Back in England, he took a position as demonstrator for Perkin, who had been appointed professor at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh.
In 1890, Kipping was appointed chief demonstrator in chemistry for the City and Guilds of London Institute, where he worked for the chemist Henry Edward Armstrong.
[4] His research formed the basis for the worldwide development of the synthetic rubber and silicone-based lubricant industries.
He married Lilian Holland in 1888, one of three sisters, and both his brothers-in-law were eminent scientists themselves: Arthur Lapworth and William Henry Perkin, Jr.
He had four children including (Cyril Henry) Stanley, who became a famous chess problem composer and headmaster of Wednesbury Boys School, (Frederick) Barry who was eminent in chemistry and later edited his father's Organic Chemistry textbook, and (Kathleen) Esme who made wooden jigsaw puzzles under the name of K.E.K Puzzles.