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RPC Group Company History

 

2011      
Acquisition of Superfos, manufacturer of injection moulded containers operating with 9 manufacturing sites, 5 distribution centres and 3 sales offices
 
2007
 
Purchased plastics packaging business of Slovakian company DM Plast sro in Velky Meder
 
2007
 
Acquisition of Raytec BV, an injection moulding company in Ravenstein, Netherlands
 
2007
 
Acquired a blow moulding facility from French business MOB SAS in Moirans en Montagne, France
 
2006
 
Acquired two of Crown Group's Risdon facilities located at Marolles in France and Mozzate in Italy
 
2006
 
Acquired Barplas from the Barghout family in Bradford
 
2005
 
New factory opened in Morgantown, Pennsylvania USA to produce Tassimo discs
 
2004
 
Acquired 4 factories from Rexam - Hereford (UK), Troyes (France), Antwerp (Belgium) and Aš (Czech Republic)
 
2004
 
Acquired 7 factories from Nampak - Plenmeller & Llantrisant (UK), Halfweg & Kerkrade (Netherlands), Gent (Belgium) and Montpont (France)
 
2003
 
New factory opened at Ploiesti in Romania
 
2002
 
New factory opened at Old Dalby in Leicestershire, UK
 
2001
 
Acquired the thermoforming business at Kruszwica, Poland from Autobar
 
2000
 
Acquired sites at Goor (Netherlands) and Warsaw (Poland) from European Packaging Holdings
 
2000
 
Acquired sites Wiko, Formatec & Neutraubling (Germany) and Wiko USA from Czewo Holdings
 
1999
 
Purchased Cobelplast-Montonate (Italy) - sheet business, and Cresstale (UK) - cosmetics packaging business
 
1997
 
RPC's acquisition of Continental Plastics Europe (CPE) from Schmalbach Lubeca
 
1994
 
Acquisition of Market Rasen & Halstead factories from McKechnie, UK
 
1993
 
Flotation of RPC Group Plc on London Stock Exchange in May
 
1991
 
Management buy-out of the 5 UK rigid plastics packaging companies from SCA