APL Plastics is a family business and was originally established in Acton, London, in 1959 as trade granulators under the name Acton Plastics Limited.
In 1963 the company moved to a factory on the Poyle Trading Estate in Slough, where our activities expanded to include colour compounding and the recycling of plastic waste.
It was in 1978 that we began to extrude High Impact Polystyrene sheet suitable for thermoforming, which increased in volume year upon year and in 2001 Polypropylene sheet became a commercial product.
Between the two materials, all colours are available along with natural and high clarity grades that are suitable for microwave, chiller cabinet and freezer use.
All material is sold to converters within the EU.
In 2006 we moved to new purpose built premises in Basingstoke, Hampshire and abbreviated our name to APL (Acton Plastics Limited).
Machinery is constantly being updated to keep quality of the highest order by taking advantage of the latest innovations for production.
Markets currently served include mainly food as well as the toy, toiletries and cosmetics industries.
We first achieved accreditation to The BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials in August of 2003 and we are currently accredited to issue 5, July 2015 – Grade AA
Within the scope of this standard the Quality and Hygiene Management Policy of APL Plastics is published in the Quality and Hygiene Procedures Manuals and Hazard and Risk Management Manual and states our commitment to provide product which in all respects meets the requirements of our customers and is fully compliant with all current EU legislation.
In order to meet this commitment a Quality and Hygiene System and Hazard and Risk Management System comprising documented Quality and Hygiene Procedures and Controlled Documents is implemented in accordance with the requirements of the BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials (Issue 5, July 2015) – High Hygiene. This results in the manufacture of quality, safe and legal products.
