Chesapeake opens doors at Scottish composite tube site

The move was part of a £2m investment programme supported by Regional Selective Assistance from the Scottish government.

Chesapeake Scotland managing director David Mark said that with Chesapeake's support, the business is in essence "a local service with a global reach".

Meanwhile, Chesapeake's composite tube facility in Bradford, which primarily serves the food and confectionery sectors, has entered into a joint venture with Weidenhammer Packaging.

Weidenhammer, which produces composite tubes, plastic containers and large sized drums, specialises in containers for the food sector and produces more than 950 million tubes per year across 11 European locations.

Chesapeake's Bradford business will retain tube manufacturing at its site and will expand its product range with support from Weidenhammer.

Chesapeake has 45 operations across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, and employs around 5,500 people worldwide.

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