Ashby, Leicestershire, April 2012. Dan Jarvis of Plastribution has been promoted to the position of technical manager as the polymer distributor consolidates the technical support provided to both its customers and suppliers. Dan’s promotion to the newly-created role is in recognition of the comprehensive technical expertise he has acquired over the last ten years that …

Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers have it covered Ashby, Leicestershire, March 2012. The shroud for the latest Prioderm lice and nit comb is moulded from a polypropylene/Vistamaxx™ compound as proposed by Plastribution, the distributor of Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers in the UK. As a result, the shroud offers the right balance of flexibility and tear resistance to provide durable ease-of-use, …

The subscribers of European Plastic Product Manufacturer (EPPM), one of the leading resources for information on plastics technologies, have ranked Plastribution as the UK’s leading polymer distributor in a telephone survey. The company also picked up the Brand of the Year award based on feedback generated from the same survey. The EPPM awards recognise excellence …

An eye-catching new brand presence, the dramatic presentation of Plastribution development work, and an overall positive vibe in the UK plastics industry all contributed to a successful Interplas exhibition for the UK’s leading distributor of plastics raw materials. Principle feature of the Plastribution exhibition stand was a Lotus Evora, which was provided as a showcase …

Ashby, Leicestershire, November 2011. Andrew Diamond has joined the UK’s leading polymer distributor Plastribution to take up the position of commercial executive within its direct sales team. The appointment of Andrew is part of Plastribution’s strategic plan to support and pursue significant opportunities to grow sales volumes in 2012 and beyond. Andrew has over a …

Ashby, Leicestershire, November 2011. With effect from 21 November 2011, Katherine White is promoted to the board of directors at Plastribution in her new role as product director. Her previous position at the UK’s leading polymer distributor was that of product manager for its range of polyolefin materials, a role she has held for the …

Ashby, Leicestershire, November 2011. Plastribution is consolidating its thermoplastics sales operations onto one site at its headquarters Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, as part of a restructuring measure that will affect customers previously managed from its regional office in Scotland. “The decision was made after careful consideration of how best to meet the increasing demands of key thermoplastic …

Ashby, Leicestershire, October 2011. Lena Fleschhut, supply chain project manager at Plastribution, has received the CILT (UK) McKibbin Research Foundation Award 2011 for her paper entitled “Supplier Relationship Management: a measure to alleviate supply in an oligopoly market?”. As her prize, Lena was presented with a winner’s cheque and a certificate during The Chartered Institute …

Ashby, Leicestershire, November 2011. Plastribution is the newly-appointed distributor of co-extruded PO and high-barrier packaging films from KWH Plast in the United Kingdom. As part of the distribution agreement between the two companies, Plastribution is now in the position to supply KWH Plast’s new range of oxygen-barrier in-mould labelling (IML) films to the UK packaging …

Ashby, Leicestershire, September 2011. With effect from October 2011, Plastribution will be adding purging agents from Aquapurge to its extensive range of engineering, polyolefin, styrenic and speciality thermoplastics, masterbatch and custom compounds. The polymer distributor will hold stocks of the new Barrel Blitz Universal purging compound within its own warehouse network, while other Aquapurge products …