inspired by the late Professor Anne Neville, OBE, LBBC Baskerville was formed in partnership with the University of Leeds and LBBC Group to combat the challenges that exist in autoclave technology used for corrosion testing.

Dr Danny Burkle joined LBBC from the University of Leeds as a corrosion specialist and an experienced autoclave user. His frustrations in using autoclaves during his PhD, and his relationship with Anne, inspired Danny to embark on this journey with us to set new and improved standards for corrosion testing.

Our thinking is guided by the user; we want to improve the users experience of using an autoclave. Our autoclaves are designed to ensure ease of use, reliable data and the most important of all, a safe environment.

Next, our innovation is guided by the market; we look at the existing challenges in corrosion testing and target specific sector and corrosion problems to better simulate real environments and corrosion mechanisms.

Our vision is to be recognised, globally, as an essential partner to improve your corrosion testing capabilities. Find out more.

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Our Values

User Experience

Enjoying what you do is key. Having confidence in your tests is crucial and this is what motivates us to continue to develop our technology to improve your experience.

Innovation

We thrive on improvement. We are dedicated to bring our partners our most advanced and innovative autoclaves to produce outstanding results.

Build Trust

We continue to build an extended network of trusted partners, adding value to their testing capabilities and improving their overall experience in the lab.

User Experience

Enjoying what you do is key. Having confidence in your tests is crucial and this is what motivates us to continue to develop our technology to improve your experience.

Innovation

We thrive on improvement. We are dedicated to bring our partners our most advanced and innovative autoclaves to produce outstanding results.

Build Trust

We continue to build an extended network of trusted partners, adding value to their testing capabilities and improving their overall experience in the lab.

A Brief History of LBBC

We are currently in our 5th generation of family ownership.

Founded in 1876

1876

The Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company was founded in 1876 to manufacture boilers and associated boilermaking for local crane suppliers, tar stills and brewing pans for local pubs.

Invention of the Quicklock® door

1934

Maurice Pickard gave the company a unique competitive advantage through his invention of the revolutionary Quicklock® door in 1934 which provided a very fast operating, reliable pressure containment door system, which is still used on LBBC products to this day.

The Group is formed

2014

In 2014, the group built an additional new facility to house the growing LBBC Technologies division and allow the continued expansion of LBBC Beechwood in the existing premises.

LBBC Baskerville is born

2016

Baskerville Reactors and Autoclaves Limited had been established since the 1950’s but having lost their way somewhat, went into liquidation in early 2016. LBBC Group recognised the synergies with their own expertise and acquired the assets from the liquidators. The division has been rebranded as LBBC Baskerville and is rejuvenating the brand with a newly developed range of autoclave products specialising in corrosion testing in partnership with the University of Leeds