A COUNTY Durham firm in its 20th year in business has bolstered impressive post-pandemic growth, doubling turnover in the last two years – despite a pandemic,

Bishop Auckland-based Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd (PMN) has also experienced a staff expansion, bringing the workforce to 22, and new site acquisition, increasing its square foot to 45,000 and investment in key logistics.

PMN was set-up in 2002 by Freddy Bourdais and Mark Rigg and has grown year on year ever since.

PMN have built up a prominent reputation across the manufacturing sector globally with customers and industry peers. Over the years PMN’s wealth of knowledge and prominent reputation has seen the company work with London Underground, McLaren, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, JCB and BAE Systems.

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The main output at PMN is the production of vacuum formed plastic parts, which sees it supply high quality and often very intricate moulded parts to an array of industries.

The vacuum forming specialists have over 150 years combined experience in the field and their experience in this area continues to drive the company forward.

The company supplies clients nationwide and internationally with recent client contracts established to Australia and New Zealand. Their capabilities are highly innovative, supplying to the automotive industry, defence, aeronautical, medical, precision engineering and food industry.

Freddy Bourdais, co-Founder and sales director, said: “We are committed to bringing investment, growth and creating sustainable jobs to support the local economy and we are delighted with the direction of the company in the last 20 years.

“Collaboration and innovation has been key to our growth. We heavily invest in building relationships with our customer base and have built up many strong connections over the years. We very much look forward to embracing the next stage of expansion at PMN.”

Efficiency of service is another key aspect which has contributed to strong growth at PMN. The company has an established sales team operating across the UK, meaning they are able to offer a quick service and response times to customer enquiries thereby building in-person connections and relationships further.

Diversification is also another key mechanism of growth at the company – PMN are now the only stockist of new plastic containers and plastic pallet boxes in the North East.

They are also the largest dealer of reconditioned plastic pallets in the UK and are at the forefront of providing a more cost-effective and yet still durable option for customers.

PMN now partner with the French firm, JOUPLAST® and hold the exclusive contract to distribute their adjustable risers (which ensure decking and paving slabs sit evenly) across the UK and Ireland. The products which recently featured on BBC DIY SOS are stocked by Homebase, Wickes, and Amazon, with turnover in this part of the company alone hitting over £1m last year.

Freddy added: “JOUPLAST® is very successful in France, and it makes it much easier to lay decking and paving level. We are delighted to hold the exclusive distribution rights across the UK and Ireland, and the response to the product line has been phenomenal. The clear ambition is to make JOUPLAST® the ‘go to’ brand for all types of decking and paving solutions here in the UK as it is in France.”

With the continuous growth trajectory at PMN, the senior management team has seen recent expansion with the appointment of general manager (GM), Katharine Elton. The new GM brings with her over 16 years’ experience in the industry following her recent role at Bridgewood UK.

She said: “There are so many plans for further growth, investment and expansion in the pipeline and it’s an exciting time to join such an established company.

“The team have a very strong reputation in the field and with two very experienced directors at the helm it’s great to be part of such a successful business model.”

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