This month Surfachem are supporting ZigZag Leeds, by funding their family swim session at Kirkstall Leisure Centre on the 11th May 2013 for group members and their families.

About ZigZag, in their own words.

'At ZigZag Leeds our mission is to help support parents and carers of children and young people on the autistic spectrum and also those with communication difficulties, and to raise awareness of the condition by working with the local community, local schools and children centres. Our group is run by parents to support families caring for a child on the Autistic spectrum.

We run our groups in North Leeds, but our group is open to any family in the Leeds metropolitan district. Since our group has been up and running we have reached out and supported many children and their families. Our voluntary group has made a massive impact on these families, they have come to realise they are not alone, and always know they can speak to us about any issues they are having. The confidence of these parents/carers has improved due to the knowledge we share and assistance we give.

We set up family fun sessions two years ago and they are a fantastic success, the whole family knows they can attend without being judged about their child's behaviour and be comfortable in the knowledge that we are all there with the same issues and fights in life. Strong friendships have grown between members and volunteers and excellent support circles established. The children have been able to build on their difficulties in a safe environment. '

Find ZigZag on Facebook: ZigZagLeedsCicCommunityShop

Dr Richard Smith, managing director of Surfachem, member of the 2M Group, has been appointed to the board of NEPIC -  the Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster.

NEPIC was created by leaders from the Process Industry to provide a mechanism for intimate collaboration. NEPIC's leadership team recognise that any vision for the process sector must have internal and external dimensions. Internally, a desire to change perceptions of those within the region's industry away from accepting the status quo and away from an outdated belief that individual companies have little influence on the state of the industry in the region.

NEPIC Chairman Paul Both commented on the new appointment:

“The process industry is a broad church and no one person can understand all its widely different interests and needs. It is very important that we have a Board that not only represents the wide ranging sub-sectors of our industry but also represents the whole of the Northeast region as we have member companies that stretch from Stokesley in North Yorkshire up to Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Board now truly reflects this diversity of industry and location.”

To view the full press release please click here.

On the 5-6 of March 2013 Surfachem exhibited at Household, Industrial and Institutional Ingredients (H3i) at the NMM in Birmingham.

Surfachem was joined at H3i by our key partners Lubrizol, Novozymes Biologicals, Stepan and Givaudan.

The number of attendees and focussed enquiries, helped make H3i 2013 a mutually beneficial event for our customers, partners and for Surfachem.

The technical support available to help answer specific questions and queries, whether via one to one conversations or tech focus presentations, was something that customers fed back as being very useful and informative.

The pre-launch presentation of Noverite 100, an anionic polymer for surface modification from Lubrizol attracted a great deal of interest, as did the range of biological cleaners from Novozymes Biologicals. Stepan's range of amine oxides also proved very interesting with Customers.

H3i 2013 was all in all a smashing event and we are already looking forward to H3i 2014.

Surfachem Limited are delighted to announce that we will represent Givaudan’s Fragrance division, presenting fragrance compounds to the personal care, homecare and I&I sectors in the UK and Ireland.

Surfachem recognise that fragrance can be fundamental in a consumer’s perception of a final product. The partnership with Givaudan will enable us to strengthen our offering into the core market segments that we service as well as fulfilling our ambition to be aligned with industry-leading partners.

Givaudan is the global leader in the fragrance and flavour industry, operating across both developed and developing markets. Givaudan bring artistry, knowledge, drive for discovery and operational performance to brands worldwide.

If you would like more information on this range please feel free to contact us.