CBA Outlook Spring 2016 - Chemical Business Association

Spring 2016
The magazine of the Chemical Business Association
REVISED SECURITY
GUIDANCE
improving the resilience of the
chemical supply chain
Pages 8 & 9
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Welcome to
CBA Outlook
This issue of CBA’s Outlook magazine is
published in the aftermath of the
Brussels terrorist attacks and contains
two items reflecting current concerns
with the security of chemicals in the
supply chain.
Our centre pages provide an outline of
the Department for Transport’s revised
Security Guidelines covering the carriage
of dangerous goods by road and rail.
These Guidelines are specifically designed
to improve the resilience of the chemical
supply chain in the face of the terrorist
threat. Because CBA is a member of the
European Union’s Standing Committee on
Precursors, it was asked to comment on
the ready availability of the household
chemicals used in the Brussels attacks.
These media reports are summarised on
page 5.
We are also pleased to announce the
speakers’ programme for CBA’s Executive
Conference later in the year. This
promises to be a key industry event and
we hope to see many member companies
at the Williams Conference Centre on 15
September.
This edition also includes the results of
our latest Supply Chain Trends Survey. It
reports that order books are improving
and will lead to higher future sales – but at
lower sales margins. This Survey also
confirms that member companies’
investment in current and future levels of
training is increasing, though the actual
rate of job creation seems to be slowing.
As usual, Outlook contains all the latest
national and international industry news –
I hope you enjoy reading this issue of
CBA’s member magazine.
Peter Newport
CBA Chief Executive
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Back Up to be Annual
Lunch charity
CBA’s Chairman, Christopher Hayman, has chosen Back Up,
a leading charity for people affected by spinal cord injury, to
be the beneficiary of the charity collection at the Annual Lunch
on Wednesday 27 April 2016 at the Grosvenor House, Park
Lane, London.
Back Up was founded in 1986
by Mike Nemesvary, the former
British and European Freestyle
Champion and James Bond
stunt double, whose life
was devastated when he broke
his neck during a training
session. Despite being paralysed
from the shoulders down, he
was determined to get back to
the life he enjoyed. Initially, Back Up was set up to offer
ski courses for those affected by spinal
cord injury. Over the years, it has
expanded its services to challenge and
empower people to get ‘back up’ to a
place they were at before their
accident. Back Up’s President, is the
former British downhill racer, Konrad
Bartelski.
Back Up delivers wheelchair skills
training, mentoring, outreach and
support, including a wide range of
residential courses to help people of
all ages, injury levels and their families
regain confidence, and independence.
Back Up is the only charity that
focuses on the psychological impact of
spinal cord injury and which provides
specific services for people under the
age of eighteen.
The charity is celebrating its 30th
anniversary in 2016 and hopes to
boost medical research into spinal
cord injuries as well as improving the
life chances of those suffering from
the condition.
Stunt skier and Back Up’s founder Mike Nemesvary
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ANOTHER YEAR OF STRONG
PERFORMANCE FROM CBA
As this is my first Annual Report as
Chairman, I am delighted to be able to
report that your Association continues
to operate successfully and that its
finances remain in robust good health.
This is an excellent outcome given the
slow-down in trading activity and the
cost pressures experienced by many
members. The steadfast support of its
Christopher
member companies is a major source
Hayman,
of strength for your Association.
CBA Chairman
The structure and needs of CBA’s
membership is changing. Over recent years,
the number of member companies with
operating sites affected by COMAH has
Department for Transport and CBA.
CBA continues to meet its members’ needs.
increased significantly – with more than 50%
I would also like to mention the notable
During 2015, CBA’s advocacy on
now operating within the regime. This implies
outcome of CBA’s Responsible Care Indices
regulatory issues focused on COMAH
higher internal and external regulatory costs. It
of Performance Report and its Logistics Index
thresholds and
also places a premium on CBA’s regulatory
for 2015. The Reports from distributor and
Earned Recognition – with the former
expertise and its technical
logistics member companies showed accidents
remaining a work-in-progress
support for this growing
in the supply chain were at an all-time low
and the latter representing a
The structure and needs
section of its membership.
and that, during 2015, there were zero
major success for CBA and an
of CBA’s membership is
ReFaC, CBA’s specialist
transport incidents. These findings again
important evolution in
changing. Over recent
regulatory compliance
enhance the public’s confidence in the
regulatory compliance for the
years, the number of
company acquired in May
industry’s ability to provide a safe working
industry. The COMAH issue
member companies with
2013, continues to trade
environment both for its
operating sites affected by relates to loss
profitably and is expanding its COMAH has increased
employees and other
of in-transit
CBA remains in the
portfolio of services and
exemption and forefront of developments stakeholders to make over
significantly – with more
customer base ahead of the
one million separate journeys
loss of control to increase the resilience
than 50% now operating
2018 REACH deadline.
to deliver three and a half
aspects that will of the chemical supply
within the regime.
ReFaC is part of CBA’s
million tonnes of chemicals
result in some chain in the face of the
commitment to minimise the cost of
CBA members’ sites being
worldwide terrorist threat. safely.
regulatory compliance for the industry and is
CBA remains in the
drawn into the COMAH
A number of international
successfully delivering this outcome for its
forefront
of developments to
regime and others changing
organisations – including
client companies.
increase the resilience of the
tiers with all the additional
INTERPOL, the United
During 2015, we conducted a further
chemical supply chain in the
costs this implies.
States Department of
Membership Survey to gain members’ opinion
face of the worldwide terrorist
The landmark earned
State, the European
on CBA’s services and its performance.
recognition agreement
Union, and the UK’s Home threat. A number of
Overall, 123 responses were received from
international organisations –
between the Department for Office.
91 companies. This was an unprecedented
including INTERPOL, the
Transport and the CBA covers
level of replies, accounting for 71% of CBA
United States Department of State, the
the carriage of high consequence dangerous
membership. Over 50% of responses were
European Union, and the UK’s Home Office
goods and guarantees that compliant
from CEO’s, MD’s, or company Directors. I
– have increasingly called on CBA’s expertise
companies ‘will benefit from a reduced
am pleased to report that CBA received a
in relation to the security of the chemical
frequency of inspection’ by the regulator. To
massive vote of confidence – with its services,
supply chain. This issue will remain a key
secure this benefit, companies must be 100%
such as technical support, seminars and
element of CBA’s forward work programme. compliant with relevant security regulations,
workshops, consultancy, and its advocacy on
be compliant members of the CBA’s
behalf of the industry all receiving approval
Responsible Care programme, and hold a
ratings of more than 90%. This Survey, in the
Christopher Hayman
current independent Third Party Verification
same way as it predecessors, confirms that
CBA Chairman
(TPV) assessment recognised by both the
In this extract from his Annual
Report to members, CBA
Chairman, Christopher
Hayman, reviews another
year of strong performance
for the Association.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
All CBA member companies are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held in the Jeeve’s Suite at the
Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on Wednesday 27 April 2016 starting at 10.30am.
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Outlook 5
Report forecasts growth
but fewer distributors
A new industry report is forecasting a
compound annual growth rate of 4.6%
for the UK chemical distribution industry
between 2015 and 2020 – but a decline in
the number of distributor companies.
The UK chemical distribution industry has
enjoyed a period of unprecedented growth.
Between 2000 and 2008 it grew at a CAGR of
over 6.0% per annum followed by slightly lower
growth of 4.5% per annum from 2010 to 2014.
This ‘Golden Era’ was punctuated by only one
year of contraction in 2009, at the height of the
global financial crisis, from which the industry
quickly recovered.
David Brown, Chemagility’s Managing
Director, said, “The recession accelerated
structural changes and rationalisation in the UK
chemical industry leading to plant closures and
supply chain weaknesses. Gaps appeared in the
marketplace that were exploited by agile,
entrepreneurial distributors.”
“UK distributors were bolstered by on-going
outsourcing trends from producers, keen to
reduce costs and focus on their core
competencies, as well as chemical companies in
the emerging economies of China and AsiaPacific who were looking for partners to facilitate
exports to the UK and Europe,” he added.
The report shows that in 2015 there were an
estimated 270 chemical distributors and traders
operating in the United Kingdom, employing
around 6,750 people, supplying chemicals,
polymers and raw materials to a wide variety of
manufacturing industries in the country.
Chemagility estimates the size of the UK
chemical distribution market to be worth GBP
4.5 billion (5.6 billion euros) which represents
around 10.6% of the total European chemical
distribution market worth EUR 53 billion.
However, growth has slowed in the last
couple years. The industry grew by 2.5% in
2014 and growth in 2015 is expected to be flat,
contracting marginally by -0.1%, largely as a
result of downward price pressures affecting
revenues and a slowdown in manufacturing
activity towards the end of the year.
“Over 20% of the chemical distributors
operating in the UK today were formed after
2000.”
In 2016, Chemagility sees industry growth
returning, reaching nearly 5% by the end of
2017, but not hitting pre-crisis levels.
Growth drivers include above GDP growth in
key end use markets for distributors, further
UK Chemical Distribution Market 2015 By Company Size
Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Large Enterprises
37 Large Distributors
£2.6 billion (57.0%)
138 Micro Distributors
£0.4 billion (8.2%)
£4.5 Billion
65 Small Distributors
£0.9 billion (19.5%)
($5.6 Billion)
270 Companies
30 Medium Distributors
£0.7 billion (15.3%)
outsourcing from producers, continued
geographic expansion of UK distributors
businesses to other regions and diversification of
business models to add value and further
growth.
“This positive outlook assumes no further
external shocks from geo-political events or a
significant slow-down in the global economy.
There is also a high degree of uncertainty
surrounding the impact of the REACH 2018
deadline and the upcoming UK referendum on
the industry, “ said David Brown.
“The industry is on the cusp of a period of
more intensive consolidation.”
Chemagility is expecting that the REACH
deadline in 2018 requiring chemical companies
to register substances supplied in quantities of
more than one tonne per annum will cause a
number of smaller distributors to permanently
exit the market - giving rise to a period of further
consolidation.
This will lead to a rise in M&A activity,
particularly involving SME’s, although voluntary
closures and bankruptcies will also contribute to
this process.
This coupled with a falling rate of new market
entrants (so far there have been 50% less new
company formations this decade compared with
2000-2009) could see the number of companies
operating in the UK chemical distribution
industry fall by 30 or more from 270 in 2015 to
240 or less by 2020.
For the report Chemagility also conducted a
survey of over 50 SME’s to establish distributor
views on challenges and trends affecting their
businesses as well as analysing future growth
strategies and prospects.
“At the moment retaining key accounts and
suppliers tops the list of UK distributors’
concerns even ahead of REACH.”
The report, ‘UK Chemical Distribution 2016’
provides a detailed analysis of the UK’s chemical
distribution sector covering the key players,
performance benchmarks, opportunities &
challenges, upside & downside trends as well as
forecasts to 2020. The report also reviews the
development of the industry and its future
prospects in context to the wider chemical
industry and the macroeconomic situation in the
UK.
The full report can be purchased for £895
(CBA members £750) + VAT. Contact +01420
476191 or online at www.chemagility.com
Chemagility
Chemagility are publishers of the World
Chemical Distributor Directory – an online
resource providing access to information
on over 7,000 chemical distributors in
more than 120 countries –
see www.chemagility.com
CBA’s Supply Chain Trends Survey for
March 2016, reports that order books
are improving and will lead to higher
future sales – but at lower sales
margins. The previously reported rising
trend in job creation seems to be
slowing.
CBA’s Chairman, Christopher Hayman
said, “Our latest survey reveals a welcome
increase in order book volumes, but it is clear
that the market will remain highly competitive
and price sensitive in the immediate future.”
“For the first time, our survey has
confirmed that member companies’
investment in current and future levels of
training is increasing,” he added.
Some 43 member companies responded
to an on-line survey conducted during the
two weeks to 9 March 2016.
ORDER BOOKS
– future order volumes recovering
The March 2016 survey shows future
order volumes recovering from their sharp fall
in the final quarter of 2015. Member
companies are now reporting higher order
book levels providing a positive balance of
+21%, almost twice the level reported in the
last survey (+11%).
SALES
– current sales continue to fall; higher
future sales forecast
Over the last three months, sales for member
companies have continued to fall with the
March 2016 survey showing a lower positive
balance of +9% of companies experiencing
Orders books improving,
but lower margins forecast
higher current sales – compared with +18% in
the last survey.
However, companies are more optimistic on
the outlook for future sales, with a positive
balance of +30% forecasting increased sales
over the next three months – an increase on the
+14% positive balance in the last survey.
SALES MARGINS
– current margins improving but not
forecast to continue
The March survey reveals a slight improvement
in current sales margins with a positive balance of
+9% reporting higher margins over the last
three months.
Despite rising order book volumes, sales
margins are expected to fall during the next
three months with a negative balance of -14%
forecasting a lower return on sales.
EMPLOYMENT
– outlook still positive, but momentum
slowing
The outlook for employment remains positive
though the momentum of job creation is slowing
with +12% of respondents expecting to employ
more people over the next three months, as
opposed to +28% of respondents in the last
survey.
MEDIA SEEKS CBA COMMENT ON
HOME-MADE CHEMICAL BOMBS
In the aftermath of the Brussels
bombings on 23 March, the worldwide
news agency Reuters and The Wall
Street Journal contacted CBA to gain an
insight into the availability of chemicals
that could form home-made explosive
devices.
The media contacted CBA because it is a
member of the European Union’s Standing
Committee on Precursors.
The media had been briefed by the security
authorities that the home-made bombs used in
the attack on Brussels airport and Metro used
TATP, or triacetone triperoxide’, a substance
with the consistency of granulated sugar and
made from readily available household
chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide and
acetone.
According to the Wall Street Journal, ‘the
explosive can be made with minimal technical
skill and household equipment’ and in a
relatively short period – though Reuters
reported that TATP has a ‘use by’ date of just a
few days. This makes the bomb-makers
vulnerable to the intensive search efforts of
French and Belgium police that have recently
found and successfully neutralized bomb
factories.
In a flat used by the terrorists in the Brussels
suburb of Schaerbeek, Reuters reports that
police found 15 kg (33lb) of TATP. The Wall
Street Journal adds that the flat also contained
180 gallons of acetone and eight gallons of
hydrogen peroxide.
Both newspapers report that ‘TATP was
used in the 2005 London bombings and the
Paris attacks last year. It has been found in a
series of foiled bomb attempts in Europe since
2007.’
Reuters suggests that TATP is Islamic State’s
explosive of choice, but adds that it offers no
easy trail for European intelligence agents to
TRAINING
– investment in current and future
training higher
Member companies report they have
undertaken higher levels of training in the last
three months compared with the previous
quarter, resulting in positive balance of
+30%.
This level of investment in training is
forecast to continue, with a positive balance
of +32% of respondents reporting higher
levels of training in the coming three months.
ABOUT THE SURVEY
CBA’s Trends Survey asks
companies to provide information on
order books, sales, sales margins,
employment, and training on a
‘better–worse–same’ basis. To
measure short-term trends, the
analysis ignores all responses
answering ‘same’ and focuses on the
positive or negative balance
provided by the difference between
the ‘better-worse’ responses.
track because purchasing the ingredients is
easily done at any local hardware store or
pharmacy and rarely attracts attention. It says,
‘all the ingredients […] were available at one
Brussels hardware store this week for less than
40 euros.’
Reuters highlights the European Union’s
2014 legislation to restrict the marketing and
use of chemicals that could be used to make
explosives, and in some cases require identity
checks on those purchasing them.
It adds that within two weeks of the July
2005 London attacks, the British chemical
industry voluntarily stepped up their reporting
of suspicious or large purchases of such
chemicals. However, in France, the explosive
precursor hydrogen peroxide is sold legally as a
way to clean private swimming pool water.
“If you go into any pharmacy in Brussels, you
can buy 50ml of acetone. If you go into a
hundred pharmacies, you can get that much
more,” said Peter Newport, the Chief
Executive of Britain’s Chemical Business
Association, which sits on the European
Commission’s expert group on regulating
precursors. There are so many valid uses by
the public of these substances.”
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Outlook 7
Speaker line-up for CBA
Executive Conference announced
The speaker line-up for CBA’s 2016 Executive Conference has been announced. It includes
top-flight speakers tackling key business issues – marketing and innovation, the future for the
chemical sector, the economic outlook, and motivating teams to increase their performance.
The CBA Executive
Conference will be
held at the Williams
Conference Centre
in Grove, Wantage,
Oxfordshire, on
Thursday 15
September 2016.
Thanks to generous
sponsorship by Alcohols
Limited, delegates at the
event will have the
opportunity to
experience the thrill of
driving a Williams
Formula One Simulator.
There will also be a
raffle for a pair of
weekend tickets for the
2017 British Grand Prix
at Silverstone – a prize
that has been kindly
donated by Meade-King
Robinson.
OTHER SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
There will be other sponsorship opportunities for CBA member companies at the Executive Conference.
For £150 + VAT, companies are able to contribute corporate items to a Goody Bag to be given to all
delegates. This opportunity is open to a minimum of four companies.
To avoid duplication and to meet size constraints, specific gift or promotional items must be agreed in
advance with the CBA Office.
Examples of items the Goody Bag could contain, include: desk clock; desk calendar; stress ball; mouse mat;
headphones; calculator; USB stick; USB charger; key ring; business card holder; pen; mug.
MONTY HALLS
SCOTT GARRETT
Monty Halls is an award-winning
broadcaster, speaker, and naturalist. He is
a former Royal Marine, a marine biologist,
travel writer and a specialist in leadership
skills. His experience covers more than
two decades of leading teams in some of
the most remote environments on earth,
presenting wildlife and adventure
documentaries, and working with blue chip
companies both in the UK and overseas.
His ethos of corporate training is simple – enjoyment leads to
engagement, and engagement leads to knowledge. Monty has run
corporate training packages for a diverse range of organisations.
Training may be leadership based, or concentrate on the team
dynamic, or equip attendees to clearly identify their aims and
develop techniques to achieve them. The positive feedback from
those attending training events is how different, enjoyable, allinclusive, and dynamic the experience has been.
Monty Halls has established a reputation as one of the most
entertaining and thought-provoking speakers in the UK. Based on
his experiences as a Royal Marines Officer, as an expedition
leader, working with natural history film crews, and as a TV
presenter and broadcaster, Monty’s talks are full of memorable
moments.
Scott has worked in five continents and
over 30 countries to build household
name brands as a communicator,
strategist, brand owner and rights
manager. He has advised some of the
world’s biggest organisations on how to
make change happen to deliver the
benefits of a motivated and engaged
workforce.
He has worked for Saatchi & Saatchi, J.
Walter Thompson, NIKE, Heinz, and Williams F1 and has led
global communications teams building the businesses of the Bank
of America, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s and KPMG.
He has won more than 30 marketing and communications
awards.
Scott has developed strong views on sport, the environment
and how to structure an organisation such that it exists in a
constant state of productive insecurity, that can drive it to
compete to win in whatever competitive landscape it finds, or
creates for itself.
He successfully blends international leadership, a deep
understanding of the value of strong brands, a passionate belief in
the power of teamwork and an ability to communicate complex
ideas simply.
STEVE
ELLIOT
Steve Elliot is Chief
Executive of the
UK’s Chemical
Industries
Association (CIA).
He joined the CIA
in 1997 as Head of
International Trade
with additional
responsibility for Sustainable Development.
In April 2002, he was appointed Director,
Trade & Competitiveness and subsequently
Director, Business Environment. He
became Chief Executive of the CIA in
February 2006.
Steve Elliot holds a First class BA (Hons)
degree from Nottingham Trent
University. Prior to his career with CIA,
he spent fifteen years working with the
DTI, a South African trade advisory body
and Crown Agents as an international trade
policy and promotion specialist, as well as
in general consultancy with Price
Waterhouse.
He is currently Chair of AFEM (the
European chemical trade association
network), sits on the European Chemical
Industry Council (Cefic)’s Board and
Programme Council for Industrial Policy,
Chair of the UK Energy Intensive User’s
Group and Vice-Chair of CBI’s Trade
Association Council.
ROGER
MARTINFAGG
Roger worked for
the New Zealand
Treasury and the
Bank of England
before joining the
faculty of Henley
Management
College. He has
worked with companies and senior
managers helping them interpret the
economic environment to create effective
business strategies.
He is a visiting lecturer at Warwick
Business School, Henley Business School,
and Ashridge Management College. He runs
seminars for smaller businesses throughout
the UK and has been awarded ‘Speaker of
the Year’ on three separate occasions.
He has been described as one of the few
Economists with a keen sense of humour.
His book ‘Making Sense of the Economy’ is
in its fourth reprint.
RESULTS WATCH
BRENNTAG REPORTS FURTHER GROWTH
Full year results from Brenntag reveal that further year-on-year growth fuelled operating
profit and significantly increased the company’s free cash flow (+46% on the previous
year). Brenntag’s annual sales in 2015 were 10,346 million euro, up 3.3% on the year before.
Gross profit rose by 11.8% in the year to 2,266 million euro. Profit after tax increased to
368 million euro in 2015. The company has proposed a dividend of one euro per share
Chief Executive, Steven Holland, said, “The strong cash flow and solid earnings
performance in 2015 underlines the Group’s strengths even in difficult markets. The first
half of the year went particularly well for us. In the second half, Brenntag’s business was
impacted by the low demand from customers in the oil and gas industry, the weak global
economic trend, and a lack of growth impetus in a number of countries.”
“We subsequently revised down our full year earnings as a result but are satisfied with our
positive overall performance. We exceeded our key performance indicators year-on-year.
On this basis, we expect to continue to grow in 2016,” he said.
IMCD REPORTS 17% EBITA GROWTH IN 2015
In 2015, IMCD achieved sales growth of 13% to 1,530 million euro and increased gross
profit by 16% to 332.8 million euro. Operating EBITA increased by 17% to 128.3 million
euro and cash earnings per share increased by 26% to 1.79 euro. The company proposes
a dividend proposal of 0.44 euro per share.
Piet van der Slikke, Chief Executive, said, “The 2015 results show a consistent strong
performance, despite difficult market conditions. Our business model and the continuous
focus on margin improvement resulted in further growth.”
“Through our selective acquisitions we were able to expand our strategic and geographic
market coverage and with MF Cachat we acquired a solid and growing platform for further
expansion in the attractive US market. In 2016 we will continue to build on the strong
foundations of our business with the aim to achieve another year of growth,” he added.
NORKEM REPORTS GOOD PROGRESS DESPITE
CHALENGING YEAR
Norkem has reported that the company performed well in 2015 despite global economic
uncertainties. In divisional terms, Norkem’s Suspensions division, supplying the brick industry, made
good progress. The company’s range of food and animal feed products continued to
expand and add new products. In the pharmaceutical field, Norkem’s existing Iodine and
Iodine Salt product range will be increased with the addition of new Iodine derivatives. The Directors of Norkem released the following statement, “ We would like to thank our
worldwide staff for their great efforts during this year. In addition, we rely upon the
unflinching support of our suppliers and customers, some of whom we have worked with
for over twenty-five years and we thank them most sincerely.”
POTTER LOGISTICS RESULTS REFLECT
ACQUISITIONS
Full year results from Potter Logistics saw a profit before tax of £1.72 million with turnover
falling slightly to £24.7m from the previous year. These financial results include the
significant cost of the relocation of the company’s Knowsley operation to a new 87,000
square foot facility on Knowsley Industrial park.
Managing Director, Matthew Lamb, said, “We are delighted to report another strong
trading year, particularly as the company has celebrated its 50th year in business. We are
proud of the achievements of our colleagues and logistic operations as during 2015 we
have won a number of prestigious awards. Trading for the new financial year of 2015-16
is positive and we are cautiously optimistic of producing another strong year of financial
results.”
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Outlook 9
REVISED SECURITY
GUIDANCE FOR
DANGEROUS GOODS
The Department for Transport has revised and combined
its dangerous goods security guidance for road and rail.
This Outlook overview outlines the main provisions.
The Department for Transport’s (DfT) revised guidance aims
to improve security and resilience of the chemical supply
chain by protecting it against threats of terrorism or
sabotage. Security should be an integral part of the quality
and management systems of every organisation involved in
the carriage of dangerous goods.
The security requirements for carriage are split into two levels.
There is a general level of requirements applicable to all dangerous
goods and additional provisions for high consequence dangerous
goods (HCDGs).
HCDGs are defined as those with the potential for misuse in a
terrorist incident and which may, as a result, produce serious
consequences such as ‘mass casualties or mass destruction or mass
socio-economic disruption.’ These levels apply to all modes of
transport.
The DfT monitors compliance through a programme
of announced inspections at operators or consignors
premises to assess compliance with the
mandatory aspects of RID, ADR and the
UK’s implementing Regulations. In 2014,
DfT introduced covert security tests
that normally take place before
or during compliance
inspections.
Regulatory
Background
Supply chain security is
covered by the ADR and RID
Regulations. In Great Britain,
these security provisions apply
through the Carriage of
Dangerous Goods and Use of
Transportable Pressure
Equipment Regulations. The
Northern Ireland Health and
Safety Executive is responsible
for implementation in
Northern Ireland and has its
own security regime and
regulations.
Before handing goods over to a road or rail contractor, written
confirmation should be obtained relating to their compliance with
relevant security provisions and guidance. The DfT suggests this may
take the form of their most recent compliance report and, as a
minimum, when high consequence dangerous goods are involved, it
should be confirmed that the contractor holds a transport security
plan (see below).
Checks should also include driver’s documents, including their
photo ID and if applicable, their ADR vocational qualification. Rail
Freight Operating Companies hold a Safety Certificate and this can
form part of this process.
Security Plans
Employment Checks
For HCDGs, the Guidance requires, a
transport security plan to be compiled, and
implemented. This plan should include: a
review of operations, an assessment of
security risks, a statement of measures to
reduce those risks including training,
procedures for dealing with breaches of
security, and procedures for the evaluation
and testing of plans. The DfT’s Guidance
provides a template for a Security Plan.
The DfT suggests that the Security Plan(s)
should be based on the overall operation of
the business, not on individual movements,
and it should be tailored to suit the
company’s operational activities – with each
organisation deciding the approach that suits
them best.
It may be more appropriate to implement
a security plan for each site or location used
during the carriage of high consequence
dangerous goods, as there may be many
different characteristics and security
measures at each. Alternatively, it may be
more appropriate for some operators to
implement a company-wide security plan
rather than on a site-by-site basis.
The Guidance advises that Security Plan(s)
are considered ‘live’ documents and
reviewed annually so that they reflect
changes in: products mix, sites, operations,
and key personnel. Security measures should
be tested regularly to ensure they are fit-forpurpose in the event of an incident.
Suitable checks should be made on potential
new employees involved with the transport
of high consequence dangerous goods.
The verification of original identity
documents, licences or qualifications and
permission to work in the UK is necessary.
The Guidance proposes employment record
checks covering at least the last five years for
everyone engaged in the transport of high
consequence dangerous goods.
Elements of a Security
Plan
Specific allocation of responsibilities for
security to competent and qualified persons
with appropriate authority to carry out their
responsibilities. This individual should also
control the Security Plan.
■ Records of dangerous goods or types of
dangerous goods concerned over the
last twelve months with records being
kept for at least three months from the
date of carriage.
■ Review of current operations and
assessment of security risks. A key
objective is to reduce the potential risk
as far as possible by expediting the
carriage and specifically minimising or
eliminating the time high consequence
dangerous goods are stopped on route.
■ A clear statement of measures to be
taken to reduce security risks,
commensurate with the responsibilities
and duties of the participant, including:
training, security policies, operating
practices, equipment and resources
used to reduce security risks.
Systems Security
The physical security of information
contained in the security plan must be
protected from unauthorised access. The
Guidance advises that data should be held
electronically on a password-protected
computer in a location with restricted access.
If printed, the plan should be kept secure
and treated as a sensitive document, only
shared with emergency services or control
authorities on request.
Training
Earned Recognition
The recent landmark agreement on
Earned Recognition between the DfT
and CBA can assist member companies
in terms of the reduced frequency of
transport security regulatory
inspections they receive. To secure this
benefit, companies must be 100%
compliant with relevant security
regulations, be compliant members of
the CBA’s Responsible Care
programme, and hold a current
independent Third Party Verification
(TPV) assessment recognised by both
the CBA and Department for
Transport.
More information
The Department For Transport’s
revised security guidance has been
published on the gov.uk website. The
guidance, including the annexes, can be
downloaded in .pdf format. Editable
versions of the Security Plan and Risk
Assessment templates are also available
through the same web page.
All businesses and organisations are required
to provide security awareness training for
everyone engaged in the carriage of
dangerous goods. Training should not be
limited to drivers or production staff, but
include anyone with security roles and
responsibilities as well as anyone with access
to transport information. The nature of the
training can be tailored to suit the
requirements of each organisation and relate
to the staff member’s level of responsibility.
Goods vehicle crews play a key role in
journey security and should be provided
with on-going security awareness training
and supplied with the latest available advice
and guidance.
New employees or contractors engaged
in the carriage of dangerous goods must be
provided with such training at the induction
stages of their employment
More specific training should be given to
those with specialised security duties or the
management of security. DfT have produced
a dangerous goods security training guidance
document, DfT have also produced a
training film ‘Lockdown’ to assist with
delivering dangerous goods security training,
both are available on request.
Temporary Storage
Operating Practices
The Security Plan should outline how
HCDG are accepted and assessed from the
security point of view, including how
movements are controlled and monitored,
how any problems with the movement are
resolved, how road and rail interfaces are
managed at intermodal depots; and how
public access to vehicles or trains has been
restricted.
Equipment and resources
The Security Plan should also identify and
record the equipment and resources
deployed in the security arrangements, such
as effective procedures for reporting and
dealing with security threats, breaches of
security or security incidents.
Temporary storage terminals, vehicle
depots, temporary storage sites, berthing
areas or marshalling yards used for
temporary storage during the carriage of
dangerous goods shall be properly secured,
well-lit and, ideally, not accessible to the
general public. They should be controlled by
a combination of physical barriers, security
equipment, and staff vigilance.
Temporary storage includes stops made
necessary during a journey, as well as
changes to the mode of transport. Under
ADR, RID and domestic legislation, short
stops involving parking a vehicle are not
considered as temporary storage.
Enquiries on the security of dangerous goods can be made by calling 020 7944 2881,
by e-mail to DGSecurity@dft.gsi.gov.uk or to the CBA technical team.
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New rules aim to make REACH
Consortia more transparent
Much to the relief of many
small companies and in
response to pressure from
many business associations –
including CBA – the rules
relating to the transparency
and cost structures of
REACH consortia have been
changed.
Many small companies
complained that the charges
being made by lead registrants
were excessive. Whilst the
REACH Regulations impose a
duty of transparency on
consortia, it did not specify what
this actually meant. Now, for the
first time, the new Regulation
spells this out. Data holders must
justify the charges being made for
access to data or in relation to
the other costs of creating and
managing the consortia.
On 26 January 2016, a new
Regulation (EU 2016/9) came
into force with the specific
intention of clarifying data-sharing
principles.
From this date, new
companies joining consortia have
been able to demand details of
the charges they are being asked
to pay for data sharing and other
costs. The new Regulation also
gives individual rights to existing
members of the consortia as well
as imposing collective obligations
on the consortia as a whole.
The basic requirement of the
new Regulation is that datasharing agreements must include
an itemised and justified cost for
each data item. It must also
contain details of the costs of
creating and managing the
agreement as well as the joint
submission, describing how the
costs of data relate to the
REACH information
requirements, as well as a costsharing model that must include a
reimbursement mechanism.
If a potential registrant requests
information specified in the
Regulation and this is not
provided within one month of
Rachel Hill
the original request, they may
submit a data-sharing dispute to
ECHA which could ultimately
result in access to the required
data studies being provided free
of charge.
The Regulation obliges
consortia without a current datasharing agreement to author one
that details and justifies the costs
required and a reimbursement
model.
Consortia with an existing
data-sharing agreement in place
prior 26 January 2016 have a
number of options – see
diagram.
If all the members of the
consortia agree, they may waive
their obligations to itemise the
data costs and to include a
reimbursement mechanism in
their cost-sharing model. The
consent of all consortia members
must be in writing.
However, new members
joining the consortia are not
bound by this agreement unless
they also consent in writing. They
can request the consortia to
provide the information required
by the Regulation and this must
be provided ‘without undue
delay’ - though no formal
timeline is specified.
If all consortia members
unanimously decide not to waive
their obligations under the
Regulation, they should update
their data-sharing agreement
without delay to ensure it
contains the information required
by the new Regulation.
New rules introducing transparency
to REACH consortia have now come
into force. ReFaC’s Rachel Hill
outlines these welcome changes.
Data sharing agreement in place
Consortium wants
to waive obligations
Consortium does not want to
pursue waiving obligations
Update data-sharing
agreement without delay
Signed approval
received from all
parties to agreement
Potential registrant
signs waiver
No further action
required at this
stage
Signed approval not
received from all
parties to agreement
Potential registrant
requests itemisation of
costs and/or a
reimbursement model
HSE ANNOUNCE AN
INFLATION-BUSTING
4% FEE INCREASE
The Health & Safety
Executive (HSE) has
announced that the fees it
charges business in respect
of all cost-recovery regimes
will rise by an inflationbusting 4%.
This fee increase took effect
on 6 April 2016.
The increase applies to
COMAH charges as well as
those made under the Fee for Intervention (FFI) regime.
The COMAH charging rate will now be £161 and the
hourly rate for FFI work will be £129.
The actual increase is at the top end of the rise HSE
discussed with its stakeholders. In recent meetings, an
increase in the range 2-4% was indicated.
UK inflation is running at 1.3% as measured by the
Retail Price Index (RPI) and 0.3% as measured by the
Consumer Price Index (CPI). The Bank of England is
forecasting that CPI inflation ‘is likely to remain below
1% until the end of the year’.
CBA’s Chief Executive, Peter Newport, said,
“Compared with actual and forecast inflation, this
increase is unwelcome – particularly in the light of
increasing cost pressures on business and the weakness
of current profit margins.”
NO NANOMATERIALS REGISTER
AHEAD OF 2018 REACH DEADLINE
Whatever the new information requirements
for nanomaterials might eventually be – it will
not be in place in time to affect the final round
of substances
registrations in 2018.
The European
Commission has also
indicated that its
preferred approach to
providing more
information on
nanomaterials is
through a public
website, rather than a
REACH-type registration process.
Environmental groups and some member
states have expressed concern about the fact
that the Commission has dragged its feet on
the issue of nanomaterials.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
is to develop the nanomaterials website (or
‘observatory’, as it is seems to be being called). ECHA is already saying
that providing information on nanomaterials that is intelligible to the
general public presents it with a ‘special challenge.’
The European Commission has started a public consultation to establish
a formal definition of a nanomaterial and hopes to complete this process
within a matter of months.
REVIEW OF LOCAL
AUTHORITY RED TAPE
SEEKS VIEWS
The Better Regulation Executive (BRE) – that is leading
the Government’s attempts to cut red tape – is asking the
business community for its help in ‘identifying and
removing unnecessary regulatory barriers to growth and
associated costs placed on businesses by local authorities.’
The review will examine any aspects of regulation and the way it is
implemented or enforced which could be made simpler, more costeffective, efficient, proportionate, or consistent.
It will take into account burdens on business imposed by planning
and building control, construction regulations, food safety, standards
and hygiene, environmental protection and health and safety amongst
others.
The review is seeking evidence on how inspections and visits are
conducted and how data is requested including guidance, advice and
how responsive local authorities are to business needs.
However, the scope of the review will not include fees and
charges and it only applies to English local authorities.
CBA will be making a submission to the review. If any member
companies are concerned with these issues or have evidence that
could form part of CBA submission (on an attributable or nonattributable basis), please contact CBA’s Technical Director, Douglas
Leech, at douglas.leech@chemical.org.uk
The review closes for comment on 28 April 2016.
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Technical Helpdesk
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SEMINARS
AND WORKSHOPS FOR 2016
CBA’s regulatory compliance seminars and workshops are designed to ensure that
CBA member companies remain in full compliance with the industry’s regulatory
framework – and to allow existing and new personnel to be updated at minimum
cost.
Some seminars and workshops are linked to known changes in legislation and are completely
new for 2016; others have been completely revised and updated
CBA’s Technical Team –
Doug Leech, Michael Cooper
and Roland Mugarura –
highlight current issues
Doug Leech
ONE SUBSTANCE – ONE REGISTRATION PRINCIPLE
UPHELD
In a landmark ruling, the Board of Appeal of the
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has upheld
the principle of ‘one substance, one registration’.
ECHA had accepted a number of separate
registrations for a substance (in this case,
charcoal) that had already been registered under
the REACH legislation through a joint submission.
In formal terms, the Board of Appeal decided
that ECHA had ‘failed to adequately examine’ the
completeness of the dossier in relation to the
second substance. It said that ECHA should not
have considered the second dossier to be
complete when it was not part of the existing
joint submission for the substance.
The new data sharing Regulation is designed to
prevent substances being registered under
REACH without a registrant being part of a
Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF)
and having shared the costs of acquiring data used
to support the registration.
ECHA maintained that in checking the
completeness of REACH dossiers, it was not
legally obliged to check if the registrant had
permission to use the data on which it was relying
for registration – nor did it have to check the
quality or adequacy of the data provided.
The Board of Appeal rejected this line of
argument concluding that a subsequent registrant
is required to join the existing joint submission for
a substance, when there is such a pre-existing
joint submission.
In the light of this important decision, ECHA is
now ‘analysing the regulatory and technical
mechanisms available to require existing
registrants to re-negotiate with each other by
becoming part of the same registration.’
Michael Cooper
CBA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2016
12 April
COMAH Safety Leadership Group *
17 May
Trade Controls Masterclass
19 May
ESAD/SQAS (TPV)
24 May
COMAH 2015 Update
2 June
Back to Basics Responsible Care *
8 June
Emergency Response - COMAH
9 June
Carriage of Dangerous Goods – The Basics
LONDON VENUE
13 June
DGSA Examination Techniques and Pitfalls
NEW
21 June
Chemical Regulations for the Sales Force
NEW
22 June
CEO Safety Leadership
NEW DATE
27 June
CLP Labelling
NEW
29 June
Are your operations secure? (Security Workshop)
NEW
6 July
Export Essentials *
14 July
Legal Update (Employment law)
NEW
20 September Northern Regulatory Compliance Update *
22 September Chemical Warehousing
27 September Southern Regulatory Compliance Update *
Roland Mugarura
HAULAGE FIRM SENTENCED
AFTER DEATH OF EMPLOYEE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS
UNDER REVIEW
A haulage firm has been ordered to pay £90,000 in fines
and £67,000 in prosecution costs after an employee was
crushed to death by a runaway lorry.
The 49-year old employee had been connecting a cab
to a trailer. When he released the brakes on the trailer, it
rolled forwards on the sloping yard and he was crushed
when it struck another vehicle.
The Crown Court was told that the employee did not
normally drive articulated vehicles, had not received
training on coupling lorries, and there was no written
procedure for the work.
HSE found there was not a safe system of work for
the coupling and uncoupling of vehicles, and that the
handbrake in the cab had not been applied. Although the
company had prepared a general risk assessment in May
2010 it did not deal with the task of connecting cabs to
trailers, or identify the risk of runaway vehicles.
The court was also told that an external health and
safety adviser had highlighted the lack of a risk
assessment a month before the incident – but no action
was taken.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking to resolve the
inconsistencies that have emerged between REACH and Occupational
Exposure Limits (OEL). ECHA is in the process of establishing a Task Force
to look into three areas: inhalation, dermal exposure, and the threshold for
carcinogens. It is scheduled to report by the end of 2016.
The problem became apparent in relation to the disparity between the
current OEL for a reprotoxic solvent and the derived no effect level used by
REACH to define safe exposures. The current OEL is four times lower than
the level considered safe under REACH.
CONSULTATIONS ON CHROMIUM AND
SOLVENT AUTHORISATION
APPLICATIONS
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that public
consultations on 29 chromium and solvent authorisation applications and 47
uses of chromium trioxide, chromates, EDC, diglyme, and epoxy resin
hardener MDA will take place over an eight-week period, 27 April to 22 June.
6 October
Packaging Waste (WM3)
11 October
Advanced RC Workshop *
20 October
Incoterms Explained *
1 November
COMAH Safety Leadership Group
2 November
Transport Update
TBC
Back to Basics Responsible Care *
10 November
COMAH ‘The Basics’
22 November HSE Compliance for Office only organisations
NEW
NEW
NEW
* CBA Members Only
BOOKING PROCESS
When you book a CBA event, you will receive confirmation of the booking within a few days.
Joining instructions will then be sent out seven to ten days before the event itself. If you do not
receive either or both of these communications, please contact Vanessa Henshall at CBA
(Telephone 01270 258200; e-mail vanessa.henshall@chemical.org.uk)
COMPLIANCE ON DEMAND
Don’t forget that CBA has given an undertaking to its member companies to provide regulatory
training on demand.
If there is a topic which does not appear on the 2016 listing, you can indicate your interest in
attending such an event by either contacting the CBA office, or by going to the website
www.chemical.org.uk and following the links to Compliance on Demand.
Only two conditions apply to Compliance on Demand. Firstly, that there are sufficient
members interested in a particular topic to make an event commercially viable; and, secondly,
that CBA is able to schedule the event within its current extensive programme of seminars and
workshops.
INDUSTRY NEWS
INTER TERMINALS
RESTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Inter Terminals has restructured its
commercial management team in the
UK and Ireland. The restructuring of
roles by product rather than geographic
location reflects the company’s core
business activities across its European
storage network. The new team
welcomes Elliot Dell as Commercial
Manager (Oils), while Chris Tanner’s
role is redefined as Commercial
Manager (Chemicals) and Rachel Mundy
has an expanded role as Sales and
Marketing Manager.
Inter Terminals’ Commercial Director,
Paul Oseland, said, “We are delighted to
announce the restructuring of our UK
commercial team to reflect the skills and
experience of individual team members.
The changes demonstrate our
commitment to understanding the
needs of our customers and the markets
in which they operate and will promote
greater synergy between our
commercial teams across Inter
Terminals’ European storage network.”
BRENNTAG
STRENGTHENS
WATER TREATMENT
TEAM
Brenntag UK & Ireland has added three
new members to its water treatment
team. Andrew Heyworth and Iain
McDougall join as Business
Development Managers to promote the
company’s water treatment product
portfolio. Helen Green, who joins
Brenntag as Technical Support Leader,
will support the team and be based at a
new water treatment laboratory
scheduled for construction at Brenntag’s
Bradford site.
Chris Whincup, Business Manager –
Water Treatment, said: “We are
delighted to welcome these
experienced water treatment specialists
to our team. The appointments will
enable us to provide our customers
with additional support in waste and
effluent treatment, and further support
the plan for growth we have for this
area of the business.”
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INDUSTRY
NEWS
PEARL AGREES
PERACETIC
ACID
PARTNERSHIP
Pearl Chemicals Limited is
delighted to announce the
formal agreement with
Christeyns N.V. of Gent,
Belgium to become the
exclusive and sole
representative for the sale of
Peracetic Acid in the UK and
Ireland (excluding Christeyns
associated companies). Both
companies view this
arrangement as a long term
working partnership with a
shared philosophy for the
future.
Christeyns are one of the
key producers of Peracetic
Acid in Europe and its
Peracetic Acid range is fully
compliant with the 2015
Biocidal Products Regulation.
The partnership allows Pearl
to grow its Peracetic Acid
business whilst complying
with all legally binding
legislation.
2M HOLDINGS
TO DISTRIBUTE
DOW
SOLVENTS
2M Holdings has been
appointed as a UK
distributor for Dow Europe’s
range of specialty solvents,
ethanolamine and chelates.
The product list includes
Dow’s brands DOWANO™
E-Series, P-Series as well as
VERSENE™ VERSENOL™
and CARBOWAX™ Poly
Ethylene Glycols.
2M will distribute Dow’s
products through Banner
Chemicals, that provides
services primarily to
customers in paint and
coating applications and
Surfachem which focuses on
personal care, cleaning,
hygiene and pharmaceuticals.
New International
Chemical Trade
Association launched
CBA PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES
CBA offers a range of paid-for
consultancy services to help its
member companies minimise the
cost of regulatory
compliance. These services are
delivered by CBA’s own staff and by
the personnel of ReFaC – CBA’s
specialist regulatory compliance
company. BOOK NOW FOR Fecc CONGRESS
Bookings have opened for the Fecc Congress in Istanbul,
6-8 June 2016.
ICTA is launched in Brussels. (Left to Right) Edgar E. Nordmann (Nordmann, Rassmann), Neville Prior (President, Fecc), Peter Steinbach
(Executive Board Member, VCH), Birger Kuck (Interim Director General, ICTA), Douglas Brown, (NACD Vice Chairman); Carsten Harms
(Executive Board Member, Biesterfeld AG: Gerhard Ahlbrecht (Fecc), Uta Jensen-Korte (Director General, Fecc); Peter Newport (CEO,
CBA).
A new organisation representing the global
chemical supply chain has been launched in
Brussels. The International Chemical Trade
Association (ICTA) replaces the International
Council of Chemical Trade Associations (ICCTA)
It is backed by the European Association of Chemical
Distributors (Fecc), the US National Association of
Chemical Distributors (NACVD), the National
Associations of both Germany (VCH) and Britain (CBA)
as well as a number of major chemical distributors.
ICTA has extended membership invitations to other
major supply chain companies as well as other National
Associations around the world.
The new Association will aim to promote the
international exchange of good practice and plans to
coordinate the industry’s international activities
particularly in relation to regulations concerning the
handling, transport, management and security of
chemicals. In these cases, ICTA will speak for the
chemical distribution industry worldwide. ICTA will also
promote UN initiatives like the Global Compact and
encourage its members to participate.
Birger Kuck, currently an industry consultant, has been
appointed as Interim Director General. ICTA will be
based in Brussels and Fecc will provide administrative
support.
CEO ADDRESSES BRAZILIAN
CONGRESS
CBA’s Chief Executive, Peter Newport, was an invited speaker at the
8th Brazilian Congress of Chemical and Petrochemical Distributors
held in Bahia, Brazil, 9-11 March 2016. The keynote speaker at the
Congress was Brenntag’s Chief Executive, Steven Holland.
In a session entitled ‘Governance and Regulatory Compliance’, Peter
Newport outlined the UK’s evolving regulatory framework and the
Association’s advocacy on behalf of its members within that process.
The Board of Fecc has confirmed that
Istanbul will remain the venue for the
Congress despite the recent terrorist
incidents in Turkey.
Fecc has issued the following statement, “The
safety of our participants is paramount and we are
in constant contact with the Swissotel, Istanbul, (the
Congress venue) which has reassured us that they
will do everything within their capacity to secure the
safety of their guests and the event.”
If the Congress does not take place due to a
terrorist attack, Fecc has confirmed that it will
refund registration fees to delegates and their
partners. However, this insurance does not cover
cancelled travel, accommodation, or personal
losses.
The theme of this year’s Congress is ‘Inspiring
Innovation in a Global Economy’ and its main
sessions will cover:
■ Pre-ESAD Assessments
■ On-Site Training: Health &
Safety; COMAH; Import and
Export; Environmental; Emergency
Response.
■ Future innovation;
■ Compliance on Demand –
CBA’s industry-leading offer to
deliver compliance training at
member’s request, subject only to
scheduling constraints and
commercial viability.
■ Value distribution channels for medium-sized
companies;
The following products are ONLY
available to CBA member companies
■ REACH 2018;
OUTLOOK – CBA’s Member
Magazine + On-Line Management
Briefing
Outlook Magazine and
On-Line Outlook Management
Briefing are key elements in CBA’s
member communications
programme. They are distributed
free on demand.
■ Distribution in Asia – the risks and
opportunities for European players;
■ Inspiring innovation – Wings for the Future.
To book for the Fecc Congress and for further
details, go to www.fecc-congress.com
Welcome to our new member
FENTON PACKAGING
LIMITED
Fenton is a leading
packaging wholesaler and
distributor offering a range
of products specialising in
supplying industrial markets
including chemicals, agrochemicals, coatings, cleaning
products, oil-based products
and waste. The product
range includes steel and
plastic drums, tinplate pails
and cans and bag in box
which can all be supplied
compliant with UN
regulations for ‘dangerous’
or ‘hazardous’ goods.
■ Compliance Audits: REACH;
Classification, Labelling and
Packaging; Health & Safety;
Security; Environmental.
■ Dangerous Goods Safety
Adviser Service
Contact
Bob Clarke – Managing Director
07741 035885
Jeremy Crawley – Sales Development Manager
07515 327167
Carolyn Grimes – Sales Office Manager
01132 528222
E-mail bobclarke@fentonpackaging.co.uk
jeremycrawley@fentonpackaging.co.uk
carolyngrimes@fentonpackaging.co.uk
Telephone 01132 528222 (Morley Leeds)
01442 241 112 (Hemel Hempstead)
Websitewww.fentonpackaging.co.uk
UPDATE – On-Line Technical
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keeping up-to-date on technical
issues, regulatory changes, as well as
events, meetings and conferences.
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promoting services offered by CBA
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at the special rate of £325 + vat –
less than half the usual cost.
For further information, contact CBA
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New technical officer for ReFaC
ReFaC, CBA’s specialist
regulatory compliance
company, has appointed Kim
Shillington as its new
Technical Officer. She joined
ReFaC on 4 April 2016.
Kim holds a first class BSc
(Hons) degree in Chemistry from
the University of Liverpool.
Since graduating in 2013, she
has worked as a Formulation
Chemist for Domino Printing
Sciences and latterly as a
Development Chemist with AM
Technology.
Kim Shillington
She will join ReFaC’s in-house
team of specialists providing regulatory assistance to UK and overseas
companies in relation to the REACH legislation, the Classification,
Labelling and Packaging Regulations (CLP), biocides regulations, and
toxicology testing.
Memorial service for Lily Whyte
A memorial service for Lily Whyte a founding director of
Whyte Chemicals was held at the United Synagogue
Cemetery, Waltham Abbey, Essex, on 3 April 2016.
Representing CBA at the service were former
Chairman, Francis Osborn, Council Member, Mottie
Kessler, and Chief Executive, Peter Newport.
Laying a commemorative stone, Melvyn Whyte said, “Lily
was the driving force for
the creation of Whyte
Lily Whyte
Chemicals in 1976. She was
enchanting, ageless,
beautiful, kind and caring,
quick witted with a wicked
sense of humour and an
incredible ability to see
deep into one’s soul and
willing to help you with
your problems. Our home
is so empty without her.
Another 50 years with her
would not have been
enough.”
BIOCHEMICA
WINS YOUNG
ACHIEVER AWARD
Water treatment specialist, Biochemica, celebrated
success when its Sales Manager scooped a Young Achiever
Award at the NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster)
Annual Awards Dinner 2016.
Biochemica’s Dr Sandra Rountree was presented with the Young
Achiever Award in the Fine & Speciality Chemicals category. She said,
“I’m honoured to have been chosen as one of this year’s NEPIC
Young Achievers. I am also grateful to Biochemica for their trust in
my methods and confidence in my skills.”
She started her sales career at the company less than four years
ago as a Technical Sales Consultant, responsible for sales in Ireland.
Today, she heads up the company’s national sales force from its
headquarters on Teesside.
Our photograph shows Biochemica Directors Dr Tim Robinson
(left) and Dave Ruddy (right) congratulating Dr Sandra Rountree
(centre) on her Award.
Langley-Smith moves up a gear
London-based Langley-Smith has appointed two new Directors to continue
the company’s expansion of its product range and customer base.
Chris Crow will manage the company’s commercial functions, including sales,
purchasing, customer service, and logistics. He has a background in international business
and law and speaks French and Spanish.
René Smit will lead the company’s expansion initiative and manage the technical aspects
of the business. He is a chemical engineer and previously worked for the Eastman
Chemical Company and Hercules Inc where he was responsible for Resins and Coatings
Divisions, for the EMEA region.
Both Chris Crow and René Smit will report to Managing Director, David Crow, who
will manage the overall direction of the company and investigate new initiatives.
René Smit
Chris Crow