foster+freeman Ltd

foster+freeman design and manufacture market-leading systems for the forensic examination of questioned documents, the detection and enhancement of latent fingerprints, and for the elemental analysis of trace evidence including glass fragments, suspect fibres, illicit drugs, gunshot residues, and other materials of forensic interest.

Established in 1978, Foster + Freeman Ltd. has become one of the foremost forensic science equipment suppliers in the world, exporting market leading, and in many cases unique products from its modern manufacturing facility in Evesham, Worcestershire, to more than 170 countries worldwide.

Prominent end-users include the Ministry of Defence, New Scotland Yard and the Met Police, the FBI, CIA, the US Army, the Chinese Frontier Police, the German Landeskriminalamt, the Italian Carabinieri, INTERPOL, BORDERPOL, and the International Organisation for Migration. 

Forensic Technology

Foster + Freeman forensic science products assist in the detection, capture and examination of evidence at crime the crime scene and to perform thorough analysis of fingerprints, body fluids and other traces of evidence in the laboratory. 

The company manufactures several ‘traditional’ forensic science products, including fingerprint fuming cabinets and ultra-bright narrowband LED light sources, but is better known for its development of new and novel technologies.

In recent years, the company has received awards for innovation from ADS and Loughborough University, for its development of uniquely versatile evidence detection and examination technology.

Document Examination Technology

Our VSC range of products are designed to assist in the examination and authentication of questioned documents. 

Installed at high security locations including air, land, and sea ports of entry across the globe, VSC technology is relied upon to maintain the integrity of international borders through the forensic-level interrogation of travel and identity documents.

VSC customers include all major police and forensic science laboratories, government agencies, customs and excise, border patrol and immigration as well as in banks, casinos, and specific fraud detection departments of insurance and benefits offices.