Custom components Plastek UK Ltd (Europe) is a leading manufacturer of custom injection and blow moulded components for the packaging industry, offering creative packaging solutions to multinational FMCG businesses in the personal care, household, food and beverage, healthcare and cosmetics markets. The company is now looking at further expanding its international footing, as European Vice-President Mick Shaw confirmed.
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ased in Mansfield, north Nottinghamshire, Plastek UK Ltd (Europe) is a division of the USA based Plastek Group, a renowned global manufacturer within the plastic packaging industry. Apart from the 155,000m2 manufacturing facility in the UK, the group currently operates moulding facilities in the United States, Mexico and Brazil and is looking at increasing its capacity.
Functionality and differentiation As a highly experienced and technically advanced injection moulding specialist, Plastek can offer its customers expertise in the design and development of innovative packaging solutions using a large range of 146 Industry Europe
injection and injection blow moulding techniques. The group’s customer base includes all blue chip companies, such as Unilever, Danone, P&G, Nestle, Reckitt Benkiser and other major brand names. “We have always specialised in complex, multi-function mouldings which suited our highly-automated plant. We have also invested in Advanced Clean Room Manufacturing to ISO class 7, and are now installing graded segregation of production to serve the most exacting needs which will help us gear up for the pharmaceuticals and medical production,” says Mr Shaw. Plastek’s speciality lies in value added packaging components which offer enhanced functionality and differentiation, including actuators and
