Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014 14:08 GMT

Multipanel invests in UK future

We are all accustomed to news of large firms shipping their manufacturing facilities over to China, so the latest news from Multipanel UK may come as a welcome surprise.

It has been announced that the company has moved the production of its Alupanel aluminium composite panels in the opposite direction, back to the UK from China. Following eighteen months of preparation and construction, the new high-speed production line in Kent covers an area of more than 10,000 square metres and has created over 50 new jobs in the local area.

Managing director, Andrew Cock, explains: “The UK is renowned for its quality manufacturing and we are delighted to be opening this facility in Dover. Alupanel will be the only product of its kind to be made in the UK and manufacturing here will enable us to provide our customers with an unrivalled product in terms of quality and service.”

The UK is renowned for its quality manufacturing and we are delighted to be opening this facility in Dover

Alupanel is distributed in the UK by Perspex Distribution; director of the firm Craig Dodson comments: “We are delighted that Multipanel have chosen to take advantage of the quality manufacturing available in the UK.

“Our business depends on providing customers with a quality product when they need it.  This new facility will provide an additional stability to stock levels as well as reducing manufacturing times for special lengths by up to 75 percent.”

Multipanel UK and Perspex Distribution will be exhibiting on stand J40 at Sign and Digital UK later this month.