24/VOL. 1 |5 th September 2024

A MESSAGE FROM OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR...

Welcome to Techsil’s newsletter. I’m sorry it’s been some time but I hope you’ve had a lovely summer.

We’ve been really busy and since I last wrote and we’re working on our next acquisition in our Adhesives & Tapes space. It’s great to have the support of Diploma’s M&A team for these projects.

I’m delighted to have acquired TECHNISiL Gmbh in Germany and I am looking forward to building this business in Germany further.

Flick through the articles below and you will see some exciting news on bio-degradable adhesive and some Sustainability Awards won by our key suppliers.

I am pleased the UK election cycle is over and look forward to later this year when the US election result will be clearer. I dearly wish the two wars going on could come to a negotiated settlement too.The Red Sea crisis is also delaying supply chains and forcing costs higher. Let’s hope for more geo-political stability as the year ends and we enter 2025.

Consumer inflation seems to be coming down. I hope this filters through to raw materials soon but there is no sign yet. We are holding high stocks due to a softening in demand in the EV sector but I am pleased to see the Aerospace sector continues to go from strength to strength.

You will read that we have committed to more warehousing space and are building a modern production facility to provide more capacity for filling adhesives into customised packaging solutions.

My business confidence level is high for the second half of 2024. This is mirrored by the PMI’s & reports I read, and the outlook for UK Manufacturing is positive.

Enjoy our Newsletter!

AUTOMOTIVE FOCUS

8-10^th OCTOBER 2024

TECHSiL EXPANDS INTO GERMANY; welcoming back TECHNISiL GmbH

Earlier this year TECHSiL acquired TECHNISiL GmbH, a Momentive Distributor based in Germany who focus on supplying adhesive solutions to the Aerospace, Aviation and Defence Industry. Shortly after the acquisition we welcomed Jürgen Eberhardt to the Team as National (Germany) Sales Manager.

Together with Chris Dilley (TECHSiL MD) and a technical representative from Momentive, Jürgen will be exhibiting at the AIRTEC show in Augsburg next month (8^th – 10^th October). AITEC is an international fair for Aerospace, Future Air Mobility, Defence & Security and New Space with focus on innovation and technology development.

For more information on TECHNISiL, please visit their site.

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THE WORLD'S FIRST FULLY-CERTIFIED BIODEGRADABLE ADHESIVE

TECBOND 214B

Tecbond 214B is the world’s first fully-certified biodegradable shaped hot melt adhesive. Available in all shaped stick formats, tecbond 214B is designed to biodegrade in the presence of oxygen, UV light and heat.

CERTIFIED TO:

ASTM D6400, EN13432, ASTM D6954 and ASTM D6866

Do you require biodegradable glue for applications beyond packaging?

LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BIODEGRADABLE ADHESIVE?

Looking for a different kind of biodegradable adhesive, reach out and speak to our technical team about other sustainable adhesives in our range.

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WAREHOUSING & RE-PACK EXPANSION

TECHSiL has experienced rapid growth over the last few years, both organically and through acquisition. With exciting plans to keep growing we’ve expanded our presence in Bidford on Avon, taking over an additional 3 units just over the way from our current base. These new units will give us > 60% additional warehousing space; double our Production & Repack capacity and we will be kitted out with state of the art equipment and technology to offer a best in class re-pack service.

With this new space, we aim to enhance the services we already offer further – streamlining our operations and accommodating increasing demand for our products with no disruption to our existing customers.

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TECHSiL's suppliers rock the top 3 spots in the EcoVadis Sustainability Ranking!

EcoVadis partners with over 1,200 sustainable procurement programs worldwide, assisting companies in improving sustainability throughout their supply chains.

For reference, EcoVadis assigns medals according to percentile rankings:

Platinum – Top 1% (99+ percentile)
Gold – Top 5% (95+ percentile)
Silver – Top 15% (85+ percentile)
Bronze – Top 35% (65+ percentile)

PLATINUM MEDAL

Henkel in the first percentile of all companies assessed by EcoVadis, earning a Platinum Medal with a score of 78/100

TOP 1%

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GOLD MEDAL

Momentive among the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis in terms of their sustainability efforts. the company has been awarded the EcoVadis GOLD medal two years in a row!

TOP 5%

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SILVER MEDAL

Power Adhesives Ltd has been awarded the prestigious Silver Medal by EcoVadis, placing them among the top 15% of companies assessed by EcoVadis over the past year.

Top 15%

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Delivering Value Responsibly at TECHSiL

we are continually looking to improve and grow our sustainability

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