Historical Information
1974 - First commercial sales of Saffil fibre for industrial insulation applications
1978 - Received the Queen’s Award for Technology
1980 - First commercial sale of Saffil fibre into catalytic converter substrate support systems
1985 - First commercial sales of Saffil fibre preforms for MMC piston & engine block reinforcement
1995 - Received the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1999 - Achieved QS 9000 - Quality Systems Registration
2000 - Acquired Fibre Techniques Ltd to provide a Tier 2 status in catalyst support mats
2001 - Formation of Saffil Automotive Ltd as a separate company
2003 - Formation of Saffil Japan Ltd (Tokyo)
2005 - Achieved TS 16949 Quality Systems Registration