Tygavac Advanced Materials announces major expansion

September 14, 2012 - United Kingdom

Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd announced that in early 2013 they will be relocating to the Oldham Broadway Business Park, close to their current facility in Rochdale.

Tygavac is part of the Airtech Advanced Materials Group, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials.

The newly acquired 126,000 sq ft building on a 6 acre site forms part of Airtech’s worldwide commitment to support growth in the aerospace, wind power, automotive, marine, printed circuit board and general composite industries.

Moving from its existing 35,000 sq ft facility will allow Tygavac to continue their planned investment into new equipment, enhanced R & D facilities and increased stockholdings. It will also support a growing workforce and an extended customer training programme.

Kerry Lee, VP General Manager of Tygavac said “Expansion of this kind will give us the platform to pursue our strategy for growth and enable us to continue to support our customers and distributors with enhanced products and services. “

The expansion will allow Tygavac to meet its customers increasing demands and is seen as an important step in the servicing of its core markets.

Tygavac is based in Rochdale, England. Established in 1981, Tygavac is part of the Airtech Advanced Materials Group that consists of Airtech International Inc., Huntington Beach, California; Airtech Europe Sarl, Differdange, Luxembourg; and Airtech Asia, Tianjin, China. It is the world's leading manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials. Tygavac is an AS 9100 Rev C and ISO 9001:2008 registered Company.