Overview

Payne, established in 2005 from the merger of PP Payne, Morane and Laminex, is a leading provider of coated film, tear tape and security products.

Payne operates from nine sites in seven countries worldwide and employs over 330 people. Within these facilities Payne has access to seven specialist printing presses, including state-of-the-art gravure presses in Nottingham, UK and in Richmond, USA, along with a range of specialist coating and converting equipment.

Payne is an operating company of the Coated & Security Products division of Filtrona plc, the international, market leading speciality plastic and fibre products supplier. With the backing of Filtrona plc, we are able to continually invest in our production facilities and quality procedures ensuring the highest standards of manufacture.

For more information on our range of brand protection, document authentication and personal ID products and solutions please link to our dedicated Payne Security website www.payne-security.com.

Quality & Service

Payne is committed to quality and service. Pursuing a 'first time right' approach, Payne aims to supply products that conform to and meet the highest levels of service, with dedicated teams for all our markets.

In recognition of this Payne has been awarded ISO9001:2000 status at its Banbury, Nottingham, São Paulo and Surabaya sites.

The Environment

As a manufacturer of polymer based products, Payne is sensitive to its environmental obligations. Because of this, it has taken steps to limit waste, improve efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of its production facilities. In recognition of this Payne has been awarded ISO14001:2004 status at its Banbury and Nottingham sites.

Payne is fully aware of the progress on the European REACH regulations. To answer common questions asked by our Customers and Suppliers, we have prepared the following statement:

Payne is committed to complying with the requirements of EC Regulation No. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (commonly known as REACH). These regulations oblige manufacturers and importers of chemical substances to provide a defined set of information to the recently established European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Payne does not manufacture any substances and, under REACH, is classified as a downstream user. It is the responsibility of downstream users to ensure that they only use substances that are registered in accordance with REACH and to ensure that necessary information is passed down the supply chain. The responsibility for registering substances rests with the manufacturer/importer and not with the downstream user. There is an opportunity for manufacturers and importers to pre register substances with ECHA by the deadline of 1 December 2008.

Payne has been seeking assurances from our suppliers that all substances supplied to us will be registered or pre-registered in accordance with REACH (unless the substances in question are exempt from registration). We understand that this will be the case and we will continue to monitor progress towards the deadline of 1^st December 2008.

It is also anticipated that Tear Tapes will be classified as ‘articles’ under REACH. The obligations for article producers under REACH have yet to be finalised, and Payne continues to monitor developments to ensure that we comply with the relevant regulations.