The Company
Westley Plastics roots go back over 200 years, but the modern day Westley Plastics is at the forefront of nylon development and plastic innovation
Our History & Heritage
Westley Plastics is the UK’s leading manufacture of cast nylon and plastic components. Westley Plastics was established in 1964 as a complementary business to Westley Group, Europe’s largest non-ferrous foundry group. The original business was set up to produce fabric bearings into the steel industry as a replacement for heavier brass and bronze components. Cast nylon became an increasingly large part of the business and in 1985 Westley Plastics commissioned its first nylon plant.
Timeline
1800 - Westley Group was established and is proud of its continuous 225 year history as a non-ferrous foundry
1955 - Brand new foundry is constructed in Cradley Heath, focussing on bearing applications for steel rolling mills and new aluminium bronze alloys
1964 - Westley Plastics was started in 1964 as a complimentary business to Westley Group. Originally started to manufacutre fabric bearings for the steel industry
1985 - With cast nylon becoming an increasingly large proportion of the business, a cast nylon plant was commissioned and the company began production of the Westlon range of materials
1998 - Westley Plastics moved to a new purpose built factory with state of the art machining and casting facilities
2001 - RunFlat International was set up to develop a new market of anti ballstic materials used in military applications. RunFlat International has grown to be a market leader in the supply of runflat systems for military and security vehicles
2009 - Investment in casting plant to increase capacity and capability
2022 - Further expansion of the nylon plant and CNC machine shop
