A fast-growing contract manufacturing specialist for the healthcare sector has completed a
three-year, £3.5m investment drive as it targets new opportunities. Europlaz, which is
currently witnessing 20% year-on-year growth, has recently spent £750,000 on the
installation of three additional all-electric injection moulding machines to cope with an
increase in orders. Notably, this equipment complements a new CMM.
Boosted by an increase in capacity at its Southminster, Essex facility, the company is focused
on both UK and international medical device manufacturers and engineering design houses
seeking a strategic partner that can take projects from proof of concept to large-scale
commercial manufacturing.
“There’s been a massive surge in demand for our services, which support the development
and commercialisation of devices used in diagnostics, drug delivery, biotech and pharma,”
explains Katy O’Keeffe, marketing and strategy director. “We know there’s a massive
opportunity and have responded by continuing to invest. It takes our total spend to £3.5m
over the past three years and we’ve got more technology on order. This is the perfect time
to press the ‘growth’ button.”
Europlaz, which is ISO13485-certified, operates from a state-of-the-art production facility.
From here, the family-run business offers injection moulding, assembly, product validation
and access to modern cleanrooms, all certified to ISO Class 7 for the manufacture of Class I,
Class II and Class III medical devices.
“Sales have increased by 20% to £12.5m for this financial year and we’ve got contracts in
place to achieve over £14m in 2025,” says Rory O’Keeffe, commercial director at Europlaz.
“Investment has flowed into the latest equipment, which we’ve matched with a major
recruitment drive – taking on 25 new workers. A good proportion of these now form part of
our industry-leading technical team.”
More information www.europlaz.co.uk
