Family owned Leeds manufacturer invests over £11m in facility upgrades

Planned expansion gets underway at flexible packaging manufacturer Roberts Mart, as it invests heavily in infrastructure and machinery.

The sixth generation, family owned and managed company is investing over £7million in the construction of a new single storey warehouse extension that is being added to the main site building at Aire Valley House, Leeds. This will also include an additional extension to the existing ink store.

The latest equipment investment includes 4 million Euros on an Allstein Hydro 10 colour flexo printing press and a new Comexi Slitter machine that uses state of the art laser technology. This follows the purchase earlier in the year of a new Pouch machine, to the value of 500,000 Euros.

“Investing in the future of the business is crucial and these recent developments will allow us to operate even more efficiently, future-proof our business and better support our growing customer base,” commented managing director, William Roberts.

“The new flexo printing press is capable of running up to 500 metres per minute and comes fitted with the latest A RUN technology which minimises set-up time and also material waste.

“Whereas the slitting machine comes with laser technology for microperforation and macroperforation for multiple applications and allows us to handle numbering, barcodes, QR codes and security systems which would conventionally be done off-line on a flexo press. All investment in equipment supports our sustainable goals, reducing waste and our carbon footprint wherever we can.”

In 2022 the firm entered its 170th year in business and these latest investments mean Roberts Mart can easily manage an uptake in new contracts, business turnover having already increased to just under £45m over the previous year.

Roberts Mart supplies packaging solutions for brands across the UK and Europe, from its headquarters in Leeds. It has a staff of 220 and operates predominantly in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, for companies such as Highland Spring and John Cotton Group.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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