SPC UK MAKES SENIOR PURCHASING APPOINTMENT
June 2010

SPC Europe Ltd has made a new senior management appointment with Sean Kirtley joining as Purchasing Manager.

Sean joins from Avon Automotive and brings significant experience gained in purchasing together with many years of working in technical roles in the Rubber Industry. Sean initially joined Peradin in 1995, working in a technical environment. He moved to Avon Automotive in 2004, working as a development chemist before moving into a senior purchasing role.

Paul Hallas, Operations Manager SPC UK, says: "We are delighted to appoint Sean who brings a unique set of skills to his new role. He joins from a world dominant automotive company that has a strong purchasing strategy; Sean brings both technical and purchasing expertise to SPC.

"With price and availability of raw materials having a major impact on our products and services Sean's role will quickly become critical to our ability to remain competitive on a world stage.

"This is a significant appointment for SPC and our customers. With demand for raw materials increasing around the world and material costs continuing to rise, Sean's appointment means we have a dedicated purchasing manager able to focus full time on strategic purchasing; covering material costs, supplier relationships and lead times for product availability.

Living in Frome Sean is an avid family man with his partner and four year old daughter.

Another Quality Achievement at ATR Compounding!
November 2009


ATR Compounding has achieved another major milestone in its rapid development since joining SPC Europe ltd. After less than 12 months, ATR has successfully gained ISO 9001:2008 registration.

ISO 9001 remains the World’s leading quality endorsement, and currently sets the standard within approximately 900,000 quality-conscious organisations in no less than 170 different countries around the world.

Significantly, although top class quality assurance procedures are one essential prerequisite of the approval, on their own they are not enough. It is also necessary to demonstrate top class management practices on a much broader scale.

ATR’s achievement is the more remarkable given the short time since it became part of SPC Europe, and is further testimony not only to SPC’s overriding commitment to product quality, but also to the high standards of management and business performance set within the Group.

For SPC’s customers, this development encourages even greater confidence in the company and its products. Not only that, but it also enhances and simplifies customers’ own quality assurance procedures – especially when they themselves need to meet ISO 9001 requirements. In this way ATR Compounding now offers its customers an additional competitive advantage.

SPC WEB SITE GOES LIVE
March 2009

 
SPC Europe has taken another key step forward in its development, with the launch of its new web site.

 
SPC’s new web presence represents a step change in the Company’s marketing and communications strategy, and is the first in a number of planned measures aimed at strengthening the brand, but more importantly broadening and deepening the rapport with its customer base.
 
This initiative follows other major developments within the business, not least the acquisition of ATR Compounding, which positions the Group to play a more significant role in the custom compounding industry in the future.
 
The new web site is the culmination of an intensive project, but is nevertheless only the first step in an evolutionary process. Plans are already in place for additions and updates in the not too distant future.
 
In the meantime the Company is keen to receive feedback, and your comments would be welcome.
 

SPC EUROPE ACQUIRES ATR COMPOUNDING
November 2008

 
In October 2008 SPC Europe Limited achieved the most significant single advance in the Company’s history, with the acquisition of the €22M ATR Compounding plant in Westbury, UK.

 
The ATR plant was built in 2000 at a cost of approximately €22M, is one of the most modern plants in Europe, and has an annual capacity of 25,000 tonnes. The addition of ATR represents a threefold increase in capacity for the Group.
 
Equally importantly, the Westbury plant brings two new mixing lines and crucial new capabilities and competencies to the Group. Together with SPC UK in Whitby, the Group now offers a completely comprehensive suite of five such lines, ranging in capacity from 1 Litre to 270 Litres. The expansion offers two key benefits:
 
i) Greatly enhanced flexibility in manufacturing.
 
ii) Maximum efficiency across the entire spectrum of batch sizes.
 
Customers can therefore be even more confident of best value products and the very best customer service from SPC.
 
At the same time the addition of SPC’s well proven, state of the art, working practices and production control systems at ATR are bringing additional benefits in terms of the quality and consistency of products from the Westbury facility.
 
The economic climate may be challenging, especially in manufacturing, but SPC Europe remains upbeat about their prospects for the future. The acquisition of ATR Compounding is a win/win for the Company that has positioned it well to benefit from economic recovery as it emerges. The Group looks forward to a secure and growing position in the industry.