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ZOTEK F has been selected as the material of choice by Thompson Aero Seating, a leading supplier of premium aircraft seating, as the lightweight, fire resistant solution for its new high-tech seating range as it offers an estimated 1.6kg reduction in weight per seat.
READ MOREZotefoams, a world leader in cellular material technology, will be aiming high at this year’s Aircraft Interior Expo in Hamburg, Germany with its light weight FR grade foam from the AZOTE® polyolefin foam range.
READ MORETwo days after announcing record results for the year ended 31 December 2018, Zotefoams has been named winner of the Innovation in Technology Award at the prestigious PLC Awards 2018, held on 21 March.
READ MORET-FIT®, a Zotefoams plc business, will be launching its safe, sanitary and simple pipework insulation system, T-FIT® Hygiene, at this year’s International Pharmaceutical Expo (INTERPHEX) in New York, USA.
READ MOREAZOTE® polyolefin foams will take centre stage at this year’s Foam Expo North America in Novi, Michigan (26th – 28th March 2019), highlighting distinctive properties and the isotropic nature that facilitate the production of high-quality finished products for automotive, aviation and healthcare applications.
READ MOREZotefoams will complete a $42 million investment package at its US foam manufacturing site with the commissioning later this year of a second high-pressure autoclave.
READ MOREZotefoams, a world leader in cellular materials technology, reports a sustained increase in demand for its best-in-class high performance product (HPP), ZOTEK® F in advanced light-weighting applications in the aviation sector. Available in flexible, semi-rigid and rigid grades, ZOTEK F foam is manufactured from specialist PVDF engineering polymers to meet the exacting standards of aviation.
READ MOREP-MEC India 12-14 December 2018 India Expo Centre, Greater Noida Booth 16.C54 T-FIT, a Zotefoams plc business, will be setting the standard at this year’s Pharmaceutical Machinery Equipment Convention (P-MEC) in Delhi, India with its leading product, T-FIT Clean. T-FIT is a unique, modular technical pipework insulation system purposely designed for highly controlled production environments.
READ MOREThe delivery of two new High Temperature Low Pressure autoclaves and associated bulk tanks marks another milestone in Zotefoams’ £12 million investment programme to increase foam manufacturing capacity at its UK facility The investment provides flexibility to produce both ZOTEK® High-Performance Products (HPP) and the AZOTE® polyolefin range of foam products. In a recent trading
READ MOREZotefoams Inc. is pleased to announce that Terry Craig has joined its team in the capacity of Management Consultant – Business Development. The move comes as Zotefoams continues a five-year, $42m capacity investment in its North American foam manufacturing operations Terry joins from Norseman Inc. – a major customer of Zotefoams – where he was
READ MORENew Executive Team role to focus on advanced engineering foams and their applications Zotefoams has announced the appointment of James Bridges to the newly-created role of Director of HPP [High Performance Products] business units. James was formerly global commercial director, life science technologies at Johnson Matthey plc. This is a new Executive position with responsibility
READ MOREZotefoams will showcase premium durable foams from the AZOTE® and ZOTEK® ranges at Foam Expo Europe (Deutsche Messe, Hannover, 16-18 October, 2018, booth 431).
READ MOREOutdoor Retailer Summer Market Denver, Colorado – July 23-26. Zotefoams booth #615-LL Outdoor enthusiasts and suppliers of outdoor gear are hitting the trail to Zotefoams Inc’s booth at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market to talk about AZOTE® – the most widely used closed cell foam in the outdoor clothing and equipment sector. On land, AZOTE
READ MOREZotefoams has been named Best Chemicals Plc at the UK Stock Market Awards 2018, repeating its achievement at the 2016 Awards. n Beating five other category nominees to the title, Zotefoams was named winner on a count of votes cast by private investors. The Awards are recognised as a unique measure of true shareholder value
READ MOREAnnounces £23 million initial investment in third foam manufacturing site with a major capacity investment to meet continuing demand for its range of unique, high quality foam products Zotefoams plc, the Croydon, UK-headquartered manufacturer of cellular materials, has announced an investment plan supported by its shareholders. Headlining the plan is a £23 million initial investment
READ MORESix months after its introduction the Zotefoams Graduate Scheme is proving to be a great success. The company has a large R&D function, within which we offer up to four graduate places each year for a two-year structured development scheme. The aim of the programme is to provide a broad business experience and the insight
READ MOREZOTEK® N, Nylon Foams – High Temperature Processing Aids ZOTEK® N Nylon foams have excellent high temperature performance and can be used for temperature spikes up to 200◦C. They exhibit excellent hydrocarbon resistance, insulation properties and can be easily thermoformed into complex shapes making them suitable for many industrial processing applications. For example: 1. Paint/powder coating
READ MOREDeveloping its business through sustained high levels of organic growth, Zotefoams plc has spent the last quarter of a century becoming the world leader in cellular materials technology. Editor Will Daynes from Manufacturing Today Europe interviewed Chief Executive Officer David Stirling to discuss Zotefoams’ growth, investment, business units and the future. Click on the link to read the full article.
READ MOREZotefoams Plc (LON:ZTF) Chief Executive Officer David Stirling caught up with DirectorsTalk for an exclusive interview to discuss their preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2017 Q1: First off, congratulations on delivering a record performance for 2017 in terms of sales and pre-tax profits. David, what’s driven this growth? A1: It was really
READ MOREZotefoams plc (“Zotefoams” or the “Company” or “Group”) £12 million investment planned to boost manufacturing capacity at Croydon facility 14 December 2017 – Zotefoams, a world leader in cellular materials technology, is pleased to announce that it will invest approximately £12 million to increase capacity at its Croydon, UK site. Over the past few years demand
READ MORE13 December, 2017 – Zotefoams announces that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Nike to develop footwear technology and supply materials for the global footwear, apparel and equipment company. Zotefoams, a leader in cellular material technology, will supply high-performance foam materials exclusively to Nike, within the footwear industry. The foams, which are designed for footwear, can be
READ MOREZotefoams is proud to announce its shortlisting for the Innovation in Technology Award at the 2017 PLC Awards. The PLC Awards recognise success and achievement amongst publicly quoted companies listed on the Main Market. Six companies have been shortlisted for the innovation in technology award which considers the application of technology and how it is
READ MOREBuild the foundation for your technical career with us through our internship programme Successful applicants, who will typically be studying materials or chemical engineering, will have the opportunity to work alongside our laboratory technicians assisting with testing for quality control, product and supplier development. Specific projects will be assigned during the internship which will give
READ MOREDavid Stirling, chief executive of Zotefoams Plc (LON:ZTF), tells Proactive they’re a maker of high-end plastic foam materials. ”When you’re making a foam two things matter – what plastic you start with and your foaming process”. ”Almost all of our business centres around using that unique process which is based around high pressure gas technology”. Stirling adds:
READ MOREThis summer, as planned, we launched our first graduate scheme. The programme was devised to meet the growing demand for people with technical backgrounds directly relating to Zotefoams unique process and our materials. 5 leading UK Universities, specialising in materials engineering, worked with us to promote our roles to their students. As a result, we recruited 3
READ MOREZotefoams plc is delighted that RiLuce has selected our premium quality AZOTE® foam to cushion & protect their latest, prestige bio-wine product. RiLuce was founded in Canneto Pavese, Italy by Giorgio E Sonia. Wine connoisseur, Giorgio developed an interest in alchemy and botany and applied this interest to wine production. Through observation, he identified the
READ MOREOn 27 August, 2017 Zotefoams celebrated its 25th anniversary. Growth on every front has been the theme of these challenging and opportunity rich 25 years. Revenue has quadrupled from £14m in 1992 to £57m last year, with growth of 25% in the first half of 2017. In the process, the organisation has transformed from a
READ MOREZotefoams is pleased to announce that there are 2 exciting new opportunities for graduates to join the R&D department at Zotefoams. Our graduates will be part of an entrepreneurial business which can offer many opportunities in the future. In the first year the successful graduate will work in the Technical area with a broad materials
READ MOREIn May 2017, Zotefoams delivered its highest ever manufacturing output, beating it’s previous record set in October 2015, thanks to all the key Zotefoams Croydon business functions. Filippo Pasquini, Managing Director – Europe, is very proud of this achievement and said: “It is important to scale up capacity to meet the ongoing, healthy demand growth
READ MOREThis extra capacity has been created to fulfil the strong demand for the ZOTEK® range of High Performance Products (HPP). Zotefoams has seen significant growth within HPP over the past few years and we anticipate further demand increases particularly for our PEBA and Nylon foams, now being manufactured in larger volumes. Zotefoams’ HPP Business Unit delivered
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