Barkwith Associates Ltd

Worldwide to Local Businesses

From clients looking for their first entry into the UK and Europe to Global players, we offer more than just regulatory compliance. Our experience and knowledge extends to market research & scoping, product development and project planning. Like many consultancies, we can deliver a complete solution through outsourcing and management of studies. However, our true independence ensures we commission external resources that match your requirements …. not ours!

Following a career of technical positions in the agricultural, horticultural and retail industries, Barkwith Associates was founded in 2002 by Murray Smedley to provide specialist advice in the areas of Plant Protection, Biocides, Classification & Labelling and Fertilisers & Biostimulants. Never far from our original location in the village of West Barkwith, Lincolnshire, England, Barkwith Associates is now located in bespoke eco offices on the outskirts of the cathedral city of Lincoln.

Our aims remain the same today as our first - to provide a clear, pragmatic approach and solutions to regulatory hurdles

Murray Smedley Managing Director - Barkwith Associates Ltd

The Barkwith Group comprises of three legal entities that together deliver comprehensive chemical compliance services across the UK, EU, and other global regions.

Barkwith Associates Ltd (established in 2002) specialises in plant protection products (PPP), biopesticides, fertilisers and biostimulants, and Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) obligations and classification and labelling (CLP). The company supports clients with regulatory strategy, dossier preparation, and ongoing compliance.

Barkwith Chemical focuses on global chemical regulation, offering deep expertise in UK/EU REACH registration, data compliance, as well as Only Representative (OR) and Third Party Representative (TPR) services.

Barkwith Europe Ltd, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Allows the Barkwith Group of companies to offer OR and TPR services under EU REACH, as well as Poison Centre Notifications (PCN), enabling non-EU companies to operate effectively within the European Union.

Working as a unified team, we integrate market-entry planning, study design, dossier compilation, and post-authorisation compliance—offering clients a seamless journey from initial concept through submission and ongoing stewardship.

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Regulatory Support – matched to meet your needs

Our Services

The Barkwith Associates team offer a wide range of support services from full Dossier preparation, submission and ongoing support to specific National/Local requirements and product review/scoping/compliance. Through our close and transparent collaboration with a range of expert partners across the chemical and regulatory industry, we offer a complete service package solution. The allocation of a dedicated Project Manager – and interactive, online tracking boards – keeps you in touch.

Product Review and Data Gap Analysis

We provide clarity for financial budgeting and commercial sales. Product pre-submission reviews and data gap identification ensure the most accurate estimations of total regulatory cost and timeframes. Our reports can include details of the current and likely future requirements for your products and active substances.

Expert Judgement and Data Waivers

Using highly qualified outsourced partners, we ensure specialist advice is clear, concise and cost-effective. Justified and robust data waivers often enable significant reductions in time and cost of compliance for more complex regulatory endpoints.

Scoping for Compliance

Our wide range of experience and industry knowledge enables the efficient and clear review of the regulatory controls which apply to your products.

"...we ensure specialist advice is clear, concise and cost-effective..."

Services

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Barkwith Assist Regulatory Service

Here at Barkwith Associates we understand many Companies need accessible, affordable and qualified expertise from a reliable partner they can call on when needed to provide advice and quickly answer regulatory queries. For many, it is increasingly difficult to justify the expense of having their own in-house regulatory team. ...read more

Plant Protection

Our Plant Protection team offer a wide range of support services from full Dossier preparation, submission and ongoing support to specific National/Local requirements and product review/scoping/compliance. Through our close and transparent collaboration with a range of expert partners across the chemical and regulatory industry, we offer a complete service package solution. The allocation of a dedicated Project Manager – and interactive, online tracking boards – keeps you in touch ...read more

Biopesticides

Biopesticides along with conventional plant protection products require authorisation under the same framework, with equal expectations for safety, efficacy and quality. Our regulatory team (along with our trusted partners) bring together specialists with a deep expertise in plant protection product efficacy, risk assessment and regulatory strategy that can be applied to the growing interest in biological products ...read more

Biocides

Our Biocides team offer a wide range of support services from full Dossier preparation, submission and ongoing support to project review, product scoping & compliance. Through our close and transparent collaboration with a range of expert partners across the chemical and regulatory industry, we offer a complete service package solution. The allocation of a dedicated Project Manager – and interactive tracking boards – keeps you in touch …read more

Classification & Labelling

Our CLP team offers experience and support to ensure compliance of your preparations and packagings. Primarily using the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) including Regulation EU No. 1272/2008 (Classification Labelling & Packaging), through to advice and compliance with similar regulations elsewhere around the world. Through our close and transparent collaboration with a range of expert partners across the chemical and regulatory industry, we offer a complete service package solution …read more

Fertilisers & Biostimulants

We provide Fertiliser designation and declaration of composition to comply with European Regulation (EC 2003/2003) to allow product sale throughout the UK and EU Member States …read more

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Contact

Orion Business Centre is located in the heart of Stamford, Lincolnshire, a market town of some 20,000 inhabitants and one of the finest stone towns in the country.

Stamford has ready access to the A1 trunk road and from this to other major east coast road connections. It also has a rail station, which is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.

Stamford is within the district of South Kesteven – the most south westerly of the seven Lincolnshire districts and, as such, is in close proximity to Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Situated in the East Midlands, it is approximately 90 miles from London. South Kesteven comprises of four main towns: Stamford, Grantham, Bourne and The Deepings. In addition, there are over 100 villages and hamlets spread throughout the district.