Extruded building products manufacturer, Everwhite Plastics (Aberavon Park Industrial Estate, Aberavon, Aberdare, GB-Mid Glamorgan CF44 6DA) is investing GBP 2.1m over the next three years to treble the size of its premises and increase manufacturing capacity. GBP 600,000 of the investment is being provided by the National Assembly of Wales.

Everwhite manufactures more than 40 types of rigid PVC fascia, soffit and cladding boards, window sills and architraves. It employs 75 staff and expects to increase sales of GBP 6.5m in 2001 to GBP 8m this year, assisted by a recent deal to supply extrusions to leading Belgian manufacturer Deceuninck (B-8830 Hooglede-Gits; www.deceunick.com). By the end of the three-year investment programme turnover is forecast to have reached GBP 15m.

In addition to expanding its extrusion activities from its existing 10 lines, Everwhite plans to develop an in-house tooling business. This will speed-up delivery times for tools internally and provide a tooling service to external customers. It also is establishing a separate company to carry out machining work and scrap recycling. Future options include entry into the guttering and downpipe market.