About us

We are The Plastic Works based in Creswell, Derbyshire

The Plastic Works Ltd is a well established Vacuum Forming company based on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, in the district of Creswell. We pride ourselves on being professional yet friendly, are extremely competitive within the market, respond quickly to enquiries and quotations and relay realistic lead times for both prototypes and production alike. Through extensive technical and process knowledge, we strive to provide an unsurpassed service - achieving total customer satisfaction.

Flexible, Experienced, Responsive and Innovative Plastic Solution Providers! From the initial design concept by the use of CAD (SolidWorks), rapid development & prototyping - through to production, our aim is to not only produce a high quality product, but also a cost effective one.

We believe that through continuous improvement and a close informed working relationship with our customers, we get you to the market quicker. The inexpensive tooling cost, rapid turn-around of product and the ability to produce very large parts make vacuum forming a very economically viable process in relation to other plastic producing processes like injection moulding.

Flexible, Experienced, Responsive and Innovative Plastic Solution Providers!

Environmental Policy

We are an environmentally aware company, committed to using recycled materials when suitable and recycling whenever possible Environmental performance is an important factor when assessing company suppliers, who will be encouraged to develop their own environmental policies and to gain approval to ISO standard.

Our Capability and Machine Types

Our machine capabilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Vacuum Forming Machines with formable bed sizes from 580mm x 480mm x 350mm deep, up to 2450mm x 1120mm x 600mm deep
  • 5 Axis CNC Routing capabilities – machineable size of 2400 x 1250
  • Line Benders
  • Roller Press and other ancillary equipment like Vertical and Horizontal Band Saws
  • Ultrasonic Spot Welders
If you require more information contact us.