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I NDUS T RY
28 JULY 2017
Applied technology operation inaugurated
at new UK manufacturing facility
TRELLEBORG’S applied technologies
operation has inaugurated its new
purpose-built facility in Retford, UK.
The facility will be a centre of
excellence for the company’s diversified
polyurethane component manufacturing,
bringing together experience, innovation
and technology under one roof.
Trelleborg Group CFO Ulf Berghult
and Councillor Jim Anderson of
Bassetlaw District Council took part in
a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially
open the facility.
Cllr Anderson commented, “The
council’s regeneration and invest-
ment team have worked closely with
Trelleborg prior to and during the plan-
ning stages to ensure that this centre of
excellence is based in Bassetlaw and,
as industry leaders in a number of differ-
ent fields, including polyurethane manu-
facturing, we wish Trelleborg continued
success.”
Mr Berghult said, “By combining our
local expertise from several Trelleborg
facilities in the area into one, we will
reduce our footprint and environmental
impact on the local area. Our investment
into this facility demonstrates our long-
standing commitment to accelerating
performance for our customers both
locally and globally.”
The facility in Retford consolidates
four sites, one in Retford, two in
Coventry and one in Knaresborough,
into a single facility. Constructed using
lean manufacturing principles and with
a focus on environmental efficiency, the
7,225m2 facility will manufacture the
current product portfolio of Trelleborg’s
applied technologies operation.
Trelleborg AB – Sweden
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony
officially opened the new facility