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From this point , the business rode the growth wave of plastics by both making its own product ranges for the retail market and using its open machine capacity to process molds for customers in the industrial and automotive sectors . However , as its first product , the Halik Frog still occupies a well-respected position even today , serving as a tangible reminder of the company ’ s humble beginnings .

“ The group ’ s philosophy was to maintain an equal focus on the retail , industrial , and automotive industries , so that the business was beholden to no single sector and somewhat protected from the extreme ups and downs of any one market ,” begins John Wingfield , Flambeau ’ s Managing Director for Europe .

“ Our growth was driven by a variety of acquisitions that complemented our underlying organic growth . This was further accelerated by technological diversification in the 1960s , which saw us adopt the process of extrusion blow molding . This fulfilled the demand to manufacture plastic components for automotive air conditioning ducts to replace the metal assemblies previously in use .

“ We then began exporting products to Europe , but W R Sauey sought to gain a stronger foothold in the European market . Hence , he purchased a blow molding business , Blowspeed Ltd , based in Ramsgate , UK , in 1999 , and an injection molding company , L & P Ltd , in 2000 , which was then integrated into the Ramsgate site . The combined business was rationalized by shifting focus away from automotive and towards industrial customers .

“ In 2010 , we acquired two retail brands from Stadium Group , forming Flambeau EuroPlast as it is today ,” John narrates .

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