Technical Heroes
Meet our friendly, neighbourhood technical team – on hand to give advice and eradicate problems.
With a great technical team, comes great customer service.
Meet the team
Phil Little
I have worked at Plastribution since 2015, joining the business from industry as an active customer. Having worked in various technical and commercial roles within the business, I now lead our frontline technical team.
As Technical & Business Development Manager, I am responsible for how we best serve our customers and suppliers with their technical requirements. This begins with any project a customer may want support with, no matter how big or small. As a multi-faceted team with a varied skillset, we believe we are able to help get a project off the ground when others cannot. Working closely with our supplier base, we help bring new polymer innovations to market in a variety of processing methods. Within the team, we have expertise ranging from polymer chemistry, through to toolmaking and product design.
I also lead our customer training program, with the aim of sharing information with our customers to best support them in their roles.
I'm here to help with:
- Providing front line technical support to the business.
- Provide thought leadership to new and existing customers via training and seminars / trade show talks.
- Developing a support network of industry organisations and the provision of technical training for customers and staff.
- Developing and maintaining Plastribution’s Quality Management System.
- Support staff development with mentoring and coaching.
Joe Putt
I joined Plastribution as a Technical specialist not long after finishing university and have continued to develop my skills during my time with Plastribution.
In my role, I help people look for alternative materials, troubleshoot and provide guidance for both staff and customers. I can also assist with any issues regarding regulations such as REACh and the Packaging Tax.
I'm here to help with:
- Ensuring compliance with regulations such as REACh and RoHS
- Providing technical support for both colleagues and customers
- Answering any questions on regulatory compliance
Richard Cudd
I have over 20 years’ experience working with the polyethylene film industry in a variety of technical service & product development roles.
As Technical Executive at Plastribution, I focus on providing technical support to our customers and our own sales teams, primarily in the blown & cast polyethylene film area.
I'm here to help with:
- Advising on new products, film formulations & extrusion process conditions
- On-site support with product trials.
- Ensuring that the cost/performance ratio of film products is optimised.
- Providing best-in-class customer technical service.
What we do
Idea to Component
Providing advice on: correct material, design considerations, manufacturing methods, project costs, prototype tooling and finished component manufacture.
Training and Development
Training support on polymer basics, process optimisation and the economics of the polymer supply chain.
Re-shoring
Support for OEMs who wish to transfer manufacturing of plastic components, assembles and sub-assemblies back to the UK.
Maximising Efficiency
Help in choosing the right products and additives to improve cycle time and energy efficiency.
Troubleshooting
Advice on the best methods to eradicate problems by process or material improvements.
Regulatory and Compliance
Monitoring and supply of all relevant documentation for regulatory issues.
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