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Contents

Introduction 4The UK Plastics Industry Key Facts 5Key Strengths of the UK Plastics Industry 6The UK’s Plastics Heritage 9Innovations from the UK 10Achieving a Low Carbon Economy 12Guide to UK Companies 16

Additives Supliers 17 Injection Moulders 18 Masterbatch 20 Packaging 21 Polymer Distributors & Compounders 22 Rotational Moulders 23 Recycling 24 Business Support Network 26UK Companies: contact details 24

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IntroduCtIon

he modern commercial plastics industry was created in the UK in the 19th century and it is not

surprising that the UK is a growing and innovative force in the global plastics industry. This document aims to explain why it makes good business sense to establish a dialogue with UK plastics companies and to develop business with them.

At the end of this guide are the contact details for the leading plastics firms from the UK including materials suppliers, equipment manufacturers, plastics processors, recyclers and service providers.

This Guide has been compiled by the British Plastics Federation (BPF). Established in 1933 the BPF is the principal trade association for the UK plastics industry and is composed of over 450 members, encompassing the whole plastics industry supply chain. Its website, www.bpf.co.uk is a portal to the entire UK plastics industry and is the leading plastics industry website in the English language.

The BPF plays a critical role in the presentation of the UK plastics industry to global markets. Its website is the best conduit into its capabilities from where interested parties can be signposted to the technologies and services relevant to them. Some indication of the breadth of the UK plastics industry can be ascertained via the Industry Directory (available at http://directory.bpf.co.uk/) which features the names and contact details of over 2,000 UK plastics firms.

The BPF worked in close collaboration with UK Trade & Investment (UKT&I) on the production of this Guide, as it did with its companion-piece ‘Sustainable Manufacturing in Plastics Processing’, a Guide showcasing the UK plastics industry as a global centre of excellence in the sustainable manufacturing of plastics. This is available for download at www.sustainablemanufacturing.co.uk.

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New materials technologies are crucial to the revival of UK manufacturing and to sustaining innovation in sectors such as the modern built environment, transport, security, healthcare, sports, energy, electronics and retail. Materials are essential to underpin the technological advancement of most value-adding sectors in the UK economy and the drive for zero waste, low carbon emission and resource efficiency.

The UK has particular strengths in traditional materials such as plastics and rubber, enjoys world-class levels of competence in designing with these materials and also in the newer areas of advanced composites, technical textiles, smart, multi-functional, electronic, natural and bio-compatible materials. Meanwhile UK research, standards and metrology institutions have a similarly high reputation for their success in the generation of knowledge and understanding across a wide range of materials.

As one of the Technology Strategy Board’s Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs), the Materials KTN has been connecting materials scientists, technologists, producers, users and product designers to create and exploit the opportunities presented by new developments in materials, including those influenced by the major shift to deliver new products and services with lower environmental impact across their lifecycle or the need to meet consumer demands for smarter product functionalities.

ContaCt:Dr Robert QuarshieDirector, Materials KTNE-mail: [email protected]: www.materialsktn.net

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North East 5%Northern Ireland 4%

North West 12%

East Midlands 10%

West Midlands 12%

East England 10%

Wales 6%

London 5%

South East 12%South West 9%

Yorkshire &Humberside 10%

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the uK PlastICs IndustrY KeY faCts

he UK plastics manufacturing sector is large and it constitutes an important UK economic

strength. It has an annual sales turnover of over £19 billion. In 2011, the UK exported £6.7bn of plastic and plastics products, a 13% increase from 2010. In total it accounts for 7% of UK manufacturing activity, greater than the automotive and pharmaceutical industries combined.

There are some 7500 firms engaged in the plastics industry of which about 3000 are ‘primary processors’, that is companies engaged in the melt processing of plastics raw materials and in the production of semi-finished or finished goods.

The industry has a long and complex supply chain stretching from the producers of plastics raw materials and additives to the end-user (customer industries). Different product groups, for example automotive components and retail packaging, have markedly different supply chains. A simplified pattern of industry inter-relationships is illustrated in the following schematic diagram.

It is estimated that the UK produces approximately 2·5 million tonnes of plastics raw materials annually. Supporting the big names in UK polymer manufacture, for example Ineos, DuPont, lyondellbasell and Sabic, are a range of specialist materials, masterbatch and additives manufacturers, all helping to push the uses of plastics to their technological limits.

With the UK’s plastics processors consuming 4·8 million tonnes of material the UK remains one of the top five processors of plastics in the EU. The processors are at the heart of the industry providing the vital nexus between raw material suppliers designers, toolmakers, customers and the processors’ own unique blend of engineering skills.

About 180,000 people are employed in the UK plastics industry. The raw material production component of the sector is capital-intensive and the large bulk of personnel are employed in plastics processing which, despite being increasingly automated, is still relatively people-intensive due to the many individual tasks which need to be accomplished in sectors such as insert and assembly work.

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Material processed

4.8 million tonnes

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Plastics industry turnover

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Britain is the sixth largest manufacturing nation in the world

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KeY strengths of uK PlastICs IndustrY

he UK has a formidable position in the global plastics industry stage. It’s strengths are:

the loCal avaIlabIlItY of raw MaterIals and theIr feedstoCKsThe chemical building blocks from which plastics raw materials are made are largely derived from oil and gas. The UK is a significant oil and gas producer. The UK government is encouraging further oil exploration in the North Sea and has announced a favourable tax regime for the development of shale gas deposits elsewhere in the UK. Additionally the UK’s rich and varied geology helps to provide a wide range of additives, specialist materials, compounds and masterbatch to enhance the development and performance of plastics products manufactured in the UK.

a strong Pre-exIstIng IndustrIal baseKey pre-existing raw materials were readily substitutable by plastics. For example the West Midlands engineering industry gradually abandoned metals in favour of plastics and the textiles industry in Lancashire and Yorkshire gradually steered away from cotton and wool towards products based on nylon, polyester and polyvinyl chloride. This process continues and the paper industry has now begun to convert to plastics, with the publishing industry moving to electronic books.

a strong IndIgenous CheMICals IndustrYThe chemicals and plastics industry in the UK are closely interlinked and represent a supply chain which is a national economic strength. This business activity in the UK finds a unity in the plastics industry. Indeed the plastic sector accounts for approximately 7.5% of the UK demand for chemicals.

a CoMMItMent to InnovatIonThe plastics processing sector in the UK is renowned for innovation both in terms of product design and process development. It was the UK which created the commercial plastics industry in the 19th Century and which discovered polyethylene in 1933. Now, the most widely used plastics material in the world.

In addition to the native creativity within the industry the sector is supported by first-rate academic institutions which specialise in materials science or polymer engineering and these include Bradford, Napier (Edinburgh), Loughborough, Leeds, London Metropolitan and Queen’s Belfast Universities.

Leadership in innovation is provided by the Technology Strategy Board which is responsible to the UK Government’s Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). This has created sophisticated ‘Knowledge Transfer Networks’ which are very easy to access and free of charge for most fields of industrial knowledge. They ensure cooperation between universities and private companies on research and development and they marshall and communicate the sum of knowledge

available. To access the Material KTN Polymer Sector visit www.connect.innovateuk.org

aCCess to a world Class desIgn IndustrYThe industry is able to harness the talents of the world class UK design sector where organisations like Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London are internationally renowned. Industrial design in plastics in the UK is also encouraged by the BPF’s Horner’s Award for Plastics Innovation and Design. This is the oldest known award in the plastics industry and has been competed for annually by leading plastics designers since 1947. www.hornersaward.co.uk

The Horners are also working to ensure a constant flow through of design talent to the UK plastics industry through its organisation of the Student Design Awards: www.designinnovationplastics.org

relentless attentIon PaId to ContInuous IMProveMent As a leading example of how the UK plastics industry is constantly raising the bar of achievement, the annual Plastics Industry Awards recognise excellence in most branches of attainment, such as in training initiatives, environmental performance, energy saving and product design. Visit www.plasticsawards.com

an extreMelY easY suPPlY ChaIn to aCCessthe British Plastics federationThe UK plastics industry is highly accessible. The whole sector is co-ordinated by its single leading trade association, the British

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KeY strengths of uK PlastICs IndustrY

Plastics Federation. The BPF itself is a one stop shop as it unites under one umbrella all the different branches of the industry. The best initial point of contact with the industry is through the medium of the BPF’s website (www.bpf.co.uk) which contains an Industry Directory (www.bpf.co.uk/directory.aspx) which signposts viewers to those companies in the industry which can fulfill their precise requirements.

Companies wishing to engage with the plastics industry on an international forum can do so at www.plastbook.com which is the first online, dedicate network for the plastics industry.

Companies can also download a collection of ‘Buyers Guides’ on the UK plastics industry at www.bpfbuyersguides.co.uk

You can make contact with the BPF through it’s international trade fair participation as it regularly exhibits at major global plastics industry exhibitions such as ‘K’ (Dusseldorf, Germany), Chinaplas (Guangzhou, China), Plastindia (Delhi, India), Plastivision (Mumbai,India), Arabplast (Dubai, UAE), Plasteurasia (Istanbul, Turkey) and Interplastica (Moscow, Russian Federation).

The BPF also organises a series of market based seminars which explain the key developments in each of the sub sectors of the industry. For a programme of upcoming events see www.bpfevents.co.uk

uK PlastICs IndustrY trade PressThe UK has a strong and well developed trade press which provides a daily commentary on the competencies of the UK plastics industry. The leading journals are:n Plastics and Rubber Weekly

www.prw.comn British Plastics and Rubber

www.britishplastics.co.uk

uK PlastICs IndustrY exhIbItIonsTwo major exhibitions provide an opportunity for overseas customers to make contact with the UK plastics industry. n Interplas http://www.britishplasticsshow.com held every 3 years at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK.n Plastics design and Moulding (PdM) http://www.pdmevent.com/ currently held annually at the Telford International Centre, Telford, UK.

Consultants who Can helP YouIf you need additional help in developing a product which uses UK plastics industry expertise, or if you want more help in sourcing a particular product then you

might need consultancy advice, available from a number of competent sources in the UK. A wide range of expertise is available in the BPF’s Plastics Consultancy Network www.pcn.org

exPertIse In sustaInable ManufaCtureNo country understands how sustainability applies to plastics materials as deeply as the UK. The industry has a strong tradition of positive dialogue with balanced environmental organisations such as Forum for the Future (www.forumforthefuture.org), the Natural Step (www.thenaturalstep.org). and the National Non Food Crops Centre (www.nnfcc.co.uk). A guide to the expertise available on the sustainable manufacturing of plastics in the UK is available at www.sustainablemanufacturing.co.uk. This also signposts the vibrant plastics recycling sector in the UK.

Energy efficiency is a specialism of the UK plastics industry, partly prompted by a Climate Change Agreement entered into by the British Plastics Federation and UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). This has been responsible for the generation of considerable information about how to reduce energy consumption in plastics

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processing and this has led to considerable savings.

The UK is a global leader in all branches of resource efficiency including optimising raw material usage, minimising the application of energy, using recycled materials and the responsible treatment of plastics products throughout their entire lifecycle.

Clear strategIC leadershIP of suPPlY ChaInsFor industries of strategic importance to the UK, the UK Government is exercising leadership to ensure that sectors are organised to deliver exactly what overseas customers require. This is very apparent, for example, in the automotive sector where the Government has set up an Automotive Council. See www.automotivecouncil.co.uk/

strong uK governMent suPPortUK Trade and Investment (UKT&I) facilitates contact with UK manufacturing sectors and individual companies.. if you wish to do business with a UK company or invest in the UK. It has commercial posts in most countries of the world and to help you locate one near to you please visit www.ukti.gov.uk/export

strengths In KeY seCtorsThe industry is a key innovator worldwide. The three core sectors that make up the plastics industry are:

automotiveThe automotive sector in the UK is one of the largest in the world with over 1.5 million cars being produced per annum. Investment in R&D in Automotive is huge with £1.3 billion being spent on it in 2010. A major shift towards a low carbon economy will see an estimated £150 billion being invested in low and ultra-low carbon vehicle technologies over the next 20 years. Plastics is set to play a huge role in this shift.

constructionOver 20% of plastics materials are used in construction applications in the UK. The concept of sustainable construction is well developed here and UK plastics products have achieved the highest ratings in the BRE’s ‘Green Guide to Specification’ and they lead the way in helping to achieve the aims of UK Government’s groundbreaking ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’.

PackagingThe packaging sector which accounts for over a third of polymer consumption in the UK is driven by the needs and desires of the world’s most sophisticated retail sector which includes such retail giants as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer. Packaging remains a strong area of growth with innovations in PET and other materials pushing the boundaries of usage with ready meals and smart packaging creating new opportunities.

Others 18%

Packaging 38%

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Extrusion 13%

ThermosetProcessing

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InjectionMoulding

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Construction 22%

Fun/House 7%

Transport 7%

Medical 2%

Electrical 6%

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lastics is part of the UKs DNA and at critical points in the history of the global industry major

breakthroughs occurred in the UK.

the MaC One of the notable forerunners of plastics was patented in June 1823 by Charles Macintosh from Glasgow. His process involved using a solution of India-rubber in naphtha soaked between two layers of cloth which formed a sandwich that was pressed together. The rubber interior provided a layer impermeable to water but also still flexible. With this invention the ‘Mac’ was born. It was a breakthrough in innovation and spurred the manufacture of rubber goods including rubber shoes and cushions.

gutta-PerChaAs a further advance towards plastics, in 1850 the world’s first submarine telegraph cable made from gutta-percha was laid between Dover and Calais. Gutta-percha was an inelastic substance based on a special type of latex, extracted from trees from the Far East, that had been introduced to Britain eight years earlier by Dr William Montgomerie.

‘ParKesIne’, the fIrst CoMMerCIal PlastICIn 1862, arguably, the commercial plastics industry was born with the invention of ‘Parkesine’ by Alexander Parkes. This invention was the first man-made plastic. It was created from cellulose that, once

froM Pet to PeeK and beYondIn 1941, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was discovered in the research laboratories of the Calico Printers’ Association by British chemists Jon Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson.

Over the years numerous innovations and new material developments would come out of the UK including PEEK and Biopol, a pioneering bio based material.

The constantly evolving plastics industry will continue to enable key technological advances throughout the 21st century. The UK will continue to maintain its position at the forefront of this rapidly changing and fast paced industry, paving the way for the inventors of the future which will continue to transform our industry and our world.

For more information on the UK plastics industry and it’s contribution to the development of key materials visit www.plastipedia.co.uk

heated, was able to be moulded but also retained its shape after cooling. It became commercially known after it was displayed at the Great International Exhibition in London.

PolYethYlene1933 is arguably the most important year for plastics innovation. In March of that year British scientists Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett set up an experiment at ICI in which a mixture of ethylene and benzaldehyde was heated to 170 degrees centigrade. As a result, a new substance was discovered – polyethylene. A few months later, the British Plastics Federation was founded, showing that the newly born commercial plastics industry was taking shape and had come of age.

September 1939 saw the first commercial LDPE (low density polyethylene) plant start up in the United Kingdom in Cheshire with a capacity of 100 tons per year. World War 2 was also underway which led to a rapid increase in production of synthetic materials to meet military needs and to overcome logistic problems.

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‘henrY’ vaCuuM Cleaner: nuMatICThis iconic vacuum cleaner designed as a highly durable commercial product which has also made major sales in the domestic market.

In the 30 years that ‘Henry’ has been in production, the product has constantly been developed to enhance performance, manufacturability and cost. Total volumes sold now exceed 7 million and every year has brought new records.

Numatic manufactures a wide range of cleaning equipment and over 40% of total production is exported to markets throughout the world. All R&D is located in the UK at the factory in Somerset.

The three main core materials used in Henry are high-impact PP, ABS, talc-filled PP and all are purchased from European suppliers. Virtually all moulding is carried out in-house but a small proportion is subcontracted to trade moulders located in the south west of England.

A wide variety of mould tool suppliers have been involved over the years, the vast majority of which have been UK companies.

bICYCle storage sYsteM: ‘CYCloC’In towns and cities, where cycling is the answer to your transport needs, ‘Cycloc’ provides the practical solution to bike storage in your home.

The innovative mouldings allow bicycles to be secured on a wall, optimising available space in offices and student accommodation.

Each ‘Cycloc’ unit includes a spacer for use with wide handlebars – not required for road bikes. ‘Cycloc’s’ built-in storage space is ideal for keeping lights, gloves and other cycle accessories. ‘Cycloc’ can store bikes horizontally or vertically; even folding bikes can be accommodated.

The mouldings are brightly coloured and exploit the design opportunities of the plastic materials chosen. Designed and manufactured in the UK, ‘Cycloc’ has matured into an injection moulded product for the mass market.


‘autoMower 305’ & flYMo ‘easI glIde’: husqvarna uK lIMItedHusqvarna UK Limited recently launched five very successful products which showcased British excellence in innovation.

The Flymo ‘Easi Glide’ launched in 2011 is the latest edition to the Flymo hover range of light and easy to use lawn mowers, aimed predominantly at the UK market.

The Husqvarna ‘Automower 305’, also launched in 2011, is the latest edition to the very successful and growing Husqvarna Robotic lawnmower range.

Flymo ‘Easi Glide’ and Husqvarna ‘Automower 305’ are manufactured at Husqvarna UK In Newton Aycliffe.

the bIrthIng babY: brIghtworKs ltd and lIMbs and thIngs ltdWinner of the Horners Award for Plastics Design and Innovation 2012.

‘The Birthing Baby’ is a new born baby mannequin which is having a growing role in the training of doctors, midwives and nurses and helps to prevent adverse outcomes in childbirth. Training using the Birthing Baby helps eliminate confusion in roles and responsibilities, provides better structure and coordination to the performance of key clinical tasks and improves organisation and support.

The head, body and limbs are made from RTV Silicone rubber, ABS and water blown polyurethane foam.

It includes several realistic, key anatomical features. The head is suitable to practice forceps and suction deliveries and the arms, legs and head articulate realistically. The flexibility, hardness, density and

weight distribution of the skin, limbs and joints closely replicate those of a real baby.

It was manufactured in the UK and since its launch in October 2011 has sold 260 units to an international market.

the uK was ranked fourth globally for ease of doing business by the world bank in 2011.

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oPen InnovatIon – an establIshed uK CaPabIlItY

uccessful business growth requires transformation of products, processes and

organisations. Innovation is the key to achieve these transformations; a key business process that drives success. Over the years, the UK has embraced this fact and has invested significantly in mobilising the excellence in academic research to the benefit of business. The pursuit of innovation defines an important response to the competitive nature of business. Successful innovation can help a business achieve competitive advantage by creating or enhancing successful supply chain relationships.

For the open innovation system to work, the UK provides a number of publicly funded support infrastructures, which include, the ‘knowledge infrastructure’ of universities and research institutes; the ‘innovation information infrastructure’ consisting of such organisations as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the British Standards Institution(BSI); and the ‘pre-production infrastructure’ consisting of ‘Catapults’ and Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKCs).

The UK is recognised for its world-class understanding of materials and when this is combined with the country’s excellent design capability and the innovation support infrastructures, companies would agree that the UK is the best place to innovate, particularly in materials.

Examples of advances in materials technology include the use of advanced composites in aircraft and racing cars to reduce weight, reduce emissions and lower fuel bills. The increasing use of smart polymeric materials for healthcare, sports applications and the fashion industry has catapulted the UK to become one of the top nations in the world for design and innovation.

Knowledge sharIng and busIness CollaboratIonThe UK innovation system has a very strong science base, financial and venture capital markets, and high international integration. To take advantage of what this system offers, innovating companies are increasingly partnering to share risks and

scosts, find complementary expertise, gain rapid access to different technologies and knowledge, and thus collaborate as part of networks spread across several sectors.

Business innovation rests on learning and the application of knowledge. The establishment of the UK Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs), six years ago, was recognition that Innovation involves the application of knowledge to the production of goods and services. It is often said that Europe’s inability to speedily transform its excellent scientific research into commercial success is due to the lack of sufficient capacity to transform knowledge into products and services. The importance of both explicit and tacit knowledge to the innovation process is core to the activities of the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network, working together with the plastics industry.

In helping to create a culture for innovation and a market for knowledge, the KTN facilitates the free flow of researchers, ideas and technologies in an open environment to enable a better and stronger collaboration between industry and academics. The KTN articulates how companies can apply processes and technologies to build and sustain effective relationships within the supply chain while at the same time searching for enduring competitive advantages.

Businesses must often step outside their own boundaries in seeking to solve innovation-related problems. To do this, businesses are connected with a wide array of partners, from both the private and public sectors. The Knowledge Network for the Plastics Industry includes universities, research institutes, product designers, investors and industry players. Sharing knowledge is seen as the basis for further invention and business improvement whilst giving businesses incentives to invest and to innovate.

ConneCtIng wIth ProduCt desIgnThe creative use of advanced materials by product designers is an important contribution to many business innovations. Innovating with materials goes much further than supporting and strengthening scientific research and development. Through the Materials KTN’s design initiatives, the KTN is helping to equip young designers and polymer scientists with many vital skills and attitudes for innovation, including problem-solving, curiosity, interrogation skills and multidisciplinary teamwork. By bringing multidisciplinary teams from across materials science, technology, design and the arts to tackle a problem together, the innovation process is accelerated.


fundIng suPPort The UK offers wide-ranging programmes and tools, each with different strengths, to support businesses on the innovation journey. These programmes focus on providing funding for commercially focused R&D as well as offering insight and information into technology development and the challenges facing society, which present business with opportunities for growth.

Funding ranges from support for small proof-of-concept grants and feasibility studies through to large multi-partner collaborative R&D and demonstration projects. All types of businesses qualify for support, ranging from prestart-up, start-up and early stage micro businesses, to large multi-nationals. There are different funding models available depending on the specific needs of companies, sectors and technologies. There is a supportive route also for UK businesses to access European

support for innovation and technology development.

There is an increasing emphasis on addressing the need for closer integration of the research phase with the pre-production phase with the establishment of Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKCs) and ‘Catapults’. The ‘Catapults’ are a new network of physical centres designed to advance innovation in specific fields. The centres enable businesses to access the best research and technical expertise, infrastructure and equipment.

Each centre focuses on a field of technology or technology application in which the UK has particular academic and business strength. Whereas, IKCs operate at an earlier stage than Catapult centres, they offer a shared space and entrepreneurial environment in which researchers, potential customers and professionals from academia and business can work side-by-side on commercial applications of emerging research.

reMovIng barrIers to InnovatIonDepending on how regulations and standards are structured and applied, they can promote or dampen innovation, and these areas are therefore of concern to business and central to UK Government policy. The Materials KTN also helps to identify key horizontal issues (such as regulation, standardisation, public procurement, access to finance, skills & education etc.) that hold back the transformation of advanced materials research into industrial innovation.

This support includes the development of an action plan and policy recommendations to address the identified needs and challenges, working jointly with the responsible government agency that has the responsibility to follow-up and implement recommendations.

For further information contact www.materialsktn.net


aChIevIng a low Carbon eConoMY

low Carbon exPertIseAs a business you will be concerned to minimise your environmental footprint, particularly carbon emissions. By dealing with UK firms you will find natural partners who share your priorities. Significant strides are being made in the UK towards the achievement of a low carbon economy.

Major UK customers, be they automotive majors or retailers, all have demanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes which address key issues such as diminishing natural resources, increasing global population, the use of fossil fuels, climate change, protection of the oceans and other environmental problems.

As suppliers to these businesses UK plastics firms are accustomed to meeting sustainability objectives. By dealing with these firms you too will benefit from their approach.

Products are designed with sustainability in mind to minimise the use of material resources and to achieve a low carbon footprint.

Plastics processing machinery is continuously being re-designed and over last decade they have used 20-50% less energy and become increasingly energy efficient.

Additionally UK government have taken bold initiatives to give these

developments more prominence. For example the BPF contracted with the government in a Climate Change Agreement and has committed to reducing energy consumption in manufacture by specific target dates. From its start in 2009 400,000 tonnes of CO2 has been saved.

A further area of government action has been to encourage recycling particularly in the areas of plastics packaging, end of life car parts and electrical and electronic equipment.

PlastICs reCYClIngIn recent decades through innovations in plastics design an ever widening range of products made from different materials began to be made in plastics. Whilst from a lifecycle perspective plastics usage in the EU saves 2,300 million GJ of energy annually (which amount equates to 50 million tonnes of crude oil) there is increased pressure for the industry to become more sustainable, to reduce material usage, to use sustainable resources and of course to recycle more.

There are over forty highly regarded, highly professional plastics recycling companies in the BPF’s Recycling Group and there is a highly sophisticated recycling infrastructure with companies investing heavily in cutting edge technology which is often designed and manufactured in the UK. The achievements of these firms are impressive: n Plastics recycling tonnage has increased annually by around 11% per year over the last 10 years. In 2010 24.1% of Plastic packaging consumed in the UK was recycled, exceeding the Government’s target of 22.5%.The plastics industry has its own target to increase recycling of used plastics packaging to 50% by the year 2020. n In 2011 UK households recycled more than 50% of household bottles - around 306,000 tonnes (or 6.7 billion bottles) were recycled.n By 2020 it is estimated that the UK could collect 431,000 tonnes of bottles for recyclingn In 2009, 5031 tonnes of Expanded Polystyrene packaging was recycled in the UK. This is approximately 33% of the EPS packaging manufactured in the UK.n The Vinyl Plus Voluntary Commitment of the EU’s PVC Industry saw 257,084 tonnes of post-consumer PVC building product waste recycled in 2011 of which the UK was responsible for 48,544 tonnes

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what Is the busIness suPPort networK?The Business Support Network is a unique BPF Group which consists of companies working in support of the plastics industry. The Network aims to give executive decision-makers from the plastics industry a competitive advantage by highlighting ‘best-in-class’ suppliers, who are invited to join the Business Support Network after recommendation by the BPF Membership. www.plasticssupport.net

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uK CoMPanIes: ContaCt detaIls

The below companies are all

members of the British Plastics

Federation (as of October 2012)

Biobased and degradable Plastics

A&O Filmpac Ltd

T : +44(0)844 335 0886

F : +44(0)123 471 3221

E : [email protected]

W : www.aandofilmpac.com

BASF plc

T : +44(0)161 485 6222

F : +44(0)161 488 4258


W : www.basf.com

Colloids Ltd

T : +44(0)151 546 9222

F : +44(0)151 545 4742


W : www.colloids.co.uk

EPI Europe Ltd

T : +44(0)1629 760 168

F : +44(0)1629 760 857


W : www.epi-global.com

Novamont SpA

T : +447876200934


W : www.novamont.com

Symphony Environmental Ltd

T : +44(0)20 8207 5900

F : +44(0)20 8207 7632


W : www.d2w.net

Wells Plastics Limited

T : +44(0)1785 817 421

F : +44(0)1785 817 771


W : www.wellsplastics.com

composites

Forbes Group

T : +44 (0)1366 389600

F : +44(0)1366 385274


W : www.forbesgroup.co.uk

MB Plastics Limited

T : +44(0)1925 822811

F : +44(0)1925 818907


W : www.mbplastics.co.uk

Hygrade Industrial Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)1788 571316

F : +44(0)1788 541184


W : www.hygradeplastics.com

Plasticon UK

T : +44(0)1482 862194

F : +44(0)1482 871398


W : www.plasticoneurope.com

Llewellyn Ryland Ltd

T : +44(0)121 440 2284

F : +44(0)121 440 0281


W : www.llewellyn-ryland.co.uk

Solent Composite Systems Ltd

T : +44(0)1983 292602

F : +44(0)1983 299055


W : www.solentcomposites.com

flexible foam Manufacturers

Carpenter Ltd

T : +44 (0)1457 861141

F : +44 (0)1457 863242


W : www.carpenter.ltd.uk

Recticel Ltd

T : +44(0)1773 835721

F : +44(0)1773 835563


W : www.recticel.co.uk

Vitafoam Ltd

T : +44(0)161 655 2663

F : +44(0)161 655 3198


W : www.vitafoam.co.uk

flexible foam converters

Breasley Pillows Ltd

T : +44(0)1629 823680

F : +44(0)1629 825386


W : www.breasley.co.uk

Comfortex Ltd

T : +44(0)161 665 2700

F : +44(0)161 620 8534


W : www.comfortex.net

GNG Foam Converters (Lancs)

Ltd

T : +44 (0)1706 372222

F : +44 (0)1706 377991


W : www.gngfoam.com

Duflex Limited

T : +44(0)1332 815715

F : +44(0)1332 810657

E: +44(0)1332 815715

W: www.duflex.com

Platt & Hill Ltd

T : +44(0)1457 835614

F : +44(0)1457 834521

E: [email protected]

W : www.phfillings.com/

TKT Cosyfoam Ltd

T : +44(0)191 385 4514

F : +44(0)191 385 7791


W: www.tktcosyfoam.co.uk

Foams4Sports

T : +44(0)161 339 6100

F : +44(0)161 339 6108


W : www.foams4sports.co.uk

Livedale Foam

T: +44(0)1204 573566

F: +44(0)1204 705672


W : www.livedale.co.uk

Polymer suppliers

Arkema Group

T : 44 (0) 121 329 1300

F : 44 (0) 121 744 1367


W : www.arkema.com

EMS Chemie (UK) Ltd

T : +44(0)1785 283739

F : +44(0)1785 283722


W : www.emsgrivory.com

Exxon Mobil Chemical Limited

T : +44(0)23 8063 4191

F : +44(0)023 8033 2164

W : www.exxonmobilchemical.com

JSP International

T : +44(0)1344 72 46 70


W : www.jsp.com

INEOS Vinyls UK Ltd (formerly

EVC UK)

T : +44(0)1928 512918

F :+44(0)1928 560972


W : www.ineosvinyls.com/index_

en.htm

LANXESS

T : +44(0)1283 714200

F : +44(0)1283 714201


W : www.lanxess.com/lcs/en/

portfolio/plastics

Luxus Ltd

T : +44 (0)1507 604941

F : +44 (0)1507 609154


W : www.luxus.co.uk

Plastic Technology Services Ltd

T : +44(0)1387 255 916

F : 01387 259 937


W : www.ptsltd-uk.com

SABIC UK Ltd

T : +44(0)1527 590570

F : +44(0)1527 590577

E : sandra.whitworth@sabic-europe.

com

W : www.sabic-europe.com


Solvay Polymers Limited

T : +44(0)1925 651 277


W : www.solvay.com

Vinnolit Ltd

T : +44(0)1253 898900

F : +44(0)1253 898907


W : www.vinnolit.de/vinnolit.nsf/id/

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Industrial Plastics welding and fabrication group (IPwaf)

Abbey Distribution Ltd

T : (0044) 1494 44 99 75

F : (0044) 1494 44 99 78

E : daniel.shone@abbeydistribution.

com

W : www.abbeydistribution.com

Advanced Plastic Technology Ltd

T : +44 1908 305 710

F : +44 1908 305 729


W : www.apt123.co.uk

Barkston Plc

T : +44(0)113 249 2200

F : +44(0)113 235 9900


W : www.barkstonltd.co.uk

Plastipack Ltd

T : +44 (0)1424 851659

F : Fax: +44(0)1424 853909


W : www.plastipack.co.uk

TWI Ltd

T : +44 (0)1223 899000

F : +44 (0) 7584 504658


W : www.twi.co.uk

Welwyn Tool Group Ltd

T : +44 (0)1707 331111

F : +44 (0)1707 372175


W : www.welwyntoolgroup.com

cellular PVc

Eurocell Profiles Ltd.

T : +44(0)1773 842 100

F : +44(0)1773 842 199


W : www.eurocell.co.uk

BCE Cellular Extrusions Ltd

T : +44(0)1724 281 440

F : +44(0)1724 280 241


W : www.bcecellular.com

Celuform Building Products Ltd

T : +44(0)1622 719 199

F : +44(0)1622 882 258


W : www.celuform.co.uk

Deceuninck Ltd

T : +44(0)1249 816969

F : +44(0)1249 815234


W : www.deceuninck.co.uk

Kestrel Building Products

T : +44(0)1260 274764

F : +44(0)1260 280462


W : www.kbp.co.uk

Swish Building Products

T : +44(0)1827 317 200

F : +44(0)1827 317 201


W : www.swishbp.co.uk

expanded Polystyrene (ePs) group

expanded Polystyrene Moulders

Energy Store Ltd

T : +44 (0)2890301500

F : +44 (0)2890301605


W : www.energystoreltd.com

Hirsch Machinery

T : +44(0)1485 520203

F : +44( )01485 520643


W : www.hirsch-gruppe.com

Insta Group

T : +44(0)118 9328811

F : +44(0)118 9328314


W : www.instagroup.co.uk

Moulded Foams Ltd

T : +44(0)1443 441491

F : +44(0)1443 441453


W: www.mouldedfoams.com

SCA Foam Products

T : +44(0)1604 596800

F : +44(0)1604 759024


W : www.scatuscarora.co.uk

Simplipac Ltd

T: +44(0)1202 694259

F : +44(0)1202 600640


W : www.simplipac.co.uk

Springvale (GB) EPS Ltd

T : +44(0)191 217 0101

F : +44(0)191 217 0566


W : www.springvale.com

Northern Ireland Springvale

EPS Ltd

T : +44(0)28 9334 0203

F : +44(0)28 9334 1159


W : www.springvale.com/ni

Sundolitt Ltd

T : +44(0)141 887 1123

F : +44(0)141 889 9878


W : www.sundolitt.com

Thermabead Domestic and

General Insulation

T : +44(0)844543 0043

W : www.dgi.org.uk

Warmfill Ltd

T : +44(0)289042 8260

F : +44(0)28 9042 4274


W : www.warmfill.com

expanded Polystyrene raw Materials suppliers

BASF plc

T : +44(0)161 485 6222

F : +44(0)161 488 4258


W : www.basf.co.uk

Ineos Nova

T : +44(0)1793852358


W : www.ineos-nova.com

Sunpor

T : +44(0)1483 416224


W : www.sunpor.at

flooring and sheet Manufacturers

Altro Floors

T : +44(0)1462 480480

F : +44(0)1462 480010


W : www.altro.co.uk

Fenner PLC

T : +44(0)1482 626500

F : +44(0)1482 626532


W : www.fenner.com

Palram UK

T : +44 (0)1302 380 780

F : +44 (0)1302 380 788


W : www.palram.com


Polyflor Ltd

T : +44(0)161 767 1111

F : +44(0)161 767 1188


W : www.polyflor.com

Tarkett

T : +44(0)1622 854000

F : +44(0)1622 854500


W : www.tarkett.com/

Wardle Storeys Ltd

T : +44(0)1254583825

E : sales.blackburn@wardlestoreys.

com

W : www.wsbl.co.uk

Pipes

Asset International

T: +44 (0)1633 271906


W: www.assetint.co.uk

Durapipe UK

T: +44 (0)1543 279909


W: www.durapipe.co.uk

Geberit Sales Ltd

T: +44 (0) 1926 516800

W: www.geberit.co.uk

George Fischer Sales Limited

T: +44 (0)2476 535535


W: www.georgfischer.co.uk

GPS

T: +44(0)1480 52121


W: www.gpsuk.com

Hunter Plastics Ltd

T: +44 (0)20 8855 9851


W: www.hunterplastics.co.uk

Hydro International

T: +44 (0)1275 878371

W: www.hydro-international.biz

John Guest Ltd

T: +44 (0)1895 449233


W: www.johnguest.com

McAlpine & Co Ltd

T: +44 (0)141 882 3213


W: www.mcalpineplumbing.com

Marley Plumbing & Drainage

T: +44 (0)1622 858888


W: www.marley.co.uk

Pipelife (UK)

T: +35 3 214 884700


W: www.qpl.ie

Polypipe Building Products

T: +44 (0)1709 770000

W: www.polypipe.com

Polypipe Civils

T: +44 (0)1509 615100


W: www.polypipe.com

Polypipe Terrain Ltd

T: +44 (0)1622 795200

W: www.polypipe.com

Sustainable Drainage

Systems Ltd

T: +44 (0)1934 751303


W: www.sdslimited.com

Uponor Ltd

T: +44 (0)1455 550355


W: www.uponor.co.uk

Wavin Limited

T: +44 (0)1249 766600


W: www.wavin.co.uk

Pipes group: associates

ACO Technologies Plc

T: +44 (0)1462 816666

F: +44 (0)1462 810210


W: www.aco.co.uk

AEI Compounds Ltd

T: +44 (0)1304 616171

F: +44 (0)1304 616170


W: www.aeicompounds.co.uk

Borealis UK Ltd

T: +44 (0)1304 616171

F: +44 (0)1304 616170

W: www.borealisgroup.com

Clark-Drain Ltd

T: +44 (0)1733 765357

F: +44 (0)1733 240201


W: www.clark-drain.com

Total Petrochemicals UK Ltd

T: +44 (0)161 338 4411

F: +44 (0)161 304 2399

W: www.total.com

windows

windows system companies

Deceuninck Ltd

T: +44 (0)1249 816969


W: www.deceuninck.co.uk

Duraflex Limited

T: +44 (0)8705 351351


W: www.duraflex.co.uk

Epwin Group Plc

T: +44 (0)1242 243444


W: www.epwin.co.uk

Eurocell Profiles Ltd.

T: +44 (0)1773 842 100


W: www.eurocell.co.uk

Halo

T: +44(0)1282 716611


W: www.halo-uk.com

LB Plastics Ltd

T: +44 (0)1773 852311

W: www.sheerframe.co.uk

Profile 22 Systems

T: +44 (0)1952 290910


W: www. profile22.co.uk

REHAU Ltd

T: +44 (0)1989 76 -2600


W: www.rehau.co.uk

Spectus Systems Ltd

T: +44 (0)1625 420 400


W: www.spectussystems.co.uk

Veka Plc

T: +44(0)1282 716611


W: www.vekauk.com

fabricators and Installers

Lister Trade Frames Limited

T: +44 (0)1782 391 900


W: www.listertf.co.uk

Snowdonia (Windows & Doors) Ltd

T: +44 (0)1352 758 812

W: www.snowdoniawindows.co.uk

Zenith Staybrite Ltd

T: +44(0)800 238 9395

W: www.zenithhome.co.uk

raw Materials and additive suppliers

Chemson Ltd

T: +44 (0)191 259 7000


W: www.chemson.co.uk

Mitsui & Co UK plc

T: +44 (0)20 7822 0321


W: www.mitsui.co.jp/tkabz/english/

Rohm and Haas (UK) Ltd

T: +44 (0) 2476 654400


W: www.rohmhaas.com


specialist services

Foilit

Independent profile

wrapping specialist

T: +44 (01604) 706222


W: www.foilit.co.uk

Groupco Ltd

Supplier of door and window fittings

to the windows market

T: +44 (0)1733 234750


W: www.groupcoltd.co.uk

Renolit – Supplier of foil to the

windows industry

T: +44 (0)1670 718222


W: www.renolit.com

Vinyls

raw Materials and additive suppliers

Aliaxis

T: +44 (0)1543 279909


W: www.aliaxis.com

Arkema Group

T: +44 (0)1213 291300


W: www.arkema.com

Baerlocher UK Ltd

T: +44 (0)191 259 7000


W: www.baerlocher.co.uk

Berwin Group

T: +44 (0)161 342 1150


W: www.berwin-rubber.co.uk

Exxon Mobil Chemical Ltd

T: +44 (0)2380 893822

W: www.exxonmobilchemical.com

INEOS Chlorvinyls UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1928 561111


W: www.ineoschlorvinyls.com

Solvay Polymers Limited

T: +44 (0)1925 651277


W: www.solvay.com

additives

Addmaster (UK) Ltd

T : +44(0)1785 225 656

F : +44(0)1785 225 353


W : www.addmaster.co.uk

Americhem Ltd

T : +44(0)1617 897 832

F : +44(0)1617 877 832


W : www.americhem.com

Astropol Ltd

T : +44 (0)1942 254006

F : +44 (0)1942 254008


W : www.astropol.uk.com

Aquapurge

T : +44 (0)20 8813 7990

F : +44 (0)20 8848 8404


W : www.aquapurge.com

Baerlocher UK Ltd

T : +44 (0)161 764 3155

F : +44 (0)161 764 0250


W : www.baerlocher.co.uk

Bayer Materials Science AG

T : +44(0)1635 563 000

F : +44(0)1635 563 272


W : www.bayermaterialscience.co.uk

BASF

T : +44 (0)161 488 5664

F : +44(0)161 485 5487


W : www.basf.co.uk

Chemson Ltd

T : +44 (0)191 259 7000

F : +44 (0)191 259 7001


W : www.chemson.com

Chemtura Manufacturing UK Ltd

T : 44 (0)161 872 2323

F : 44 (0)161 873 7271


w : www.chemtura.com

ColorMatrix Europe Ltd.

T : +44 (0)151 632 8800

F : +44(0)151 548 3800


W : www.colormatrix.com

Colloids Ltd

T : +44(0)151 546 9222

F : +44(0)151 545 4742



Croda Chemicals Europe Ltd

T : 44 (0) 1405 860551

F : 44 (0) 1405 861767


W : www.croda.com/pa

DOW Chemical Co. Ltd

T : +44(0)2476 654 400

F : +44(0)2476 440 331


W : www.dow.com

Eastman Company UK Ltd

T : +44(0)151 547 2002

F : +44(0)151 548 5100


W : www.eastman.com

eChem Ltd

T : +44(0)1132 457 471

F : +44(0)1132 445 082


W : www.echem.co.uk

Exxon Mobil Chemical Ltd

T : +44(0)2380 893 822

F : +44(0)2380 895 909

W : www.exxonmobilchemical.com

Gabriel-Chemie UK Ltd

T : +44(0)1892 836 566

F : +44(0)1892 936 979


W : www.gabriel-chemie.com

IKA (UK) Limited

T : +44 (0) 1325 467 142

F : +44 (0) 1325 467 142


W : www.ika-wolfen.de

IMCD UK Ltd

T : +44(0)208 770 7090

F : +44(0)208 770 7295

W : www.imcd.co.uk

Kronos Ltd

T : +44(0)1625 547 200

F :+44(0)1625 533123


W : www.kronostio2.com

Minelco Specialities Ltd

T :+44(0)1332 673 131

F : +44(0)1332 677590


W : www.minelco.com

Mitsui & Co. Europe plc

T : +44(0)020 7822 0666

F : +44(0)020 7131 9007

E. : [email protected]

W : www.mitsui.eu

Omya UK Ltd

T : +44 (0) 1332 887 400

F : +44 (0) 1332 887 048


W : www.omya.com

Rakem Ltd

T : +44(0)161 762 0044

F : +44(0)161 762 0033


W : www.rakem.co.uk

Reagens Ltd

T : +44(0)1619 297 222

F : +44(0)161 929 7333


W : www.reagens.it

Wells Plastics Limited

T : +44(0)1785 817 421

F : +44(0)1785 816 357



West & Senior Ltd

T : +44(0)161 724 7131

F : +44(0)161 724 9519


W : www.westsenior.co.uk

Visible 24/7

T : +44(0)1793 441 403

F : +44(0)1793 441 533


W : www.visible247.com


recyclers

2k Manufacturing Ltd (Ecosheet)

T : + 44 (0)1582 437 184

F : +44 (0)1582 411 669


W : www.ecosheet.com

Axion Polymers

T : +44(0)161 737 6124

F : +44(0)161 925 9761


W : www.axionpolymers.com

Biffa Polymers

T : +44(0)1642 442080

F : +44(0)1642 442090


W : www.biffa.co.uk

Boomerang Plastics

T : +44(0)845 5195 998


W : www.boomerangplastics.co.uk

BPI Recycled Products

T : +44(0)1685 846154

F : +44(0)1685 843672


W : www.bpipoly.com

Centriforce Products Ltd

T : +44(0)151 207 8100

F : +44(0)151 298 1319


W : www.centriforce.com

Chase Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)1842 810 751

F : +44(0)1842 814 738


W : www.chase-plastics.co.uk

CK Polymers Ltd

T : +44(0)845 8731137

F : +44(0)1472 398963


W : www.ckpolymers.co.uk

Closed Loop Recycling Ltd

T : +44(0)208 593 6040

F : +44(0)208 593 6511


W : www.closedlooprecycling.co.uk

C L Rye Trading LtdC Ltd

T : +44(0)1702 476 486

F : +44(0)1702 476 884


W : www.clryetradingltd.co.uk

Cromwell Plastics Recycling

T : +44(0)1977 686 887

F : +44(0)1977 686 869


W : www.cromwellpolythene.co.uk

Dennison UK LtdD

T : +44(0)161 246 9880

F : +44(0)161 601 7701


W : www.dennisonukltd.co.uk

DS Smith Recycling

T : +44(0)800 7 831 831

F : +44(0)2920 718482


W : www.dssmithrecycling.com

Ecodek Vannplastic Ltd

T : +44 (0)161 246 9880

F : +44 (0)161 601 7701


W : www.ecodek.co.uk

Eco Plastics Limited

T : +44 (0)845 6784 500

F : +44 (0)845 6784 501


W : www.ecoplasticsltd.com

EnvironCom Group

T : +44 (0)147 6564 942

F : +44 (0)147 6592 851


W : www.environcom.co.uk

I-Plas Ltd

T : +44(0)1422 343 257

F : +44(0)1422 347 524


W : www.iplasgroup.co.uk

Jayplas (J & A Young -Leicester

Ltd)

T : +44 (0)1572 770060

F : +44 (0)1572 770051

W : www.jayplas.com

JFC Plastics LtdJFC Ltd

T : +44 (0)1928 583390

F : +44 (0)1928 580941


W : www.jfcuk.com

Luxus Ltd

T : +44(0)1507 604941

F : +44(0)1507 609154


W : www.luxus.co.uk

Norpol Recycling Limited

T : +44(0)1282 619933

F : +44(0)1282 619955


W : www.norpolrecycling.com

Oxford Plastic Systems Ltd

T : +44(0)1608 678 888

F : +44(0)1608 678 899


W : www.oxfordplastics.com

PET Processors (UK) LLC

T : +44(0)1387 247 965

F : +44(0)1387 247 963


W : www.petuk.com

Philip Tyler Polymers Ltd

T : +44(0)1285 885 330

F : +44(0)1285 659 774


W : www.philiptylerpolymers.co.uk

PPR Wipag Ltd

T : +44(0)1304 219555

F : +44(0)1304 219666


W : www.pprwipag.com

REGAIN Polymers Ltd

T : +44(0)1977 604 080

F : +44(0)1977 603 355

E : bernard.chase@regainpolymers.

com

W : www.regainpolymers.com

Repro Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)1280 816569


W : www.reproplastics.co.uk

Roydon Holdings Ltd

T : +44(0)1706 646707

F : +44(0)1706 643178


W : www.roydon.com

R & P Recovery Ltd

T : +44(0)1226 717 091

F : +44(0)1226 714 219


W : www.rp-recovery.com

Sibani Eco Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)8448 092 669

Skype: sibaniplastics.com

Sims Recycling Solutions

T : +44(0)845 050 8470

F : +44(0)1789 720940


W : www.simsrecycling.co.uk

Sterecycle

T : +44(0)207 3611 820

F : +44(0)207 3611 839


W : www.sterecycle.com

TDG

T : +44(0)1432 820546

F : +44(0)1432 820514

W: www.tdg-recycledplastics.com

VEKA Recycling Ltd

T : +44(0)1322 387 219

F : +44(0)1322 387 317


W : www.veka-recycling.co.uk

Viridor Polymer Recycling Ltd

T : +44(0)1695 731 915

F : +44(0)1695 731 928


W : www.viridor.co.uk

Wellman Recycling

T : +35 3469 280 200

F : +35 3469 280 226


W : www.wellman-intl.com

Yorkshire Plastic Recycling

T : +44(0)1132 468 086

F : +44(0)1132 470 687

W : www.yorkshireplasticrecycling.co.uk

recycling authorities and


consultancies

RECOUP

T : +44(0)1733 390021

F : Fax: +44(0)1733 390031


W : www.recoup.org

Recycling Concepts

T : +44(0) 1295 670 497


W : www.recyclingconcepts.net

WRAP

T : +44(0)1295 819 900

F : +44(0)1295 819 911


W : www.wrap.org.uk

Masterbatch and technical compounds

Addmaster (UK) Ltd

T : +44(0)1785 225 656

F : +44(0)1785 225 353

e : [email protected]

W : www.addmaster.co.uk

Americhem Ltd

T : +44(0)1617 897 832

F : +44(0)1617 877 832


W : www.americhem.com

A Schulman Inc. Ltd

T : +44(0)1495 244 090

F : +44(0)1495 249 277


W : www.aschulman.com

Broadway Colours Ltd

T : +44(0)1986 875 100

F : +44(0)1986 875 700


W : www.broadwaycolours.com

Colloids Ltd

T : +44(0)151 546 9222

F : +44(0)151 545 4741



ColorMatrix

T : +44(0)151 6328 800

F : +44(0)151 5483 800


W : www.colormatrix.com

ColourTone Masterbatch Ltd

T : +44(0)2920 888 910

F : +44(0)2920 868 487

E : email@colourtone-masterbatch.

co.uk

W : www.colourtone-masterbatch.

co.uk

Gabriel-Chemie UK Ltd

T : +44(0)1892 836 566

F : +44(0)1892 936 979


W : www.gabriel-chemie.com

Hubron (International) Ltd

T : +44(0)161 681 2691

F : +44(0)161 683 4658


W : www.hubron.com

Performance Masterbatch Ltd

T : +44(0)1495 310 583

F : +44(0)1495 312 158


W : www.pmb.co.uk

Prisma Colour Ltd

T : +44(0)1457 856 505

F : +44(0)1457 851 055


W : www.prismacolour.co.uk

Silvergate Plastics

T : +44(0)1978 661 496

F : +44(0)1978 660 462


W : www.silvergate-plastics.co.uk

Wells Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)1785 817 421

F : +44(0)1785 816 357



Packaging

Alpla UK

T : +44(0)1942 407400

F : +44 (0) 1942 407431


W : www.alpla.com

Artenius PET Packaging UK

T : +44(0)1978 8561111

F : +44(0)1978 854168

E : dave.harris@arteniuspackaging.

com

W : www.arteniuspackaging.com

Automated Packaging Systems

T : +44(0)1684 891400

F : +44(0)1684 891401


W : www.autobag.co.uk

Bericap (UK)

T : +44(0)1482 826666

F : +44(0)1482 832839


W : www.bericap.com

Blowplast

T : +44(0)1494 472321

F : +44(0)1494 462665

W : [email protected]

Canyon Europe

T : +44(0)28 9084 1917

F : +44(0)28 9084 4528


W : www.canyoneurope.com

Constar International UK

T : +44(0)1977 882000

F : +44(0)1977 882091


W : www.constar-europe.net

Cope Allman Jaycare

T : +44(0)191 296 0303

F : +44(0)191 296 1842


W : www.jaycare.com

Esterform Packaging

T : +44(0)1584 810 600

F : +44(0)1584 810 213


W : www.esterform.com

F-L Plastics

T : +44(0)1603 418989

F : +44(0)1603 418990


W : www.flplasticsuk.com

Global Closure Systems

T :+44(0) 1784 415200

F : +44(0)1784 415204


W : www.gcs.com

Graham Packaging Plastics Ltd

T : +44(0)1865 893000

F : +44(0)1865 893100


W : www.gpceurope.com

JF McKenna

T : +44(0)28 3752 4800

F : +44(0)28 3752 2227


W : www.jfmckenna.com

Jubb UK

T : +44(0)116 2121212

F : +44(0)116 2121313


W : www.jubbuk.com

LINPAC Allibert

T : +44(0)121 607 6700

F : +33(0)1606 561 998


W : www.linpac.com

LINPAC Packaging

T : +44(0)1977 671111

F : +44(0)1977 67670


W : www.linpac.com

Logoplaste UK

T : +44(0)118 971 9770

F : +44(0)118 971 9799


W : www.logoplaste.com

Measom Freer

T : +44(0)116 288 1588

F : +44(0)116 281 3000


W : www.measomfreer.co.uk


Mipack

T : +44(0)116 761 6060

F : +44(0)116 763 1005


W : www.mipack.co.uk

M&H Plastics

T : +44(0)1502 715518

F : +44(0)1502 717115


W : www.mhplastics.com

Moulded Foams

T : +44(0) 1236 781733

F : +44(0) 1234 781744


W : www. mouldedfoams.com

Nampak Plastics Europe

T : +44(0)1908 611554

F : +44(0)1908 611519


W : www.eu.nampak.com

Philips Avent

T : +44(0)1787 267000

F : +44(0)1787 267003


W : www.philips.com/AVENT

Plastek UK

T : +44(0)1623 662233

F : +44(0)1623 662244


W : www.plastekuk.com

Plastic Bottle Supplies

T : +44(0)1902 397 397

F : +44(0)1902 397 666


W :www.plasticbottlesupplies.co.uk

Portola Packaging Ltd

T : +44(0)1302 552400

F : +44(0)01302 365541


W : www.portola-europe.com

Promens Packaging

T : +44(0)1502 718400

F : +44(0)1502 718450


W : www.promens.com

Robinson Plastic Packaging

T : +44(0)1623 752869

F : +44(0)1623 751726


W : www.robinsonpackaging.com

RPC Group

T : +44(0)1933 416528

F : +44(0)1933 416566


W : www.rpc-group.com

SCA Foam Products

T : +44(0) 1604 596800

F : +44(0) 1604 759024


W : www.scatuscarora.co.uk

Simplipac

T : +44(0)1202 694259

F : +44(0)1202 600640


W : www.simplipac.co.uk

Solo Cup Europe

T : +44(0)1480 459413

F : +44(0)1480 459274


W : www.solocupeurope.co.uk

Spectra Packaging Solutions Ltd

T : +44(0) 01986 834190

F : 01986 875380


W : www.spectra-packaging.co.uk

Sundolitt

T : +44(0)1786 471 586

F : +44(0)1786 464 825


W : www.sundolitt.com

TS (UK) Ltd

T : +44(0)161 653 3888

F : +44(0)161 654 4970


W : www.tontarelli.com

Plastics and rubber equipment

Autodesk Ltd

T: +44(0)1252 456 600

F: +44(0)1252 456 601


W: www.autodesk.co.uk

Billion UK Ltd

T: + 44 (0) 19 08 22 33 44

F: + 44 (0) 19 08 22 30 06



W: www.billion.fr

Buhler Sortex Ltd

T: +44(0)2070557777

F: +44(0)2070557700


W: www.buhlergroup.com/optical-

sorting

Boston Matthews Ltd

T:+44 (0)1905 763 100

F:+44 (0)1905 763 101


W: www.bostonmatthews.co.uk

CCS Technology Ltd

T : +44 (0) 24 76 545711

F : +44 (0) 24 76 545722


W: www.ccstech.co.uk

Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd

T: +44(0)1606839800

F: +44(0)1606839801


W: www.cinpres.com

C.R Clarke and Co (UK) Ltd

T: +44 (0)1269 590530

F: +44 (0)1269 590540



W: www.crclarke.co.uk

Engel UK Ltd

T +44(0) 1926 335000

F+44 (0)1926336677

E [email protected]

W: www.engelglobal.com

Farel Ltd

T : +44(0)1706 647434

F : +44(0)1706 719435


W : www.farrel.com

Filton Ltd

T : +44(0)1926423191

F : +44(0)1926450610


W : www.filtonltd.co.uk

Formech International Ltd

T: +44(0)1582469797

F: +44(0)1582469646

E: [email protected] sales@

formech.com

W: www.formech.com

Intouch Monitoring Ltd

T : +44(0)1604 646144

E: JohnHardwick@

intouchmonitoring.com

W: www.intouchmonitoring.com

IDT Systems Ltd

T : +44 (0)1252 726 080

F : +44 (0)1252 820125

E : peter.woodd@idt -systems.com

W : www.idt-systems.com

Instron Ltd

T :+44 (0)1494 456815

F :+44 (0)1494 456814


W : www.instron.co.uk

IQMS

T :+ 44 (0) 1279874640

F :+44 (0)1279874303

E :[email protected]

W :www.iqms.com

Lloyd Instruments

T : +44(0)1243 833 370

F : +44(0)1243 833 401


W : www.lloyd-instruments.co.uk

Majenta

T: +44 (0) 1277 263 244

F: +44 (0) 1277 263 245

E:[email protected]

W:www.majentasolutions.com


MSA Engineering Systems Ltd

T: +44(0) 1162608866

F:+44(0) 1162608861

E: morganjones@msa-engineering.

co.uk

W: www.msa-engineering.co.uk

Meech International

T: +44(0)1993706700

F: +44(0)1993776977


W: www.meech.com

NDC InFared Engineering Ltd

T: +44 (0)1621852244

F: +44 (0)1621856180


W: www.ndcinfrared.com

R & D Factory

T: +44 (0) 1264811736


W: www.rndfactory.co.uk

Rondol Technology Ltd

T: +44(0)178 282 9807 or +44(0)7813

454422

F: +44(0)178 2823916



W: www.rondol.com

Solarsoft Business Systems MEI

Division (formerly Mattec Ltd)

T +44 (0)1909 479 886

F +44 (0)1909 488 109

E [email protected]

www.solarsoft.com

www.mattec.com

TransXL Ltd

T: +44(0)1793 827666

F: +44(0) 1793 823826



W: www.transxl.co.uk

Xtrutech Ltd

T: +44(0)1782 621122

F: +44(0)1782621133


W: www.xtrutech.com

Injection Moulding

AAC Plastics Group Ltd

T: +44(0)1827 51999

F: +44(0)1484 710 613


W: www.aacplasticsgroup.co.uk

Aeroplas (UK) Ltd

T: +44(0)121 522 3000

F: +44(0)121 522 3333


W: www.aeroplas.net |

AgentDraw Ltd

T: +44(0)116 284 1386

F: +44(0)116 286 7507


W: www.agentdraw.co.uk

A K Industries Ltd

T: +44(0)1432 375 100

F: +44(0)1432 263 532


W: www.aki.co.uk|

Algram Group Ltd

T: +44(0)1752 342 388

F: +44(0)1752 342 482


W: www.algram.com

Avalon Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)870 389 1998

F: +44(0)870 863 613


W: www.avalonplastics.co.uk

Bemis Ltd

T: +44(0)1282 438 717

F: +44(0)1282 412 717


W: www.bemiseurope.com

Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd

T: +44(0)1905 792500

F: +44(0)1905 792501


W: www.big-bear.co.uk

Birkbys Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1924 414 200

F: +44(0)1924 400051


W: www.birkbys.co.uk

BNL (UK) Ltd

T: +44 (0)1423 799200

F: +44(0)1423 862 259


W: www.bnl-bearings.com

Bolton Plastic Components Ltd

T: +44(0)1204 526 241

F: +44(0)1204 521 958


W: www.boplas.co.uk

Broanmain Limited

T: +44(0)1306 885 888

F: +44(0)1306 885 889


W: www.broanmain.co.uk

Calsonic Kansei (UK)

T: +44(0)191 417 0084

F: +44(0)191 417 0184


W: www.ckeurope.com

Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)208 685 0500

F: +44(0)208 640 4715


W: www.carclo-ctp.co.uk

Champion Mouldings Ltd

T: +44(0)161 723 3574

F: +44(0)161 725 9139


CJ Tool & Mouldings Ltd

T: +44(0)1384 378 866


www.cjtoolandmouldings.co.uk

Curver UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1209 203 340


W: www.curver.com

Daniels Healthcare Ltd

T: +44(0)1865 371 841

F: +44(0)1865 309 579


W: www.daniels.co.uk

Data Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1993 700 777

F: +44(0)1993 700 555


W: www.dataplastics.co.uk

Denroy Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)289 147 4822

F: +44(0)289 147 553


W: www.denroy.com

Desch Plantpak Ltd

T: +44(0)1621 745 500

F: +44(0)1621 745 525


W: www.desch-plantpak.com

Dubois Ltd

T: +44(0)1536 263 653

F: +44(0)1536 274 899


W: www.amaray.com

Eaton Automotive Operations Ltd

T: +44(0)1384 424 911


W: www.eaton.com

Fiskars UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1159277335


W: www.fiskars.com

Flambeau Europlast Ltd

T: +44(0)1843 854 000

F: +44(0)1843 854 010


W: www.flambeau.co.uk

F L Plastics LTD

T: +44(0)1603 418 989

F: +44(0)1603 418 990


W: www.flplasticsuk.com

forteq (UK) Ltd

T: +44(0)1484 424 384

F: +44(0)1484 535 053


W: www.forteq-group.com

Frontier Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0) 1495 235 800

F: +44(0) 1495 235 808


W: www.frontier-group.co.uk

Goodfish Ltd

T: +44(0)1543 505323

or +44(0)1543 579244


W: www.goodfishltd.com


Hallam Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1773 531 151

F: +44(0)1773 533 267


W: www.hallamplastics.co.uk

Harold Fisher Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1484 854321

F: +44(0)1484 854 244


W: www.fisherplastics.co.uk

HM Prison Service

T: +44(0)300 047 6822

F: +44(0)300 047 5238


W: www.hmpservice.gov.uk

Homelux Nenplas Ltd

T: +44(0)1335 347 300


W: www.homeluxnenplas.co.uk

Hozelock Ltd

T: +44(0)121 313 4242

F: +44(0)121 313 4243


W: www.hozelock.com

Husqvarna (UK) Ltd

T: +44(0) 1325 302 302


W: www.flymo.co.uk

Intier Automotive Interiors Ltd

T: +44(0)1926 468 800


W: www.magna.com

John McGavigan Ltd

T: +44(0)141 302 0000

E : info@mcgavigan Ltd

W : www.mcgavigan.com

JSP Ltd

T: +44(0)1993 824 000

F: +44(0)1993 824 422


W: www.jsp.co.uk

Labone Castleside Ltd

T: +44(0)1207 509 450

F: +44(0)1207 591 717


W: www.ralabone.co.uk

Lettergold Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1638 666 888

F: +44(0)1638 666 999


W: www.lettergold.co.uk

L H Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1274 736 330

F: +44(0)1274 736 332


w : www.lhplastics.co.uk

LINPAC Group Ltd

T: +44(0)121 607 6700

F: +44(0)121 607 6600


W: www.linpac.com

McKechnie Plastic Components

T: +44(0)1759 371 551

F: +44(0)1759 371 517


W: www.mckechnie-plastics.co.uk

McLaren Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)131 448 2200

F: +44(0)131 448 2221


W: www.mclaren-plastics.co.uk

Measom Freer & Co. Ltd

T: +44(0)116 288 1588

F: +44(0)116 281 3000


W: www.measomfreer.co.uk

Mecaplast Peterlee Ltd

T: +44(0)191 518 5900

F: +44(0)191 518 5909


W: www.mecaplast.com

Melba Products Ltd

T: +44(0)161 761 4933

F: +44(0)161 797 1146


W: www.melba.co.uk

Moller Tech Ltd

T: +44(0)1495 200 044

F: +44(0)1495 200 055

E: info.moellertech.uk@moellergroup.

com

W: www.moellergroup.com

Moss Plastic Parts

T: +44(0 1865 841 100

F: +44(0) 1865 844 489


W: www.mossplastics.com

Numatic International Ltd

T: +44(0)1460 684 80

F: +44(0)1460 647 20


W: www.numatic.co.uk

Oxford Plastic Systems Ltd

T: +44(0)1608 678 888

F: +44())1608 678 899


W: www.oxfordplastics.com

Peak Plastics Ltd

T: +44 (0)1773 743 152

F: +44 (0) 1773 513 478


W: www.peakplastics.co.uk

Piolax Manufacturing Ltd

T: +44(0)1282 684 000

F: +44(0)1282 684 001

Plastic Omnium Automotive Ltd

T: +44(0)1530 273849

F: +44(0)1530 273 863


W: www.plasticomnium.com

RGE Engineering Co

T: +44(0)1480 450 771

F: +44(0)1480 411 359


W: www.rgegroup.com

Ricoh UK Products Ltd

T: +44(0)1952 290 090


W: www.ricoh.co.uk

RPC Containers Ltd

T: +44(0)1933 410 064

F: +44(0)1933 414 820


W: www.rpc-group.com

R-Tek Ltd

T: +44(0)191 415 7000

F: +44(0)191 415 7070


W: www.r-tek.co.uk

Sherwood Plastic Products Ltd

T: +44(0)1405 766 504

F: 1405 752 481


W: www.sherwoodplastic.com

SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Ltd

T: +44(0) 239 221 0022

F: +44(0) 239 253 9522


W: www.smr-automotive.com

Spectra Packaging Solutions Ltd

T: +44(0) 01986 834190

F: 01986 875380


W: www.spectra-packaging.co.uk

SPS (EU) Ltd

T: +44(0) 1253 340 400

F: +44(0) 1253 340 401


W: www.sps.eu.com

Sterilin Ltd

T: +44(0) 1495-242200

F: +44(0)1495-242242


W: www.sterilin.co.uk

Stewart Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0) 208 686 2231

F: +44(0) 208 688 3857


W: www.stewartcompany.co.uk

Straight Plc

T: +44(0)0113 245 2244

F: +44(0)0113245 2255


W: www.straight.co.uk

Strata Products Ltd

T: +44(0) 1773 510 520

F: +44(0) 1773 510 502


W: www.strataproducts.co.uk

Taylor Engineering

and Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1706 714 700

F: +44(0)1706 714 717


W: www.tep.co.uk


Technical Mouldings Ltd

T: +44(0)1753 521 675

F: +44(0)1753 535 005


W: www.technical-mouldings.co.uk

Tex Industrial Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0)1332 363 249

F: +44(0)1332 292 186


W: www.tex-holdings.co.uk

Tex Plastic Products Ltd

T: +44(0)1271 378 528

F: +44(0)1271 379 230


W: www.tex-holdings.co.uk

Thumbs Up (Bury) Ltd

T: +44(0)161 762 9797

F: +44(0)161 763 4021


W: www.thumbsupburylimited.co.uk

TS (UK) Ltd

T: +44(0)161 653 3888

F: +44(0)161 654 4970


W: www.tontarelli.com

UPG Plastics Ltd

T: +44(0) 239 221 0022

F: +44(0) 239 253 9522


W: www.unitedplasticgroup.com

Weltonhurst Ltd

T: +44(0)121 748 7777

F: +44(0)121 749 213


W: www.weltonhurst.co.uk

W H Smith & Sons (Tools) Ltd

T: +44(0)121 748 7777

F: +44(0)121 749 6213


W: www.whs-tools.com

rotational Moulders

ACO Technologies PLC

T: +44(0) 1462810215


W: www.aco.co.uk

Balmoral Tanks

T: +44(0)1224 859000

F: +44(0)1224 859123


W: www.balmoraltanks.com

Container Components Europe Ltd

T: +44(0)1246 853696

F: +44(0)1246 852128


W: www.containercomponents.co.uk

Crompton Mouldings Ltd

T: +44(0)1484 401331

F: +44(0)8452992117

E: tony.douglas@cromptonmouldings.

co.uk

W: www.cromptonmouldings.co.uk

Corilla Plastics

T: +44(0)1656 870415

F: +44(0)1656 870661

E: shaunchampion@corillaplastics.

co.uk

W: www.corillaplastics.co.uk

Francis Ward Ltd

T: +44(0) 1274 707030

F: +44(0) 1274 724704


W: www.francisward.com

JFC Manufacturing Europe Ltd

T: +44(0)1691 659905

F: +44(0)1691 659344


W: www.jfcuk.com

JSC Rotational Ltd

T: +44(0)1386 793211

F: +44(0)1386 791547


W: www.jscrotational.co.uk

Leafield Environmental Ltd

T: +44 (0)1225 816500

E: envinfo@leafield-environmental.

com

W: www.leafield-environmental.com

Mailbox Moulding

T: +44(0)161 330 5577

F: +44(0)161 330 5576


W: www.mailboxmouldings.co.uk

Rotational Mouldings Ltd

T: +44(0)1663 742897


W: www.rotationalmouldings.co.uk

Rototek (a trading name of Trent

Mouldings Ltd)

T: +44(0)1636 611959

F: +44(0)1636 707369


W: www.rototek.com

Tecni-Form Ltd

T: +44 (0) 1273 723591

F: +44 (0) 1273 822715


W: www.tecni-form.com

Fitsco Industries

T: +44(0)1746 769188

F: +44(0)1746 769333


W: www.fitscoindustries.com

ICO Polymers Europe

T: +44(0)1427 676767

F: +44(0)1427 676777


W: www.icopolymers.com

Impact Solutions

T : +44(0)1324 489182

F : +44(0)1324 489633

E : gregg.falconer@impact-solutions.

co.uk

W: www.impact-solutions.co.uk

Kirkdale 2000 Ltd

T: +44(0)191 2574343

F: +44(0)191 257 4433


W: www.kirkdale2000.co.uk

Micropol

T: +44(0)161 3305570

F: +44(0)161 3437687


W: www.micropol.co.uk

Queen’s University Belfast

T: +44(0)2890 974700

F: +44(0)2890 660631


W: www.qub.ac.uk/pprc

Steel Tool Solutions Ltd

T/F: +44 (0)191 258 3355


W: www.steeltoolsolutions.co.uk

Total Petrochemicals UK Ltd

T: +44(0)161 3032200

F: +44(0)161 3031908


W: www.totalpetrochemicals.com

Ultrapolymers

T: +44 (0) 1925 282300

F: +44 (0) 1925 282302


W: www.ultrapolymers.co.uk

Polymer distributors and compounders

4Plas Ltd

T: +44(0)8704 460 424

F: +44(0)8704 460 434


W: www.4plas.com

Albis UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1565 755 777

F: +44(0)1565 755 196


W: www.albis.com

Alphagary Ltd

T: +44(0)1664 502 222

F: +44(0)1664 502 250


W: www.alphagary.com

Biesterfeld Petroplas

T: +44(0)1235 822 040

F: +44(0)1235 833 155


W: www.biesterfeld-plastics.com

Distrupol Ltd

T: +44(0)845 200 30 40

F: +44(0)845 200 30 45


W: www.distrupol.com


Elasto UK

T: +44(0)161 6546616

F: +44(0)161 654 2333


W: www.elastope.com

Gazechim Plastics UK

T: +44(0)1635 588 250

F: +44(0)1635 588 260


W: www.gazechim.com

Hardie Polymers

T: +44(0)141 942 3330

F: +44(0)141 942 4001


W: www.hardiepolymers.com

Hellyar Plastics

T: +44(0)1227 813 201

F: +44(0)1227 813 213


W: www.hellyar.co.uk

Luxus Ltd

T: +44(0)1507 604 941

F: +44(0)1507 609 154


W: www.luxus.co.uk

Nexeo Solutions

T: +44(0)1773 520 666

F: +44(0)1773 524 300


W: www.nexeosolutions.com

Perrite

T: +44(0)1925 810 608

F: +44(0)1925 840 001


W: www.perrite.com

Plastribution Ltd

T: +44(0)1530 560 560

F: +44(0)1530 560 303


W: www.plastribution.co.uk

Resinex UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1494 459 881

F: +44(0)1494 795 334


W: www.resinex.co.uk

Resin Trade Ltd

T: +44(0)1283 517 517

F: +44(0)1283 561 663


W: www.resintrade.com/en

Sumika Polymer Compounds

UK Ltd

T: +44(0)2392 486 350

F: +44(0)2392 476 027


www.sumika.co.uk

Teknor Apex UK Ltd

T: +44(0)1216 652 100

F: +44(0)1215 445 530


W: www.teknorapex.com

Ultrapolymers

T: +44(0)1925 750 320

F: +44(0)1925 750 321


W: www.ultrapolymers.co.uk

Business support network

Barclays Corporate

Banking Services

T: +44 (0)77 7555 1209

F: +44 (0)20 7116 7689

E: phil.bidwell@barclayscorporate.

com

w: www.barclayscorporate.com

Energy Quote JHA

Energy Consultants

T: +44 (0)20 7605 2300

F: +44 (0)20 7603 6415


w: www.energyquote.com

Greystone Financial Services

Financial Services

T: +44 (0)16 1927 7222

F: +44 (0)16 1929 1940


w: www.greystonefs.co.uk

Impact Solutions

Polymer Testing and Training

T: +44 (0)13 4248 9182

F: +44 (0)13 2448 9633

E: Fiona.graham@impact-solutions.

co.uk

w: www.impact-solutions.co.uk

Listgrove Ltd

Recruitment Specialists

T: + 44 (0)17 8920 7070

F: + 44 (0)17 8920 7096


W: www.listgrove.com

London Metropolitan Polymer

Centre

Polymer Education, Research

and Training

T: +44 (0)20 7320 1882

F: +44 (0)20 7320 1830


W: www.londonmet.ac.uk/polymers

Loughborough University

Polymer Research and Training

T: +44 (0)15 0926 3171

F: +44 (0)15 0922 3949


W: www.iboro.ac.uk

PERA Technology

Business Innovation

T: +44 (0)16 6450 1501

F: +44 (0)16 6450 1589


W: www.peratechnology.com

PICME

Skills Training

M: +44 (0) 771 500 8722

T: +44 (0) 161 304 5909

F: +44 (0) 161 304 5901


W: www.picme.org

Polymer IRC

Polymer Research

T: +44 (0)11 3343 3810

F: +44 (0)11 3343 3846


W: www.polymerirc.org

Solutions4Polymers Ltd

Polymer Training and

Support Solutions

T: +44 (0)77 7337 3127

F: +44 (0)15 4367 4525


W: www.solutions4polymers.co.uk

Travers Smith

Legal Services

T: +44 (0)20 7295 3000

F: +44 (0)20 7295 3500


W: www.traversmith.com

Willis Commercial Network

Insurance Brokers

T: +44 (0)11 5965 6504

F: +44 (0)12 1214 1630


www.cherrypickedinsurrance.com

Wolverhampton Polymer

Training & Innovation Centre Training,

Education & Innovation Expertise

T: +44 (0)19 5261 0101

F: +44 (0)19 5227 3744


W: www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/polymer

Smart Currency

The international Payment Specialist

T: +44(0)207 898 0541

F: +44(0)870 205 0365

E: georgina@smartcurrency

business.com

W: www.smartcurrency

exchange.com

BPF House6 Bath PlaceRivington StreetLondon EC2A 3JE

TEL 020 7457 5000

WEB www.bpf.co.uk

EMAIL [email protected]

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