The UK plastics industry reported in 2 minutes. Your daily briefing on what's happening in the UK plastics sector - machinery, businesses, and market changes.
15 Oct 2026 // Moldwel Succession, Plastech’s Four PIA Nominations, Summit Promotion, and Chiller Breakdown Findings
In today’s brief:
🏭 Moldwel’s Third Generation: Sam Penn succeeds his father Andrew as Managing Director, with plans to invest in technology, improve production processes, and develop customer service.
🏆 Plastech’s Four PIA Nominations: Plastech Solutions secures finalist places across three Supplier Partnership categories, alongside an Unsung Hero nomination for Sales Director Daley Williams.
👤 Summit Engineering Promotion: James Gilbert becomes Engineering Director at Summit Systems, bringing experience across engineering, service, plastics processing, and process cooling.
🔧 Chiller Breakdown Findings: Evolution Cooling’s call-out review identifies refrigerant loss as the most common recorded cause, highlighting practical maintenance priorities for preventing production disruption. Figures cover jobs with clearly identified causes.
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14 Oct 2026
14 Oct 2026 // ENGEL Growth, UK Forecast Upgrade, Sierra 57 Appointment, and €26m Manufacturing Fund
In today’s brief:
📈 ENGEL Revenue Growth: The machinery manufacturer forecasts a 10% revenue increase to around €1.55 billion, with European investment improving but no broad injection moulding market recovery yet.
🇬🇧 UK Growth Forecast Upgrade: The IMF raises its 2026 UK growth forecast to 1.3%, while expecting higher energy prices and borrowing costs to slow growth next year.
👤 Sierra 57 Appointment: Ben Pickering joins as Polymer Consultant for Mould Training and Development, bringing more than 20 years of injection moulding and production experience.
🌱 €26m Manufacturing Sustainability Fund: The Shared Island Sustainability Challenge Fund opens for innovative industrial projects across Ireland and Northern Ireland, covering electrification, water efficiency, and resource efficiency.
For the full stories, visit plastikmedia.co.uk.
13 Oct 2026
13 Oct 2026 // Packaging Compliance Relief, Fairgrieve Transport Plans, Mark Lawson Joins MPG, and Metallic Elephant Promotion
In today’s brief:
📋 Packaging Compliance Relief: The Environment Agency introduces conditional enforcement relief for England’s 2026 plastic-packaging recycling obligations, accepting evidence covering at least 83% of the obligation. The underlying legal target remains unchanged.
🚌 Fairgrieve’s Transport Manufacturing Plans: The North East compression moulder aims to expand its large composite component and assembly work across bus, coach, and rail applications.
👤 Mark Lawson Joins MPG: Sierra 57 Consult’s chief executive joins the Manchester Polymer Group committee, supporting professional development, knowledge-sharing, and education outreach.
🏭 Metallic Elephant Promotion: Aaron Osborne moves into Sales Support after almost a decade in production, bringing practical knowledge of dies and manufacturing processes into customer support.
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