Liverpool's oldest manufacturing company, which has a long-standing deal with the London Underground, has branded 2021 as a "difficult year" as it battled with the Covid-19 pandemic.
RS Clare was founded in 1748 at the start of the Industrial Revolution and supplies lubricants to the rail, oil and gas, marine, steel and automotive industries.
The group has said the pandemic and the re-opening of the world's economy "had some profound effects" that included price increased and global supply chain issues.
