The technical and commercial activities of the Society are many and varied. These range from responsibilities on new secretariatships and involvement in the development of international standards, to the sale and marketing of a wide range of products for use in colour measurement and colour fastness testing. The department also aims to answer technical enquiries (in 1999 over 700 enquiries were received), the majority of which are related to colour fastness and dye matters. As a response to this, a future project for this website will be a ''Technical FAQ'' section. Training is also an important part of the technical work of the Society, with various courses available.

Vision: To provide excellence in all aspects of colour fastness testing, colour measurement and industrially-related activities relevant to the Society.

For general enquiries regarding the SDC Technical and Commercial activities, please email: techinfo@sdc.org.uk