> Home > About > News > Quality > People > Links > Contact Us September 2020 - Three inspiring Surrey teens lead £100k charity projects to provide 10,000 hand sanitisers to food banks nationwide during lockdown Newport London, UK – 7th September 2020: Newport Industries a chemical distribution company with offices in London, Shanghai and Miami, has launched a new charity initiative providing food banks across the UK with free hand sanitisers to help those most affected by Covid-19. The coronavirus pandemic has left many people out of work, and many unable to afford basic food or hygiene supplies, including hand sanitiser: demand for food banks across the UK is, sadly, soaring. Access to hand sanitisers is vital to help curb the progress of the virus and ultimately, save lives. After reading that some foodbanks had over 3,000 extra people requiring support each day, Surrey teens Anushka Patel (19), her sister Anika Patel (17) and cousin Sasha Mehmet (16) decided to spend the time they had planned to spend in internships and work experience placements this summer tackling the crisis on the ground, by providing hand sanitisers to food banks. The inspiring young women realised that Newport Industries was perfectly placed to offer its manufacturing and distribution expertise to foodbanks by distributing free hand sanitisers. About the campaign To begin the campaign, the girls researched both nationwide and independent foodbanks to gain an understanding of the severity of help needed in each area. They will be delivering hand sanitisers to these foodbanks across the UK, including ones in London, Yorkshire and Liverpool, helping over 35,000 people. So far, 7,800 1L bottles of hand sanitisers have already been delivered. Revolutions Transport, in Cheshire, have provided their support and have been managing the storage of the products free of charge as well as managing the distribution of the hand sanitisers on a heavily discounted basis to all the participating food banks across the UK. ABAC Liverpool have also offered their support to the charity by helping to bring in goods for distribution at a heavily discounted price to ensure as many hand sanitisers as possible reach local food banks across the country. The campaign launched this September with the first hand sanitisers hand delivered by the team to Bounds Green Food Bank in London on the 3rd September. On their decision to set up the charity, Anushka and Anika Patel say, “During lockdown we spent a lot of time watching the news and seeing that the demand for food banks had increased. At the same time, our dad, who works in the chemical industry, was receiving multiple phone calls a day asking for specific components needed to make hand sanitisers. The price of the components had risen by tenfold which then increased the prices of the hand sanitisers themselves. This led us to propose the idea of bringing in hand sanitiser and donating them to food banks and people who need it most.” Anika Patel “We then started to research which areas had higher coronavirus rates than the rest of the country, and also which areas had been badly hit by the increase in unemployment. It was important for us to help as many different groups of people as possible, which is why we contacted a variety of religious groups who were also helping their local community. We have also tried to contact a number of independent food banks, who may have not received as much funding and donations throughout the pandemic.” Anushka Patel Sasha Mehmet says, “We really wanted to be able to help those who had been hit the hardest by pandemic, especially those with large families as well as individuals. We thought that if people were unable to pay for food then how were they meant to pay for sanitisers which would protect them against the virus. We anticipate that we will help over 35,000 people by the end of this project which will help the individuals themselves and also aid to reduce spread of Covid-19” About the girls The Covid-19 health crisis has affected many different areas of people’s lives and for the younger generations, this has also meant a lack of work experience opportunities which are vital for career prospects and gaining a thorough understanding of their chosen professions. Anushka Patel, age 19, was studying Industrial Economics at Nottingham University when the pandemic struck, with an internship at a top company lined up to help her gain valuable insight into her subject area. Unfortunately, the nationwide lockdown meant that this opportunity was cancelled and Anushka was forced to work from home alongside her sister Anika, age 17, who was studying for her A-levels with the hopes of getting a place at university to study politics. Sisters Anushka and Anika, whose dad owns Newport Industries, and their cousin, Sasha, age 16, who is currently studying her GCSEs, decided that they wanted to use their time off to help others while also gaining valuable work experience which would otherwise have been impossible during lockdown. March 2019 - European Coatings Show Newport will again exhibit at the European Coating Show exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany between 19th - 21st March, Hall 7, Stand 225. February 2017 - European Coatings Show (April 2017) Newport will exhibit at the European Coating Show exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany between 4th-6th April, Hall 7, Stand 225. This year we will include a new range of high performance polymer emulsions from Laiex, our Spanish partner. January 2017 - Bulk Powder Terminals Update - The structures for the warehouses are complete for 56,000 square feet, capable of holding 5000 big bags and 1500 pallets. Foundations and piling are complete, with completion of Silos by end July 2017. December 2016 - Medecins Sans Frontieres Newport donates funds to Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors with Borders, especially in a tumultuous year of wars and famine. February 2016 – Newport launches new website for Bulk Powder Terminals Newport has established a website dedicated to the new bulk powder facility at Canada Dock in Liverpool. http://www.drybulk-powder.com January 2015 – Newport announces a £7m investment over 5 years A new bulk handling facility with its own deep water terminal at Canada Dock has been announced. Phase 1 to be completed by end of 2017. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/runcorn-docks-operation-form-all-10739492 September 2015 – The 2015 European Adhesive and Sealant Conference Sales Director, Andrew Saunders will be attending this conference as a delegate: http://www.feica-conferences.com/. "The FEICA Conference and EXPO is the premier event for Europe's adhesive and sealant industry, providing essential insights into the key issues affecting the industry and ample networking opportunities for formulators and raw material suppliers to discuss the latest trends and wider business environment". July 2015 – Ciner Group (Eti Soda) acquires OCI Resources (OCI Wyoming, USA) It has been annouced earlier this week that the Ciner Group, our principle for the Soda Ash supplies, will acquire a majority controlling interest in OCI. OCI is the 2nd largest producer of natural soda ash from Trona in the United States, with a capacity of 3.5 million short tons. This will increase total capacity of Soda Ash production to 7.5 million tons by 2018, this will include the planned expansion of the existing facility in Beypazari (Turkey) and the new facility based in Kazan (Turkey). Ciner will be the only manufacturer to supply natural soda ash from 2 continents and 3 world class facilities. June 2015 – IHS Soda Ash Conference, Barcelona 30th September 2015 Newport will be present at the conference and will submit and present a presentation ' Soda Ash and the Supply-Chain'. Present at the conference will be Raj Patel, Andrew Smart and Bill Whittaker. June 2015 – Newport sponsors British Glass Conference 2015 Newport is sponsoring the British Glass Association annual conference to be held in Manchester on Friday 12th June 2015. June 2015 – Eti Soda Expansion Our partners Eti Soda announced expansion of their soda ash production facilities from 1 million tons to 4 million tons, first phase to be completed by second half of 2017. January 2015 - Corporate Video Newport Industries corporate video has been uploaded to Youtube. Please use the link to view: http://youtu.be/CGRpzDzvCUU December 2014 – Office move Newport has moved to larger offices in Richmond Upon Thames. Our new office address is 2nd Floor, Spencer House, 23 Sheen Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, TW9 1BN. Our new contact numbers are Tel: 0208 332 2519 and Fax: 0208 940 6691 September 2014 - Bill Whittaker, Sales Manager to UK & Ireland - Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate and Sodium Sulphate Bill joins us with a wealth of experience in the glass, detergents and chemical industries. July 2014 – New Bristol Warehouse We have established a new stocking location in Bristol, within the Port area. The warehouse will enable us to deliver to clients in the South-West of England, and surrounding areas. Please contact Neil Porter our General Manager for further details. July 2014 – FEICA Conference Newport will be attending the FEICA conference to be held in Berlin. European Adhesive & Sealant Conference & EXPO 2014, 17-19 September 2014, Berlin, Germany July 2014 – Soda Ash Conference Newport will be attending the World Soda Ash conference to be held in Shanghai. 2014 World Soda Ash Conference and Workshop in Shanghai, China on 16-18 September, 2014. June 2014 – New Bristol Warehouse We have established a new stocking location in Bristol, within the Port area. The warehouse will enable us to deliver to clients in the South-West of England, and surrounding areas. Please contact Neil Porter our General Manager for further details. March 2014 - Newport Industries does Sports Relief and raises £1695 Nine staff members from Newport Industries took part in a Sports Relief run on Sunday 23rd March 2014 in Osterley running 1, 3 or 6 miles. We managed to raise a grand total of £1695 for a great cause. February 2014 – 200,000 MTs of chemicals to be imported in 2014 With recent changes in Soda Ash and Sodium Bicarbonate markets in the UK, Newport expects to exceed record volumes with several further stock locations within the UK. January 2014 – Glenn Campbell, Sales Manager – Life Sciences Glenn joins us to head the life sciences division, to promote and develop fine chemicals within the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. January 2014 – New General Manager appointed Neil Porter joins us from FMCG and previously from an international chemical producer with over 25 years experience in operations management. Initially Neil will be overlooking business processes, logistics and supply chains. September 2012 - Resins Div exhibit at the World Adhesives Conference We will be attending the World Adhesives Conference in Paris, as active members of BASA and one of the premiere suppliers of Resins and Rosins to the European market. August 2012 – Andrew Smart to head the Feed Div Andrew Smart will join end September to head the Feed Division, sales of Sodium Bicarbonate, Copper Sulphate and Sodium Sulphate all FEMAS approved. September 2011 – New Finance Director Michael Citroen has joined Newport, he brings with him a wealth of experience, especially in reporting and financial aspects of SME's. Wishing him luck in this new appointment June 2011 Promoted to Directors Both Andrew Saunders (Resins & Rosins) and Kamal Patel (Personal Care & Cosmetics) are to be appointed Directors. We thank them for all their hard work in the previous years and may they continue to help the company from strength to strength January 2010 New Feed division established We announce a new division to be established for the Feed Industry, focusing on the commodity chemicals for UK & Irish markets. Expected volumes for this year will be expected approx 3000 metric tons, with up to 5000 metric tons y end of 2011. July 2009 – Soda Ash & Sodium Bicarbonate Newport appointed the UK and Irish distributor for Eti Soda, a new $400m facility started production this month. Newport expect to take their first shipment within the next month. Newport Industries Ltd © 2012 - 2021 All Rights Reserved Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 2519 - Email: sales@newport-industries.com Terms of Business Modern Slavery Act