The company’s European managing director Peter Wylie said the arrival of the new converting machine would “deliver increased conversion capacity to enable APS to improve response times and flexibility”.
APS, which is celebrating 25 years in Europe this year, recognised that parts of the business serving the automotive and building sectors had “inevitably seen a slowdown” as a result of the current economic climate.
However, the firm said it continued to “broaden its remit and win new customers in existing and new markets”.
“The new facilities mean we are well positioned to cope – and grow. Increased capacity provides the platform to serve customers better,” he said.
Construction on the 2,325sqm extension, which increases the size of the operation by 50%, began in mid-2008. It was finished on 19 December.
US-owned APS produces printed flexible bags and packing machines, of which more than 30,000 are in operation worldwide.
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