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Arrangements were concluded earlier today for Allied Textiles to sell the Transfer Coated division of JB Broadley to Dartex Coatings Ltd.
The production of direct coated products, for both air bags and other markets are unaffected and will continue to be supplied by JB Broadley under the management of Mark Haigh.
As part of these arrangements, Dartex will take control of the transfer coating capabilities on the JB Broadley site and will have access to all the skills and experiences of the existing business and staff. This will ensure that customer requirements continue to be met in full.
Dartex are a privately held company with its headquarters in Long Eaton, Nottingham. They are specialists in transfer coated products and lamination. They have similar operations in the USA centred in Rhode Island.
Commenting on the transaction, Shaun Ambrose-Jones, Chief Executive of Dartex Coatings, said “We are delighted to have reached agreement with Allied in this transaction, It gives us access to a broader range of products, capabilities and customers, and will allow us to build on our established reputation for customer service and innovation.”
Stewart McGuffie, Chief Executive of Allied said “We concluded some months ago that consolidation in the market for transfer coated products was inevitable, and were keen to find a quality partner who were able to support our existing customer base. We have established a good rapport with the team at Dartex, and are confident that they are the right owner to move this part of the business forward. It also allows us to strengthen the focus on our other business areas of yarn preparation, direct coating, dyeing, finishing and weaving.”
Any queries should be addressed to:
Shaun Ambrose-Jones, Chief Executive – Dartex Coatings Ltd - (0115) 983 7676
Mark Haigh, General Manager – JB Broadley – (01706) 603 661
Stewart McGuffie, Chief Executive – Allied Textiles Ltd – (01924) 443 366
New high solid, solvent free PU technology
We have new mixing and dispensing technology which can be used to process a wide range of polyurethanes. Due to the quality and flexibility of these polyurethanes they can be used to replace conventional solvent based PU and in some cases PVC. This new technology gives us the ability to produce continuous solvent free polyurethane sheeting from 0.3mm to 5mm thickness. It will allow also us to offer new solutions to a wide range of problems faced by our existing clients, as well as enabling us to offer innovative services to the engineering, petrochemical, marine and automotive industries.
New Appointment
JB Broadley are pleased to announce the appointment of Emmanuel Dupuis as Business Development Manager. Emmanuel recently completed his MBA and has several years expertise in Technical Sales and Business Development. Emmanuel will focus on developing new opportunities allied to the recent £100k Investment made by JBB in HSPU mixing and dispensing technology.
Retirement
Ray Pollard Senior Sales Manager at JBB will be Retiring on the 31/10/2008, Ray joined us in 1978 and has been the main Sales Person for the Transfer Coating Business.The team at JBB would like to thank Ray for his many years of loyal service and wish him and his family all the best for the future. The remaining team at JBB will be introducing themselves to Customers in the near future.