Technical Absorbent’s range of Super Absorbent Fibre SAF products has a new branding strategy. The synonym SAF has always been associated with the technology and a new logo has been introduced to help strengthen this and raise further awareness of the innovative technology, across a wide range of industries.
SAF was first manufactured in the early 1990’s. Since then sales have increased year-on-year and the applications in which it is used have diversified. Growth has been supported by the development and sales of nonwoven fabrics and the company has also had significant commercial interest in superabsorbent yarns from different industries.
“The functionality of our converted products always relate back to the core technology – SAF—and this message is something the company is now keen to reinforce,” explains commercial director Paul Rushton.
“To go back to basics and re-focus on the SAF brand was a decision we made in early 2017. We are already extremely active from a marketing perspective – globally – but there is a real opportunity to enhance this by building brand equity and making SAF synonymous with super absorbency.
“We started working with our marketing agency on this toward the middle of last year and are delighted with the results. The new logo isn’t far removed from the simple wording that the industries we work in are used to, but a fibre-like flick has been introduced to make it more complete.”
The logo will now be used as the umbrella brand on all marketing materials for fiber and all converted product offerings such as SAF Fabric and SAF Yarn. It will also be used to target specific markets like SAF Cable, SAF Hygiene etc. Used in this way, the brand will be continually reinforced and the same levels of product performance will be associated across the company’s complete portfolio.
In addition to the new logo, the company has launched a new marketing campaign which centers on inviting people to explore SAF and understand its benefits in given applications. This campaign will evolve as 2018 progresses.
