Raleigh Coatings set to recruit after record year

STAFFORDSHIRE-based Raleigh Coatings is set to create skilled jobs at its production facility following a record year for sales and turnover.

The Eccleshall firm, one of the UK’s leading specialists in solvent and aqueous-based adhesives and coatings, has seen sustained growth in demand for its contract coating services, particularly in the medical and specialist markets and through expansion into international markets, which has led to an increase in annual turnover to more than £5m.

Later this year, the company will also complete its latest round of investment in its 35,000 sq ft manufacturing and warehousing premises, when it unveils a new complete silicon-gel clean-room coating production line, the company’s third line, which will more than double its clean-room production capacity.

Business development manager Julian Watkins said: “We have successfully retained customers and sustained production levels to see a record year for output in the UK and overseas.

“Raleigh is committed to maintaining its edge in the specialist coating arena, through investment in plant and staff. Commissioning of the new line should be complete by the end of this year, and we anticipate recruiting for a number of new highly skilled roles to maximise our output levels and meet demand.”