TrichoTech Ltd Drug Testing Services

Analytical Toxicologists/Drug Testing Laboratory
Contact: Mr David Evans No 1 Pentwyn Business Centre Cardiff CF23 7HB	Tel: 029 2054 0542 Fax: 029 2073 5036 Email: info@trichotech.com Web site: www.trichotech.com

Experts in branch

Mr Stephen E Ramsay

Dr Caroline Jones

Mrs Sarah Probert

Miss Donna Rowsell

Specialist areas of work

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION/ANALYSIS/INTERPRETATION   illegal drugs/substances   fibres/hairs/plant and animal materials analysis MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/PHARMACOLOGY   pharmacology/pharmacy   pharmaceuticals analysis/identification PATHOLOGY AND RELATED SERVICES   body fluids analysis/identification   forensic toxicology   drug testing/drug abuse (clinical evidence) PSYCHOLOGY   substance/drug abuse/addiction (psychology)   forensic psychology/investigative psychology FAMILY/CHILD ISSUES   child abuse (family/child issues)   child protection/risk assessment

Experience of

Acting for pursuer, Acting for defender, Giving evidence in court, Single Joint Expert

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	5,000 plus
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	30
Number of reports in the last three years:	10,000 plus

Trained

In the legal aspects of report writing and giving evidence in court

Geographical areas of work

Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

Mr Stephen Ramsay: UKAS Accreditaion to ISO17025 (certificate 2212) for drug detection, BSc Applied Biology (1996) Dr Caroline Jones: BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (1997), PhD Analytical Chemistry (2003) Mrs Sarah Probert: BSc Biology (1993) Miss Donna Rowsell: BSc(Hons) Forensic Sciences (2003)

Membership of other professional bodies

International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, London Toxicology Group, The Society of Hair Testing, British Measurement and Testing Association, United Kingdom Accreditation Service (2212)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TrichoTech provide drug testing services specialising in hair analysis to over 4,000 legal clients for family law and child protection casework. We are accredited to the international standard ISO17025 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (Laboratory 2212) to test hair for the widest range of drugs in the industry. Our expert witnesses issue over 500 reports a month, and are available for court appearances as required. We also offer a UK wide, independent sample collection service to maintain the chain of custody in each case. TrichoTech are part of the Concateno Group - Europe's largest and most experienced provider of drugs testing services which performs approximately 8 million tests annually.