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IPS Ceramics are Hiring: Technical / Quality Manager
Posted by Tom Evans on 25-09-2025
Role: Technical / Quality Manager Location: Office based in Stoke-on-Trent ST5 (but opportunity for some UK & overseas travel) Salary: Salary Negotiable or ÂŁ30-ÂŁ35K Employment: Permanent, full-time, 25 days annual holiday plus statutory Bank holidays. Right to work: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor visa applications. We are looking for a Technical / Quality Manager, with some experience, to lead on all technical activities in our very friendly SME based in…
IPS Ceramics are Proud to Support Alzheimer’s Society
Posted by Tom Evans on 09-09-2025
IPS Ceramics have donated ÂŁ104 to Alzheimer’s Society, a charity dedicated to supporting people with dementia, as well as their loved ones. IPS fundraises for local charities through our weekly Dress Down Friday. All participating employees donate ÂŁ1 a week which is collated and saved until we have at least ÂŁ100; this money is then donated to a local charity and the saving starts again. We have been doing this for eight years now, raising over ÂŁ1000 for 13 separate…
IPS Ceramics are Hiring: Materials Engineer
Posted by Tom Evans on 03-09-2025
PLEASE NOTE: This position is now closed. We are currently hiring for a Technical Manager; if you think you would be suitable for that role, its job ad is here. Role: Materials Engineer Location: Office based in Stoke-on-Trent ST5 (but opportunity for some UK & overseas travel) Salary: Salary Negotiable or ÂŁ30-ÂŁ35K Employment: Permanent, full-time, 25 days annual holiday plus statutory Bank holidays. Right to work: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We do not…
IPS Ceramics Will Be at the 71st Clemson Brick Plant Operator’s Forum
Posted by Tom Evans on 01-09-2025
IPS Ceramics will be at the 71st Clemson Brick Plant Operator’s Forum in South Carolina, USA. The Clemson Brick Plant Operator’s Forum is an in-depth exhibition and conference showcasing the latest advances in the heavy clay and brick manufacturing industries. IPS Ceramics manufactures ceramic products to a wide range of industries including tableware, sanitaryware, bricks, tiles, EV batteries, aerospace, and more. Our products include kiln furniture, silicon carbide, graphite and technical ceramic products. When is it? 29th – 30th September 2025  Where…
IPS Ceramics and Stoke-on-Trent: 100 Years and Counting!
Posted by Tom Evans on 06-08-2025
2025 celebrates two anniversaries: Stoke-on-Trent’s 100th Anniversary as a city and IPS Ceramics’ 15th Anniversary as a company. Stoke-on-Trent has been an internationally recognised ceramics manufacturing hub for centuries, to the point that it’s literally nicknamed “The Potteries”. The IPS Ceramics brand might only be 15 years old but our history can be traced back over 100 years to some of the most famous Stoke kiln furniture manufacturers of all time. As anniversaries are often good opportunities to reflect on…
NEW EXPO: IPS Ceramics will be at Ceramics China 2025
Posted by Tom Evans on 22-05-2025
IPS Ceramics will be at Ceramics China 2025 in Guangzhou, China. Ceramics China 2025 will unite nearly one thousand excellent suppliers of ceramic materials, machinery & products from China and abroad. Displaying high-quality products, leading technologies and solutions including raw materials, decorative materials, refractories, grinding materials, production and finishing equipment, spare parts, moulds, tools, design services, and more. IPS Ceramics manufactures ceramic products to a wide range of industries including tableware, sanitaryware, bricks, tiles, EV batteries, aerospace, and more. Our products include kiln furniture,…