Diploma has acquired the business and assets of J Royal Co, the US supplier of rubber moulded and machined parts with 25 staff, for up to £12m. 13-Dec-2011
PAR Group is to relocate its rubber and plastics engineering business from Bamber Bridge to a 28,500 sq ft site in Chorley by the end of October. 10-Oct-2011
Ley Rubber, the Merseyside-based rubber processing firm with 36 staff, is to open a new factory in Kirkby in January. 07-Dec-2010
Component Force is to expand the 25-strong workforce at its new plastic and rubber products manufacturing site in Rochester with ten new jobs over the next few months. 30-Mar-2010
Wide Range Elastomers, the Leicester-based rubber seals manufacturer with 20 staff, has been acquired by Garlock of West Yorkshire for undisclosed terms. 02-Nov-2009
Farrel International has shed 12 permanent jobs and a large number of temporary jobs at its plastics and rubber processing equipment business in Rochdale. 07-Jul-2009
PTM, the Stockport-based rubber mouldings and gaskets manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by EnPro Industries of the US. 04-Feb-2009
Avon Rubber has sold its Westbury-based rubber mixing facility to ATR Compounding for £2m, with the transfer of nine staff. 11-Nov-2008
Avon Rubber is looking to sell its Avon Mixing business, which employs about 65 staff at its rubber components factory in Melksham. 10-Oct-2007
Precision Polymer Engineering is to submit plans for a £5m expansion at its rubber seals factory in Blackburn, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 11-Sep-2007
Crosslink, the Rhondda-based rubber components manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by the owner of Precision Cut Rubber, securing the future of 84 jobs. 05-Jul-2007
Berwin Group has acquired Watts Industrial Polymers, the Gloucestershire-based rubber compounder, creating a combined group with turnover of more than £50m. 25-Jun-2007
Crosslink, the Rhondda-based rubber components manufacturer with 140 staff, has gone into administration through Grant Thornton. 13-Jun-2007
E&R Polymers has gone into administration through PricewaterhouseCoopers, with the loss of 30 jobs at its Stanley-based cellular rubber products business. 31-May-2007
Marshall Peters has been appointed administrator at Leyland Rubber, the Lancashire-based rubber products manufacturer, with the loss of 90 jobs. 15-Dec-2006
JR Rubber is closing its rubber products factory in Newport with the loss of 14 jobs. 16-Nov-2006
William Freeman, the Barnsley-based rubber products manufacturer, has gone into receivership through Begbies Traynor, with the loss of up to 100 jobs. 09-May-2006
Trelleborg Industrial AVS is to create 75 jobs at its factory in Leicester, having won a £30m contract to provide rubber products for tanks. 06-Apr-2006
Rapra, the plastics and rubber research company with 118 staff, has been bought out of administration by Smithers Group of the US. 06-Apr-2006
Rapra, the plastics and rubber research company, has gone into administration through BDO Stoy Hayward with the loss of 21 of the 130 jobs. 15-Mar-2006
Elementis is to sell Linatex, its Yateley-based industrial rubber belting business, to Navis Capital Partners for £18m. 20-Oct-2005
Wide Range Elastomers is planning to almost double the size of its 5,400 sq ft rubber components factory in Leicester. 15-Jun-2005
Ferrabyrne, the Littlehampton-based rubber components manufacturer, has undergone a £3m management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance. 10-May-2005
United Polymers, the manufacturer of rubber and plastic products with 140 staff, has been bought out of administration by Aberdare-based UK-Euro Group and has been renamed Crosslink. 31-Jan-2005
Icon Polymer Group has acquired Silvertown UK, the Burton-upon-Trent-based manufacturer of rubber bearings with 250 staff, for undisclosed terms. 06-Jan-2005
United Polymers, the manufacturer of rubber and plastic moulds with 310 staff in South Wales and 65 near Bath, has gone into administration. 25-Oct-2004
Metflex, the Blackburn-based manufacturer of precision rubber components with 89 staff, has undergone a management buy-in. 28-May-2004
Fenner has acquired Indico Europe, the Manchester-based manufacturer of rubber hoses for commercial vehicles, for £2.8m. 06-Feb-2004
Carter Brothers, the manufacturer of equipment for the rubber and plastic industry, has gone into receivership with the loss of 70 jobs at its factory in Rochdale. 16-Dec-2003
Avon Rubber has sold Avon Spencer Moulton, the French manufacturer of rubber tracks for construction equipment, to Nova Participations for £3.2m. 24-Nov-2003
Epwin Group has sold DJ Profiles, the Telford-based manufacturer of rubber seals and tubing, to Trelleborg of Sweden for undisclosed terms. 14-Nov-2003
Tomkins has sold its GCI rubber products business to Rutland Trust for £24m, and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt and fund small acquisitions for its automotive engineering business. 17-May-2002
Derwentside Industrial Development Agency has announced that Matzen Schlaugh-Technik of Germany is setting up a £0.3m silicon rubber fabric factory in Consett, which could eventually create up to 30 jobs. 09-May-2002
VIP-Heinke, the Huntingdon-based manufacturer of rubber and plastic seals with 200 staff, has been acquired by a consortium including Close Brothers Private Equity and the management team of Grove Industries. 20-Feb-2002
Northern Rubber is to set up a new research laboratory and clean production unit at its rubber factory in Retford, with the creation of 20 jobs, following its £5.5m acquisition by Icon. 25-Sep-2001
British Vita, the rubber and plastic manufacturer, is considering plans to sell its 46% stake in the US plastics associate Spartech. 04-Sep-2001
Ley Rubber, the Liverpool-based manufacturer of rubber stoppers and tubing, has undergone a £1.1m management buy-out and is now planning to double in size and increase exports. 17-Jul-2001
KV Rollers is planning a £0.9m extension at its rubber rollers factory in Cwmbran, with the creation of 10 new jobs. 12-Oct-2000
Hallam Polymer Engineering has acquired H Slater & Son, the Sheffield-based polyurethane and rubber specialist, and will relocate the company to its site in Dronfield. 25-Sep-1999
Standard Products is to set up a plastic and rubber components division at its plant in Plymouth with the creation of up to 100 jobs, but its Huntingdon factory will be closed. 24-Aug-1999
Ondura is to cut up to 50 jobs at its rubber compound factory in Keighley, while Pennine Fibres is to cut 43 jobs at its polyester waste recycling plant in nearby Denholme. 26-Mar-1999
Iddon Bros, the Leyland-based plastics and rubber machinery manufacturer, has gone into receivership, and 56 jobs are at risk. 23-Nov-1998
BICC and Delta have agreed a £40m asset swap that will see Delta acquire BICC's construction and building wire business and BICC acquire Delta's power and rubber cables business, and about 870 jobs could be lost as a result. 13-Feb-1998