REDEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE

Once the redevelopment was completed the demolition of the current office, toolroom and maintenance area followed.  This was replaced by another production bay.  The additional space temporarily housed the toolmaking area as well as space for more moulding machines.  Production flow was also improved by moving machining and assembly operations into the main factory, previously housed in the rear of the former hosiery factory next door.  This space was acquired in 1989 at a time when Rutland Plastics was seeing rapid growth in the manufacture of electrofusion fittings for the gas and water industries.

When Coats Viyella closed in 2000, Rutland Plastics bought the rest of the building with a view to further expansion and the final phase saw the demolition of this entire building to be replaced by new warehousing. This new 30,000 sq ft facility became operational at the end of 2015 and has allowed for increased efficiency as well as allowing the company to offer greater flexibility to its customers.