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Taylor Engineering and Plastics( TEP) began its journey as a patternmaker and toolmaker serving the automotive industry. After the company was acquired by a large local business, it expanded its scope by incorporating plastic molding, utilizing the tooling that was already being manufactured for its customers. By 1977, TEP was established in its current format and continued its expansion with further injection molding, structural foam molding( ESF), dicyclopentadiene( DCPD) technologies, and, in particular, the development of its painting and finishing facilities.
Scott Taylor, Managing Director, explains:“ We have continued to develop innovative thermoplastic and thermoset molding solutions and now serve a wide range of industries – construction equipment, business machines, and medical products to name a few. One commonality across our customers is that we provide extensive painting and finishing capabilities, giving cosmetic finishes to 80 to 90 percent of our product range.”
The company also offers assembly services, sourcing components from metalwork and electronics to harnesses and lights.“ We pride ourselves on our ability to offer added value above and beyond molding and tooling. We have quite an extensive range of facilities in Rochdale geared towards providing turnkey solutions,” Scott adds.
“ This diversification presents many benefits including insulating the business from some market volatility. For example, as the polyurethane market reduced, we introduced the DCPD molding process. We are also on the cusp of introducing our biggest ever investment into the business in the form of two SMC molding presses. This enables us to make very large enclosures and
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