The last decade has seen significant changes here at Rutland Plastics. The most outwardly visible is the redevelopment of our site. The first phase was the building of new offices and employee facilities along the front of the existing factory. Work started on this mid 2007.
Once everyone had moved into this new, modern facility demolition of the old offices, etc could begin in June 2008. This was to make way for a new production bay to accommodate large moulding machines. This was completed in February 2009. At this point, with the recession in full swing, the final phase was put on ice until the time was right.
From this…
…to this
Rutland Plastics has held the ISO9001 quality standard since 1989. With the environment being increasingly important and Rutland Plastics keen to demonstrate its green credentials, we attained the ISO14001 environmental standard in 2008.
With an increasing amount of work being undertaken for the medical and related industries we then worked for and attained the medical ISO13485 standard in 2013.
Not surprisingly, as part of all the changes to Rutland Plastics, the way we market ourselves has also evolved. The last 10 years has seen a new corporate image accompanied by a new corporate brochure, magazine ads and revamped website. There has also been the addition of a prototyping brochure. The other development has been attendance at a number of industry exhibitions. All of this activity has led to a substantial increase in the number of enquiries received and a growth in the customer base.
So, as you can see, in spite of the worst recession in recent years occurring within the last decade, Rutland Plastics has gone from strength to strength. There have been exciting changes in all areas of the business, so here’s to the next 10 years!
