Fulmer was a pioneer of Contract R&D in the UK. During its forty five years it provided technical solutions and research results as well as testing and consultancy for hundreds of companies and national and international agencies across the whole field of materials technology and related areas of physics and chemistry. Many papers were published in learned journals and books and many patents were granted to Fulmer authors.
Fulmer sponsored the further education of its technicians and helped many young graduates in metallurgy, physics and other sciences on the road to successful careers. In the 1970s and 80s Fulmer undertook curriculum development projects in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire primary and secondary schools. It thus introduced many young people to engineering, to problem solving methods and to working in teams.[49] A senior staff member joined the Berkshire education advisory service from Fulmer to continue and extend work of this kind.
Among the companies and organizations that owe their origins to Fulmer are:
* Applied Microengineering Limited. In-situ aligned wafer bonding machines and services
* Archer Technicoat Limited. Chemical vapour deposition and infiltration; manufacture and supply of related equipment
* Building Investigation and Testing Services Limited
* Chemlab Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Set up in 1982 as a joint venture between Fulmer and Chemlab International (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
* Hansford Sensors Limited.  Manufacture and supply of vibration measurement equipment
* IPH Fulmer Rope Tension Meters
* JRD Fluorochemicals Limited
* M4 Technologies Ltd – a Nottingham University spin-out. Research, consultancy and technology transfer services in the fields of materials and surface engineering, metallurgy, manufacturing and project management.
* Phoenix Scientific Industries Limited. Gas atomization for the production of metal powders; manufacture and supply of related equipment
* Questans Limited.  Software development and consultancy specializing in thesaurus management and R&D management. Traded until December 2007
* Quo-tec Limited. Consultancy on the management of innovation. Sold in 2003 to CSIR (South Africa).
* the Technical Service Centre of The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA).
* USL Ultrasonic Sciences. A major supplier to industry of automated and semi-automated ultrasonic testing systems and instruments, worldwide.