A Brief History

2012 | 2011 | 2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | 2002 | 2000 | 1991 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1981

2012

Ritec receives certification under ISO 14001:2004, the first global standard for environmental management systems.



 

2011

Ritec celebrates the 30th anniversary of the ClearShield System for durable glass surface protection.

2009

Ritec wins its second award in one night, coming Runner-up for Best Entrant from a Business in the Enfield Innovators Competition.




At the British Glass G09 Awards Evening also held at Wembley, Ritec wins the coveted Glass Company of the Year Award.





Ritec relaunches ClearShield at the G09 Regionals - Wembley Show, announcing extended durability, energy savings, maintained light transmission and improved health & hygiene.



Ritec now manages the application team in the Netherlands under the new banner ‘Ritec Services’, which is highly experienced in the restoration, protection and maintenance of marine and architectural glass.

2008

Ritec collects second prize in The Innovative Business of the Year Award sponsored by Barclays Bank. The competition was organised by Enterprise Enfield, a regional business support agency.



Ritec is awarded ISO 9001: 2000 certification, the international quality standard for a company's products and services.

2006

Ritec celebrates the 25th anniversary of ClearShield, marking a major milestone of the System.

2005

Ritec wins the Specialist of the Year Award at the UK glass industry's G 05 Awards, thus recognising the company's pioneering work which started out over 20 years ago.

2002

Ritec relocates the head office team from Tottenham to new premises at
Innova Science Park in Enfield, Middlesex. This move was part of their 
plan to support continuing growth and business development.





The VoltShield System is introduced for the renovation, protection 
and maintenance of glazed ceramic and glass electrical insulators.

2000

The British Design Council selects the ClearShield System as a Millennium Product, acknowledging Ritec’s ongoing commitment to the development of innovative ‘non-stick’ surface technology.

1991

The Ritecoat System is born, designed to renovate and protect a range of surfaces.
 

1988

Ritec acquires a formulation originally developed for protection of offshore oil platforms and adapted it for use on paintwork, plastics, metals and wood.

1986

The ClearShield System is born, designed to upgrade ordinary glass into ClearShield 'Non-Stick' Glass, either in the factory or onsite.








ClearShield 'Non-Stick' Glass is featured many times on BBC1's Tomorrow’s World, one of the UK’s oldest and most popular TV programmes.

1987

ClearShield wins the Prince of Wales Award for Innovation and Production and a Blue Ribbon Award at the Daily Mail Idea Home Exhibition, the UK's largest consumer exhibition. 

1983

Marine field trials are successfully undertaken, proving the performance of ClearShield, and is subsequently introduced for use on commercial and industrial buildings.
 

1981

Stephen and Karen Byers acquire rights to new technology for glass surface protection. After extensive research and modifications to the original formula, the technology is named 'ClearShield'.