Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd, has announced the appointment of Geoff Hodgson at its Bishop Auckland site.
The appointment follows a period of expansion for the management team, with Grace Collingwood (internal sales coordinator) Lewis Rigg (CAD/CAM engineer) and Matthew Whittle (sales manager) joining business partners Freddy Bourdais and Mark Rigg who founded the business in 2002 on the senior management team.
Hodgson has joined the team following 13 years with Formula Plastics Ltd as managing director, alongside previous positions as production manager and operations director.
He has 33 years’ experience in the plastic industry, where he worked his way up from the ground, starting out in vacuum forming producing FMCG as a factory labourer sweeping floors and helping set machines.
Geoff Hodgson, managing director at Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd, said: "I have joined a company that has grown year on year for almost quarter of a century. So, it’s safe to say I’m starting on strong foundations with a well-established team. Fast moving sales with short lead times is something that excites me, and having colleagues around me that are embracing change has really helped me settle in.
"I have only been with Plastic Mouldings Northern for a short period of time, but from day one I could see they care about staff, the business and the sector we are in, and that was right up my street as I do too.
"From the onset it is evident that maintaining and growing long standing relationships is hugely important to everyone at Plastic Mouldings Northern and this has always been my own manufacturing ethos. It made joining Plastic Mouldings Northern an easy choice, at such an exciting time. Building and keeping relationship is what I have always tried to do. I don’t want to just win work, I want to win relationships and help take the drama off a customer’s desk."
Freddy Bourdais, sales director, Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd, added: "The appointment of Geoff as managing director marks a very pivotal point for the company as we continue to maintain our significant footprint in the industry. Geoff’s background, substantial industry expertise and ethos is a perfect match for Plastic Mouldings Northern. We are looking to the future and Geoff’s appointment alongside our recent period of staff expansion in the senior management team will aid the further growth and direction of the company.
"Alongside the investment in staff, we are in the process of further extending one of our sites to allow for additional office space and an onsite R&D facility. Our investment signals our continued commitment to the North East region, our confidence in the growth of the company, and our ambition to remain as industry leaders."
