Posted On 14 March 2018
Please see below a list of available courses from associate member - Smithers Rapra. If you would like to reserve your space, please click the relevant link.
Posted On 20 May 2016
For many years now the rubber manufacturing industry in the UK has suffered from the poor availability of technical courses which can be used for the career development of personnel coming into t...
Posted On 06 July 2015
Elastomers/rubbers are strategic and enabling materials and sit within all sectors of industry. The range of applications is truly diverse. Whilst the shock absorbing qualities of rubbers lend on...
Posted On 10 June 2015
Dandelions are modest plants that are an excellent alternative source for a raw material of high demand: natural rubber, the fundamental ingredient in rubber products.
Posted On 04 June 2015
Polyurethane grades from the softest of foam to the most indestructible of thermoplastics drive innovation and production in the footwear industry.
Posted On 02 June 2015
A Suffolk-based manufacturer of rubber granules has been recognised for its international success with a listing in the prestigious Sunday Times 'SME Export Track 100'.
Posted On 28 May 2015
The management team of Manchester-based Trafford Rubber Products has acquired the company in a management buy-out (MBO).
Posted On 22 May 2015
Free business review for North West plastics firms
Posted On 13 May 2015
Four of the largest national plastics packaging organisations in Europe have made a united call for investment in European polymer production facilities and the “urgent restoration” of normal...
Posted On 27 April 2015
If the rubber manufacturing sector is to sustain its recovery over the longer term it is vital that it has a skilled workforce at all levels. Achieving this is easier said than done.