Wheatley Plastics is delighted to announce that it will be supporting the charity ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ in 2012.
The primary aim of ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ is to grant the wishes of children suffering from life threatening illnesses. The charity receives letters from parents of sick children from all over the country as well as a great number of referrals from hospitals and hospices. So far it has granted over 14,500 wishes for some very brave and courageous children and their families, providing them with precious memories.
Wheatley Plastics will be focusing its efforts on supporting children in its local community and aims to raise £2000 to enable a child from the Stockport area to go on a once in a lifetime trip with the charity to Rovaniemi in Finland.
Each December, the charity charters its own plane and fly’s up to 100 children and their parents, a huge army of paramedics, consultants, specialised nurses, celebrities and film crews to Rovaniemi.The children then have a truly magical day, riding in a sleigh pulled by Rudolph through the enchanted forest, to give their Christmas list to Santa, in person. For all those privileged to share this day, it is a truly humbling experience.
Wheatley Plastics is proud to be raising awareness for such a great cause and will be hosting various events throughout 2012. To kick start the fundraising Managing Director, Gary Knight, will be lacing up his running shoes once again and taking part in the 2012 Manchester Marathon. Gary commented, “I ran the London Marathon in 2009 for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS) and we have managed to raise over £23000 for them over the years. This time, I hope to get us well on our way to our £2000 target for ‘When You Wish Upon A Star.’ It’s a fantastic and extremely worthy cause – and of course I will be trying to beat my 4 hour time!”
If you would like to see more about our fundraising events please visit www.justgiving.com/wheatleyplastics
Stockport based plastic injection moulder, Wheatley Plastics, has helped to bring the 1960’s iconic children’s toy, PlayPlax, back in to production.
Invented by Patrick Rylands in 1966 and consisting of 48 interlocking, vibrantly coloured squares, this hugely popular toy sold more than a million copies until it ceased production in the early 1980’s. The PlayPlax relaunch is the latest project for Hampshire based Portobello Games, which develops and produces simple and inspiring games for children to enjoy.
“We originally manufactured PlayPlax all those years ago and we were delighted to be approached by Portobello Games to discuss bringing it back in to production here in Stockport once again,” said the company’s Managing Director, Gary Knight. “It was important that the new edition would exactly replicate the high quality and brilliant colours of the original. We carefully produced a brand new tool that would ensure that the new pieces would exactly replicate the original and we were also able to formulate the same bright colours, by using the original dye recipes.”
Wheatley Plastics’ close attention to detail and high quality production has enabled Portobello Games to successfully launch a new edition of PlayPlax that exactly mirrors the original and it looks set to become just as popular as it once was.
“We are really pleased to be working with Wheatley Plastics. In this modern culture of manufacturing everything at a low cost overseas, we are proud that we have managed to produce the PlayPlax toy entirely using British based manufacturers and suppliers,” said Portobello Games’ Managing Director, Lucy Baring.
www.playplax.co.uk
For a number of years Wheatley Plastics has worked in close partnership with NVQ assessors from North Lancs Training Group to provide learning opportunities in training modules for manufacturing, warehousing and team leading staff.
The most recent group of staff to undertake the training have completed their courses successfully and have now been presented with their certificates of achievement.
Sue Thistleton successfully completed an Apprenticeship in Team Leading and Gareth Drabble successfully completed an Apprenticeship in Industrial Applications.
Gary Knight, Managing Director of Wheatley Plastics said:
“It’s very important that our staff have the most relevant and up-to-date skills to provide a high standard of service for our customers.”
“By working in partnership with North Lancs Training Group, we can develop programmes specific to our needs and help continue the professional development of our staff.”
Steve Kelly, NLTG’s NVQ Co-ordinator, commented:
“We have worked in partnership with Wheatley Plastics for a number of years, delivering training to enhance the skills and update the qualifications of staff.”
“The staff have worked very hard to achieve these qualifications, which reflect the knowledge and skills they have gained as a result of their courses.”
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A management buy-out has taken place at Stockport based plastic injection moulders, Wheatley Plastics.
On 31st March, Operations Director Gary Knight purchased the business from Managing Director of 20 years, Rod Harper.
Gary has been employed by Wheatley Plastics for 15 years and has been instrumental in helping the Company to become recognised as one of the region’s leading suppliers of plastic injection moulded products.
Gary commented, “As one of the Company’s longest serving employees, I have a deep understanding of the business, our industry and our customers. Together with Wheatley’s loyal team, I aim to build on the success and reputation we have developed over the years.”
Following extensive market and customer insight research carried out by marketing strategists Distinction Marketing Ltd, the takeover coincides with the launch of a new brand and website www.wheatleyplastics.co.uk This demonstrates the full extent of Wheatley’s capabilities and includes customer success stories and testimonials.
