The appointment strengthens our ability to support customers in medical, defense and industrial markets, where material selection, fabrication quality and repeatable performance are critical to finished component performance. 

Based in St Louis Park, Minnesota, Flextech is a specialized foam fabricator, experienced in the design, development and manufacture of custom engineered foam components. The company’s capabilities include skiving, die cutting, lamination, compression moulding, vacuum forming and encapsulation moulding, supporting critical applications across medical and defense/personal protection markets. 

With a focus on medical applications, the partnership provides our medical customers in North America with a clear route to specialized fabrication support for components used in products such as orthopaedic supports and bracing components, medical support and positioning, wearable medical device housings and medical device packaging. 

Through the partnership, Flextech will also support defense-related personal protection markets in providing components to military tactical and law enforcement customers, where safety, comfort, durability and reliable in-service performance are mission-critical.  

Additonally, Flextech supports industrial markets by providing custom fabricated or thermoformed insulation components, gaskets and seals, protective packaging and case inserts.

Our recently launched Global Approved Partner Programme provides a structured framework for working with select fabricators, distributors and specialist partners across Europe, North America and Asia. It is designed to strengthen service delivery across markets and applications, giving customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet our stringent technical and commercial standards. 

Flextech’s appointment reflects Zotefoams industry-led approach to partner selection. By working with specialist fabricators in priority sectors, the programme is designed to help customers access the right combination of material performance, fabrication knowledge and regional support. 

The announcement marks the latest North American milestone for Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Program, furthering our ambition to work more closely with specialist partners across priority application areas. 

For more information on the Global Approved Partner Program, visit here.

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The appointment strengthens Zotefoams capability in engineered industrial packaging, with a particular focus on protective foam inserts, trays and case solutions for high-value equipment, tools, technical components and defence-related applications where product protection, identification and reliable handling are critical. 

Polyformes, part of Macfarlane Packaging since 2024,  is one of Europe’s largest polyethylene (PE) foam converters and a specialist manufacturer, supplier and converter of high-performance foam products. With more than four decades of experience, the business provides bespoke foam packaging, trays and inserts, engineered parts, cases, bags and boxes for customers across industrial and technical markets.

Polyformes brings advanced converting capability, including machining, moulding, thermoforming, waterjet cutting, splitting, skiving, printing, die cutting, laser engraving and bespoke flight case making. This capability enables technical foam materials to be converted into precision-engineered packaging and component solutions for applications where equipment protection, repeatable fit and durability are critical. 

This appointment formalises a long-standing relationship between Zotefoams and Polyformes and is the latest in a host of partnerships designed to connect customers with specialist partners that combine material understanding, fabrication expertise and local market knowledge through Zotefoams Gobal Approved Partner Programme. 

The partnership strengthens Zotefoams ability to support industrial packaging customers across EMEA through a specialist fabrication partner with established conversion expertise, technical understanding and customer reach. For Polyformes, the appointment provides closer alignment with Zotefoams wider materials portfolio and technical expertise, creating a stronger platform for future growth across industrial and defence-related sectors. 

The recently-launched Global Partner Programme provides a structured framework for working with select fabricators, distributors and specialist partners across Europe, North America and Asia. It is designed to strengthen service delivery across markets and applications, giving customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet Zotefoams stringent technical and commercial standards.  

The announcement marks a key milestone in the EMEA expansion of Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Programme and signals how the company intends to work more closely with specialist partners across priority markets and applications. 

For more information on Zotefoams Global Partner Programme, visit here.

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Manufacturers across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe now have a formally approved, locally supported route to Zotefoams advanced foam materials. kristoFOAM Industries, Worldwide Foam and Ramfoam — each part of the Jacobs & Thompson (J&T) family of companies — have joined the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Programme, giving customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet Zotefoams’ technical and commercial standards. 

The three appointments reflect the depth of J&T’s existing relationship with Zotefoams: 

• kristoFOAM Industries, based in Concord, Ontario, has one of the longest standing relationships within the Zotefoams network, dating back over 50 years. The company is a precision foam moulder operating a proprietary hybrid compression and fusion moulding process to produce complex moulded components for some of the most demanding applications in North America. kristoFOAM’s customers span automotive Tier 1 suppliers — including BMW, Ford, General Motors and Tesla — military and defense, electronics, UAV platforms and medical, with products ranging from NVH gaskets and seals to MIL-SPEC protective packaging and ESD solutions.  

• Worldwide Foam, North America’s fastest-growing closed-cell foam supplier, has been a Zotefoams Platinum Distributor since 2018, operating seven locations across Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, California, Canada and Mexico, with an 8-million board foot inventory and guaranteed one-day lead times.  

• Ramfoam, headquartered in the West Midlands in the UK, is Europe’s largest supplier of cross-linked polyethylene foam, with extensive experience in foam conversion, stockholding and application-led packaging support across sectors including healthcare, construction, electronics, aerospace, defence and conservation. A sister operation, Ramfoam Containers Manufacturing, based in Dubai, extends J&T’s foam conversion and distribution capability into the Middle East.  

While Worldwide Foam distributes Zotefoams raw materials across North America, kristoFOAM and Ramfoam convert and mould those materials into finished components and products, a distinction that reflects the breadth of capability now within the Global Approved Partner Programme. 

Each appointment brings a long-standing materials relationship within Zotefoams’ structured framework for quality, technical support and customer service standards.

kristoFOAM holds IATF 16949 certification for automotive applications, ISO certification for military and defence, and TISAX certification for automotive information security, with a Controlled Goods / ITAR certification pending in 2026. Components are produced to OEM specifications or MIL-SPEC standards, depending on the application.

Meanwhile, Worldwide Foam’s appointment to the Global Approved Partner Programme comes as the company adds an in-house ASTM D3575-certified testing lab to service customers needing further insight to North American standards and requirements.  

Zotefoams materials are used by globally recognised manufacturers including Boeing, Airbus and Nike in applications where consistent performance, weight reduction and durability are non-negotiable. Through the Global Approved Partner Programme, all three J&T partners give customers direct access to those materials, supported by local stockholding, processing capability and the technical expertise to specify them correctly for end-use applications. 

Partners in the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Programme are assessed against defined criteria covering quality systems, market reach, stockholding, customer support and alignment with Zotefoams’ technical and commercial standards.  

More information on the Global Approved Partner Programme is available here.

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American Converters Inc. (AMCON) has joined the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Program, giving customers across the U.S. direct access to Zotefoams advanced foam materials through a partner with regional stockholding, conversion capability and local technical support. 

Based in Minnesota and Colorado, AMCON is a fabricator of foam for industrial manufacturers and serves the packaging, industrial, healthcare and marine sectors. For buyers specifying foam for protective packaging, industrial dunnage, case inserts or other performance-critical applications, AMCON’s participation in the Program  means faster access to the right material selection, all supported by a team with on-the-ground application knowledge. 

Partners in the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Program are assessed against defined criteria covering quality systems, application knowledge, stockholding and customer support. That process means customers can source through AMCON with confidence that the materials, and the service behind them, meet Zotefoams standards. 

The Zotefoams approved partner network spans Europe and Asia as well as North America. For more information, visit here.

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E&H Laminating & Slitting Company has joined the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Program as an Approved Fabricator-Aerospace, providing North American aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), airlines, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, and the growing space industry with a U.S.-based fabrication route for Zotefoams advanced foam materials. The partnership is backed by E&H’s 50 years of precision conversion experience. 

Based in Paterson, N.J., E&H is a Boeing Approved Supplier and has built its reputation supplying foam products and fire retardant adhesive systems to some of the industry’s most demanding programs, where regulatory compliance and rapid response are requirements, not differentiators.

Zotefoams materials are already specified in programs by major manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus, where critical performance requirements like weight reduction, material consistency, and fire safety are paramount. E&H’s designation as an Approved Fabricator-Aerospace assures end-users that materials sourced through E&H meet Zotefoams consistency and performance requirements throughout the supply chain. Partners in the Global Approved Partner Program are assessed against defined criteria covering quality systems, application knowledge, and stockholding. 

The Zotefoams approved partner network spans Europe, Asia and North America. For more information on the program and how to source materials through E&H, visit here. 

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The appointment strengthens Zotefoams route to market for construction and insulation applications, with a particular focus on T-FIT® closed-cell foam pipe insulation for controlled production environments, including cleanrooms, aseptic areas and high-temperature processing facilities.

Based in Cork, Ireland, with its T-FIT® distribution and operations centre in Cwmbran, South Wales, ESI Technologies Group is a leading supplier of process equipment and specialist insulation solutions to the biotech, pharmaceutical, chemical, semiconductor and food and beverage industries across Ireland and the UK. With more than 100 years of industry experience, the business also supports customers in the nuclear, power and oil and gas sectors in the UK.

ESI Technologies Group has more than 20 years’ experience supplying T-FIT® solutions, with a long-established customer base across highly regulated and performance-critical industries. The company is already a significant distributor of Zotefoams materials, with deep sector knowledge in environments where insulation performance, hygiene, reliability and compliance are critical. This appointment formalises a long-standing and proven relationship, built over two decades of successful T-FIT® supply and application expertise, and creates a clearer route for European customers seeking specialist support for T-FIT® applications.

T-FIT® forms part of Zotefoams wider construction and insulation offering, which supports applications including heating and hot water systems, HVAC, roof and wall insulation, and pipe insulation. Across these applications, the materials are designed to help customers balance durability, installation performance and long-term reliability.

The partnership strengthens Zotefoams ability to support construction and insulation customers in Europe through a specialist distribution partner with established process industry expertise, technical understanding and customer reach. For ESI Technologies Group, the appointment provides closer alignment with Zotefoams wider materials portfolio and technical expertise, creating a stronger platform for future collaboration.

The recently launched Global Partner Programme provides a structured framework for working with select fabricators, distributors and specialist partners across Europe, North America and Asia. It is designed to strengthen service delivery across markets and applications, giving customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet Zotefoams stringent technical and commercial standards. 

The announcement marks a key milestone in the European expansion of Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Programme and signals how the company intends to work more closely with specialist partners across priority markets and applications.

For more information on the Global Partner Programme, visit here.

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Zotefoams materials are used in medical, pharmaceutical, and military applications where cleanliness and material properties are critical to life saving products and technologies. UFP Technologies’ appointment to the Global Partner Program extends access to those same materials across a broader range of applications and sectors, supported by a network of 21 global locations including Puerto Rico, Ireland, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic.

Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Newburyport, Mass., UFP Technologies works with customers from early-stage design and engineering through to full-scale production. Its advanced components division covers equipment protection and packaging, acoustic and thermal insulation, fluid and air management, comfort and support, and trim and structural components, all applications where the performance characteristics of Zotefoams materials, including consistent cell structure, low weight and chemical resistance, are directly relevant.

For customers working across those sectors, the appointment means access to Zotefoams advanced foam materials through a partner capable of taking a specification from concept to finished component under one roof.

Partners in the Zotefoams Global Approved Partner Program are assessed against defined criteria covering quality systems, application knowledge, manufacturing capability and customer support standards. For end users, that process means materials and fabrication services sourced through UFP Technologies meet Zotefoams performance and consistency requirements. 

More information on the Global Approved Partner Program is here. 

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The Group reports strong trading in the period, with overall revenue increasing by 26% year-on-year to £64.1 million. Performance reflects robust demand across key markets and the contribution from Overseas Konstellation Company (OKC), offsetting the anticipated moderation in Footwear.

Trading performance in the period

In EMEA, revenue increased 24% year-on-year to £50.1 million, driven by the £9.8 million contribution from OKC. The underlying EMEA business was stable against a strong comparator (£40.4m) which benefited from exceptionally high Footwear volumes. Footwear, which is the largest component of the Consumer and Lifestyle vertical, saw revenues moderate as expected. Transport & Smart Technologies, including aviation, space, and automotive applications, continued to grow maintaining the momentum observed last year.

North America achieved strong growth, with revenue of £12.1 million, up 30% organically year-on-year. This reflects the benefit of recently expanded capacity from our second low-pressure vessel and demand in Consumer & Lifestyle and Transport & Smart Technologies verticals.

Asia also delivered good growth, with revenue of £1.9 million, roughly double the prior year period. The Group continues to invest in Vietnam and South Korea with operations expected to commence towards the end of the year.

This momentum, together with the continued focus on operational improvements and cost efficiency, have supported margins in the period in line with expectations. Cash generation has been similarly robust, reflecting our ongoing focus on working capital efficiency.

The Group continued to make progress on its key strategic initiatives. The integration of OKC is in line with plan. Major growth projects in Asia remain on track, with construction of the new Vietnam facility and the Footwear Innovation Centre in South Korea progressing as expected. The Group is advancing the use of AI to drive productivity and innovation, and the Global Approved Partners programme has launched with initial partners announced across key industries and regions.

2026 Outlook

The Board is encouraged by the solid start to 2026 and its full-year expectations remain unchanged.  Whilst mindful of elevated uncertainty in the macroeconomic backdrop, we continue to expect demand in key target markets, together with the contribution from OKC, to more than offset the moderation in Footwear.

The Group is actively monitoring the impacts of instability in the Middle East, has taken steps to mitigate the impact of raw materials and other cost movements, and is well-positioned to adapt to evolving conditions.

The Board remains confident in the Group’s full year expectations and long-term prospects.

“Our focus on innovation, pricing and cost discipline continues to underpin performance. With trading in the first four months in line with the Board’s expectations, we remain confident in delivering our full-year objectives, supported by a strong balance sheet and continued demand across our key target markets.”

Note: The Board notes that current market expectations for the year ended 31 December 2026, prior to release of this trading statement, are revenue of £190.8m and adjusted profit before tax of £26.3m.

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Fabrice has been with Zotefoams for more than 20 years and brings deep knowledge of the business, its customers and its markets to the role. During that time, he has held a series of commercial positions across the organisation and played an important role in developing T-FIT® and Zotefoams’ aviation presence in Europe. He takes on EMEA leadership at a point when Zotefoams sees significant opportunity across the region, supported by a broader product portfolio, the recent OKC acquisition, and a growing customer pipeline.

Over in the States, Jason joins Zotefoams with more than two decades of experience in speciality polymers and technical materials, having held senior roles at international businesses serving sectors including aerospace, medical and semiconductor. He takes on the role as Zotefoams sharpens its commercial focus in the region and places greater emphasis on customer proximity, market development and alignment with customer needs.

The appointments also reflect a wider shift in how Zotefoams is aligning its commercial structure to growth opportunities in-market, with North America identified as a strategically important growth market and Europe seen as a strong base for the business.

They follow a series of recent moves to strengthen regional customer support, including the rollout of its Global Approved Partner Programme across Europe, North America and Asia. The initiative provides a structured framework for working with select fabricators, distributors and specialist partners across Europe, North America and Asia. It is designed to strengthen service delivery across markets and applications, giving customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet Zotefoams stringent technical and commercial standards. 

For more information about Zotefoams, visit: https://www.zotefoams.com/

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We have worked with Technifab for more than 20 years across aerospace applications including flex hoses, ECS ducting and window seals. Now, formalising our relationship through the programme provides our customers with a clearer route to approved fabrication support in a strategically important market.

Based in Avon, Ohio, Technifab brings specialist aerospace manufacturing capability and experience in fabricating high-performance foam components for demanding applications. Their appointment will strengthen how we support customers in North America by combining our advanced foam materials with approved regional fabrication expertise.

Our recently launched Global Partner Programme provides a structured framework for working with select fabricators, distributors and specialist partners across Europe, North America and Asia. It is designed to strengthen our service delivery across markets and applications, giving our customers a clear and reliable route to partners that meet Zotefoams stringent technical and commercial standards. 

Through our work together to date, Zotefoams materials have supported lighter-weight aerospace applications where repeatable performance matters. Technifab has worked with ZOTEK® F to produce complex aerospace components that support original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements around weight, performance and manufacturability.

The announcement marks an early North American milestone for Zotefoams Global Partner Programme and signals how the company intends to work more closely with specialist partners across priority aerospace markets.

For more information on the Global Partner Programme, visit our Partners page.

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