Tim Phelps

SurTec Group

SurTec develops, manufactures and supplies chemical specialities for surface finishing. With its four fields of application Industrial Parts Cleaning, Metal Pre-treatment, Functional and Decorative Electroplating, SurTec covers the full portfolio in this sector. SurTec is a supplier for almost all segments dealing with surface treatment, including Automotive, Transportation, Construction, Electronics & Electrical and Healthcare & Lifestyle. The SurTec Group, headquartered in Bensheim, Germany, has subsidiaries in 22 countries with about 400 employees. It also cooperates with partners who represent SurTec in more than 20 additional countries. To guarantee consistently high product quality, independent of place of manufacture, all production facilities worldwide operate in compliance within internationally recognised standards. Quality controls are performed at every phase of the production process, starting with raw material qualification through further processing, checking of the finished products, shipment and – finally - delivery. SurTec is certified according to ISO 9001 (Quality Management). The additional certifications according to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 respective ISO 45001 emphasise the important corporate goals of ecological friendliness and the conservation of resources. SurTec is a business unit of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities SE & Co. KG, Munich, a 100% subsidiary of Freudenberg SE, based in Weinheim, Germany. Freudenberg is a globally active family-owned company, which was founded over 170 years ago by Carl Johann Freudenberg. Creativity, diversity and innovative strength as well as reliability and responsible action are its success factors. Freudenberg and its 10 Business Groups rely on partnerships with customers in around 60 countries, long-term orientation, financial solidity and the competence and experience of its more than 50,000 employees.