UK-headquartered Distrupol, a leading distributor of thermoplastics and elastomers that this year celebrated its 60th year in business, has announced that it is expanding its operations across the the EMEA region from 1 Jan. 2024. Distrupol, since 2021 an affiliate of GPD Companies, Inc., will be active in the sales and distribution of polymer materials across the majority of EMEA countries and regions, based from strategically located sales offices and distribution hubs.
Additional facilities will be operational in Germany, France, Spain and Italy (adding to the existing facilities in the UK, Ireland, Nordics, Benelux and Egypt), which will serve the expanded service area with the sales support of newly recruited sales representatives across multiple countries.
The company has distribution agreements in place with a number of key supply partners, enabling it to deliver a full portfolio of products to designers and manufacturers in industry, noted James Stanton, Commercial & Operations director at Distrupol. “We are well equipped and well prepared to take our industry-leading polymer expertise into new territories,” he said, referring to the past few years, which saw the launch by Distrupol of on an ambitious growth strategy. Earlier this year, the distributor established Distrupol USA, in addition to acquiring Baritec AB and Lautrup
Chemicals in the Nordic region in the last 12 months. Distrupol’s management team is well versed in the requirements of expansion and business development.
“The expansive portfolio, technical expertise, logistical excellence, first- class service and absolute quality that our current regions experience as Distrupol customers will now be available to designers, manufacturers, producers and OEMs in the likes of France, Italy, Iberia, DACH, CEE, the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond,” said Richard Orme, Managing Director, Distrupol. “I am incredibly proud of what this business has achieved over the past 60 years, and in the last two years specifically, and I am honoured to lead such a business as we take our activity to the next level with our new geographical reach.”
Distrupol serves over 1,850 customers in over 40 countries with a portfolio of over 4,000 grades of high-quality polymers, including sustainably derived solutions that reduce environmental impact.