Packaging News
The move follows several recent US acquisitions of UK packaging companies including; Transilwrap snapping up Ellis Industrial Packaging, Waddington Group’s Pr-Pak division buying Somerset manufacturer Deltaform and its Buckinghamshire-based subsidiary Chiltern Thermoforming, Graphic Packaging taking over Benson Group and of course Ball Corporation’s all but complete purchase of Rexam.
William Beckett is a manufacturer of specialised protective plastic packaging & containers for applications including cutting tools, DIY, technical and consumer/retail.
This step by MOCAP, a manufacturer of quality plastic and rubber products, allows for expansion in their current packaging division, known as Cleartec Packaging, which manufactures a full line of transparent semi-rigid plastic packaging tubes and containers.
Greg Miller, co-owner and vice-president of sales & marketing, said: “With the acquisition of William Beckett Plastics Ltd., MOCAP is able to offer the most extensive line of plastic packaging containers to our current customer base as well as introducing MOCAP’s line of protective closures and clear tube packaging to William Beckett Plastics Ltd. customers. This alliance enables MOCAP to broaden our scope and provide our customers with a product line that is unrivaled in this industry.”
MOCAP’s current customer base will now have access to the complete line of William Beckett Plastic Packaging’s solutions including round, square and rectangular telescopic containers, as well as boxes, inserts, multi-packs and cases.
Production from the Sheffield facility will remain in place, with additional investments already planned in the expansion of the product line through modernised tooling and equipment to facilitate continued sales growth. The William Beckett Plastic Packaging products will be manufactured, marketed and sold throughout the world at MOCAP’s existing North American, European and Asian offices.
