Product category:
Adhesives, threadlockers and other consumables
News Release from: Scapa UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2002
Adhesive tape operations expand in the
UK
Adhesive tapes manufacturer Scapa has plans for a new site in Ashton, Greater Manchester and the refurbishment of its existing site in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Adhesive tapes manufacturer Scapa has plans for a new site in Ashton, Greater Manchester and the refurbishment of its existing site in Dunstable, Bedfordshire The move is supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) which has awarded the company a GBP 3 million Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant for manufacturing in the North West and a further GBP 1 million grant for the East of England
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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A total of 450 jobs are expected to be secured or created by the funding.
Several of Scapa's key products will be manufactured at the Ashton 'centre of excellence', including the company's unique halogen-free, fire retardant Megolon cable compounds.
Megolon helps ensure the safe evacuation of large public areas and protects costly equipment from irreversible damage since it does not emit smoke or caustic chemicals when burnt.
The Ashton facility will consolidate existing manufacturing capability into a 10 acre area, as well as offering fertile ground for continuing research and development.
Customers will benefit from more effective deployment of Scapa's skills and capabilities as well as a re-engineered supply chain and logistics.
Capital investment, including provision of a full-width coating machine and improved conversion capabilities, will facilitate laboratory trials on new products, pilot scales trials and full volume production.
In Dunstable, a world class manufacturing facility will be established with a focus on foam-based and medical tapes.
The RSA award for Dunstable is the single largest such grant for investment in the region since it was designated an assisted area in 1993.
In addition to these changes, Scapa is reviewing its sites throughout Europe to optimise production of its full range of single- and double-sided tapes, films, foam and foils.
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