As the 1 June 2008 date for the opening of Reach pre-registration draws closer, more businesses are looking for expert service companies to assist them in the implementation of the Reach regulation
Refac says it is seeing an increasing need for Reach third party representative services.
While pre-registration itself is not likely to be the most labour intensive step in the Reach process, it will require the use of valuable resources that might otherwise be spent in developing or servicing the day to day business of a company.
Recognising such resource issues resulting from Reach, Refac is seeing an increased uptake in its third party representative (TPR) services.
The latest companies to adopt these services include Norkem and Whyte Chemicals.
Mike Smith, chairman of Norkem, commented: "The Reach regulation increases the workload on staff across the company.
"It requires the input of technical staff to identify the substances that will require registration and collate the required information and commercial staff to engage with the customer base to allay any concerns regarding ongoing supply of materials and suppliers to establish their intent regarding continue supply.
"To be able to call on the services of Refac will alleviate many of the practical issues regarding pre-registration.
"Further along the process we anticipate using Refac to provide the regulatory expertise and practical services for the preparation of technical dossiers and SIEF negotiations".
Through Refac's third party services, a company may elect to register its products through Refac and maintain anonymity in the process or use the expertise of Refac but register under its own name.
Retaining confidential business information is a key issue under Reach.
As Refac is not a commercial chemical business, selling substances across industries, it says this confidentiality of data can be assured.
