Caledonian Industries

5 Atholl Avenue, Hillington Park, Glasgow, G52 4UA

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Caledonian Industries Limited, a Glasgow-based specialist foam converter and engineering plastics manufacturer with over a century of experience, innovates and supplies a broad spectrum of Polyurethane and Polyethylene foam products, including technical foams, packaging, biodegradable options, sponges, and niche shapes, alongside engineering plastics billets and finished components like PEEK and PTFE tubes and seals, and high-performance thermoplastics under their CALTREX® brand. Their comprehensive foam fulfilment services, encompassing kitting, fabrication, and assembly, produce cost-effective, lightweight, and functional structural parts. Serving diverse sectors such as Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Electronics, Energy, Medical, and Packaging, Caledonian Industries excels in manufacturing precision machined seals and back-up rings for energy, acoustic insulation and shock/vibration control for Defence and Aerospace, protective packaging for medical, high-integrity foam seals and gaskets for automotive, and seating for entertainment, with a notable environmental offering in Green Cell Foam. Committed to quality and individual customer requirements, they offer expert advice on material selection and environmentally suitable solutions, serving customers globally from their Hillington Park facility.

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Caledonian Industries Limited, a specialist foam converter and engineering plastics manufacturer based in Glasgow, Scotland, leverages over a century of experience to innovate and supply a broad spectrum of Polyurethane and Polyethylene foam products. Their offerings encompass technical foams, packaging solutions, biodegradable options, sponges, niche shapes, and flight cases. Additionally, the company manufactures engineering plastics billets and finished components, including PEEK and PTFE tubes and seals, and has recently invested in moulding high-performance thermoplastics under their CALTREX® brand. Caledonian Industries also provides comprehensive foam fulfilment services, including kitting, fabrication, and assembly, producing cost-effective, lightweight, and functional structural parts.

The company's extensive capabilities serve a diverse range of sectors, including Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Electronics, Energy, Food & Drink, Medical, Packaging, Entertainment, and Environmental industries. They possess expertise in manufacturing precision machined seals and back-up rings for the energy sector, acoustic insulation and shock/vibration control solutions for Defence and Aerospace, and protective packaging for the medical industry. Caledonian Industries also produces high-integrity foam seals and gaskets for the automotive sector, precision cut materials for electronics, and seating and upholstery for entertainment applications. A key environmental product highlighted is Green Cell Foam, a sustainable packaging solution derived from corn.

Caledonian Industries is committed to quality and meeting individual customer requirements, focusing on precision foam parts, seals, and gaskets. They offer expert advice on material selection and environmentally suitable solutions. The company serves customers throughout the UK and globally from its Hillington Park, Glasgow location.

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Press fleet: Moulding processes · Smallest press (t) · Largest press (t) · Press count · Press brands · Large-format (≥1,000 t) · Premium press fleet · All-electric presses

Moulding capability: Process specialisms · Micro moulding capable · Min part weight (g) · Max part weight (g) · Cleanroom class · Certified cleanroom · Scientific moulding · Joining methods · Decoration · Product specialisms

Materials: Recycled content offered

Prototyping & NPD: Prototyping routes · Prototypes in final material · Prototyping offered · Product-design service · DFM support · Mould-flow simulation

Tooling: In-house toolroom · Tool services · Tooling origin · Tool trials offered

Production: Batch tiers · Handles prototypes · Handles volume production · Runs 24/7 · Bridge production

Machining: Contract machining

Quality & inspection: FAI methodology · CMM · Inspection stages · SPC / Cpk · Automated vision QC

Certifications & accreditations: ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · ISO 13485 · IATF 16949 · BRCGS Packaging · AS9100 · Cyber Essentials · Food-contact compliance · UL listing · Trade bodies