TOP-LEVEL PRECISION Simon Plastic Processing is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The Hungarian plastic manufacturing firm started as a one-man operation in 1985. Thanks to a consistent business strategy and its skilled workforce, Simon Plastic has become one of the region’s most significant plastic components manufacturers predominantly targeting the automotive sector. Edina Beale reports.
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he founder of Simon Plastic, Mr István Simon, took his first steps towards building his empire from the garage of his parents’ house where he manufactured metal products as a selfemployed worker. His product portfolio began to expand steadily with thermoplastic products and with the production of tools. The company’s rapid development began in 1996 when the first production hall was built in Szabadbattyán, 6km away from the industrial city of Székesfehérvár. The company then became the official Hungarian supplier of General Electric, still one of its key clients. In 2001 the purchase of a new CNC injection moulding facility and the achievement of receiving its first ISO certificate enabled the company to become a supplier for new multinational and domestic
corporations. In 2004 Simon Plastic received the Best of the Region award in the category of small and medium sized companies for being the most dynamically developing firm. In 2008 the Hungarian firm selected Kőszárhegy to establish another production site, meanwhile it refurbished its existing production hall where it implemented modern injection moulding technologies. At the same time a new 1500m2 warehouse facility was also built. In 2010 the company again invested in the development of a nearly 4500m2 factory and extended its technological capacities with the most modern injection moulding and tool making facilities. In March 2014, a ribbon cutting ceremony was organised to open the company’s new 4000m2 assembly hall and warehouse facility. Industry Europe 169
