Synseal Extrusions extruder of the month


Head offi ce: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, UK CEO: David Leng 1980


Founded: Ownership: Employees: Private


Turnover: Around £130m ($171m) 1200


Profi le: Synseal Extrusions began in 1980 as a fabricator of aluminium windows and doors, only later adding PVC products. The company underwent a management buy-out in 2010, and has steadily increased its product offerings to include other products – including aluminium window frames and, last year, composite doors.


Product lines: Synseal has a number of window product lines, including Legend, Synerjy, Sheerframe, Shield and Warmcore. Legend is a 70mm system designed for the commercial market. Synerjy is its ‘fourth generation’ product – and includes a single-leg bead called a ‘j-bead’ that fi ts into the profi le in one movement, which cuts installation time. Warmcore is an aluminium window frame that has a superior thermal performance – thanks to a multi-chambered insulating plastic core.


Factory locations: The company has six manufacturing locations in the UK – totalling more than 1m sq ft of manufacturing space that extruded nearly 39m metres of profi les last year. It recently streamlined its bead tool manufacturing by installing Red.Tooling from Greiner Extrusion. This helped it to boost linear output from 5m/min to 8m/min.


To be considered for ‘Extruder of the Month’, contact the editor on lou@pipeandprofile.com


Forthcoming features The next issues of Pipe and Profi le Extrusion magazine will have special reports on the following topics:


October 2016 PVC-O pipe technologies Pipe inspection technologies Materials handling equipment K2016 – show issue


November/December 2016 Wood-plastic composites Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) Extruder wear protection K2016 – show review


Editorial submissions should be sent to Lou Reade: lou@pipeandprofile.com


For information on advertising in these issues, please contact Claire Bishop: claire@amimagazines.com Tel: +44 (0) 1732 605976


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