The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) was established in April, 1988 as result of the expanded mandate of the former Leather Research Institute of Nigeria (LERIN) which was established in April, 1976.

The Institute, with its headquarters located at Basawa, Zaria, has four Extension Centres at Jos, Kano, Maiduguri and Sokoto. NARICT is one of the Research Institutes under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. The Institute has on its payroll suitably qualified and highly experienced scientists, technologists and efficient administrative, accounting and other supporting staff. NARICT has modern laboratories with state-of-the-art scientific equipment and machinery to carry out advanced Research and Development (R&D) work in chemicals, leather and allied fields, in addition to sufficient library facilities. It has recorded a number of achievements since its inception. Some of its research results have been semi-commercialized, while others are in the process of being patented or commercialized.

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Services offered by the Institute include...

  1. Preparation of battery electrolytes, and laboratory reagents
  2. Contract tannage of leathers
  3. Market surveys in areas of its mandate

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Pioneering technology from South Africa tested in the UK retail environment for the first time

9th March 2004

TOTAL has become the first petrol retailer in the UK to trial a brand new technological system developed in South Africa designed to enable a swift and rapid response to customer feedback.

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First time ISO 9001 pass for CFS-Europe

CFS-Europe, the developers of the high volume feedback system, assists retail businesses to understand the ever-changing needs of their customers. They realised that it was important to not only to get external confirmation that their processes were efficient, effective and comprehensive, but also to be able to demonstrate this to their clients.

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This Kind of Success Can Be Achieved Only By a Team

“SOME very successful businesses demand a team effort rather than a single founder.” Says; Sean Temlett of the Wits Business School in his analysis of the CFS International Service Tracka.
The use of the Customer Feedback System (CFS) units, which have been placed in twelve TOTAL stores in the home counties, could be expanded to encompass all of TOTAL's entire network of over 900 service stations following an initial three-month trial period.

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