PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF CONTENT PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT THIS EVENT, REGISTRATION IS ONLY OPEN TO POLICE AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

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Fuelling Investigations at The British Motor Museum

This one-day conference will discuss how forensic techniques in the examination of marks – such as toolmarks, tyre marks and footwear impressions, and traces – such as lubricants, fibres, paint, glass and noxious substances, can significantly enhance investigative outcomes.

During the day you will hear from experts from across both Eurofins Forensic Services and Cellmark Forensic Services as well as respected colleagues from the criminal justice system. We will explore how close collaboration is helping to maximise forensic evidence recovery and providing valuable information and assisting in the interpretation of activity pertinent to investigations. We will present the joint strategies devised and the benefits of working collaboratively across case types involving a variety of scientific disciplines. Case studies presented will consider how this approach has driven investigations forwards, from volume crime to highly complex and challenging cases.

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To register for 'Driving Forward Marks and Traces' please click the button below to purchase tickets via Eventbrite.

Please note that due to the sensitive nature of content at this event, registration is only open to police and professionals working within the criminal justice system.


Please email any questions to help@forensic-services.co.uk. 

When, Where, Who

  • General Sale - £125 +VAT

    Ticket fees are payable online or via invoice. Please register via Eventbrite using the links on this page. 

  • 3rd June 2026

  • British Motor Museum, Gaydon

    Please see below for details on the best ways to travel.

  • Due to the sensitive nature of content presented and discussed at this event, registration is only open to police and professionals working within the criminal justice system.

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Programme

09.00 Tea, coffee and registration
9.30 Welcome and opening address Damien Cull, Head of Chemistry & Marks, Cellmark Forensic Services and Eurofins Forensic Services
9.50 Marks and Traces Steering Volume Crime Investigations Please click 'more info.' for the list of speakers
11.00 Tea and coffee break
11.20 Operation Patriot - Supporting Investigation Outcomes Through Specialist Fire and Explosion Analysis DI Lee Neiles, Kent Police, Felicity Paulson, Kent Police and Jonathan Powis, Eurofins Forensic Services
12.20 From Ignition to Court - How early expert input fuels successful fire and explosion investigations Martin Crookes, Cellmark Forensic Services
12.30 The Role of Marks and Traces in Investigating Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Pádraig O’Shea, Cellmark Forensic Services and Scott Sweeney, Eurofins Forensic Services
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Operation Datival - Uncovering the Truth of Major Incidents Through the Smallest Traces Louissa Marsh, Eurofins Forensic Services
15.00 Driven by Evidence - How Marks and Traces Navigate Serious Crime Please click 'more info.' for the list of speakers
15.30 Tea and coffee break
15.50 Operation Manteline - How interpretation of toolmarks, physical fits, adhesives and coatings from an explosive device linked multiple suspects’ premises in a major terrorist investigation Paul Ryder, Cellmark Forensic Services
16.50 Stranger Than Fiction (and Harder to Package) - The Weird, the Wonderful, and the Occasionally Sticky World of Unusual Marks and Trace Evidence Roger Davis, Cellmark Forensic Services
17.10 Closing address Damien Cull, Head of Chemistry & Marks, Cellmark Forensic Services and Eurofins Forensic Services
17.20 to 19.00 Drinks Reception Drinks and nibbles amongst the cars at the British Motor Museum
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Tea, coffee and registration

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Welcome and opening address

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Marks and Traces Steering Volume Crime Investigations

Laverne Bexley, Cellmark Forensic Services

Mark Kearsley, Cellmark Forensic Services

Roger Davis, Cellmark Forensic Services

Kim Marsh, Eurofins Forensic Services

Amber Roll, Eurofins Forensic Services

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Tea and coffee break

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Operation Patriot

Supporting Investigation Outcomes Through Specialist Fire and Explosion Analysis

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From Ignition to Court

How early expert input fuels successful fire and explosion investigations

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The Role of Marks and Traces in Investigating Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

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Lunch

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Operation Datival

Uncovering the Truth of Major Incidents Through the Smallest Traces

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Driven by Evidence

How Marks and Traces Navigate Serious Crime

Adam Wilson, Cellmark Forensic Services

Dom Miller, Eurofins Forensic Services

Chris Moynehan, Eurofins Forensic Services

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Tea and coffee break

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Operation Manteline

How interpretation of toolmarks, physical fits, adhesives and coatings from an explosive device linked multiple suspects’ premises in a major terrorist investigation

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Stranger Than Fiction (and Harder to Package)

The Weird, the Wonderful, and the Occasionally Sticky World of Unusual Marks and Trace Evidence

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Closing address

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Drinks Reception

 

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Getting There

  • The British Motor Museum is five minutes from Junction 12 of the M40, on the B4100 near the village of Gaydon. It is signed locally with brown Motor Museum road signs.

    Exit the M40 at Junction 12 and turn left, following the brown Motor Museum signs. Continue for approximately 1 mile and the entrance to the British Motor Museum is on your left.

    If using a Sat Nav for directions we recommend you enter the British Motor Museum as a point of interest rather than using the postcode. 

    The Museum has free and ample parking for its Museum visitors. 

  • The nearest mainline rail stations are at Warwick (8 miles), Leamington Spa (8 miles) and Banbury (11 miles). Taxi services are available to and from the station, or you can pre-book with the venue's recommended supplier White House Cars – call 07854 028461.

  • The regular bus service which visits the British Motor Museum operates between Kenilworth and Kineton (No. X77). For an up-to-date timetable visit the Stagecoach website.  

  • Birmingham International Airport is approximately a 30-minute car/taxi journey.