May 2011 - Roy Conway, Technical Manager at WEB Processing, has been awarded an engraved hand cut crystal brandy glass, along with a supply of appropriate contents, to commemorate 25 years service with the company.

May 2011 - Francis Woodruff, Chairman of WEB Processing, gave a lecture to a well attended audience at the 11th Annual Conference of Composites UK held at the Manchester Conference Centre in  Manchester, England.

April 2011 - An order has been received from the UK factory of a major international manufacturer for application and drying facility improvements to their existing production equipment to give improved product quality as well as increasing manufacturing capacity.

March 2011 - The continual development of processes and techniques by WEB Processing has brought about modifications and improved trial capabilities on the carbon tow coating and winding machine which was installed at the University of Manchester.

March 2011 - Further success of the 3 roll hot melt lamination machine has been highlighted yet again. WEB Processing are pleased to announce that they have received an order for one of their machines from a major lamination product manufacturer in Africa.

February 2011 - modified coating blades have been supplied to a major UK coating company to reduce defects in coating and to increase productivity.

February 2011 - prototype winding / cutting assembly for carbon tow for the prepreg industry constructed and under development trials in WEB Processing laboratory for future use within the automotive industry.

January 2011 - Modifications have been carried out to the control system on a composites machine for an existing client to improve the machine productivity.

January 2011 - Bafatex, the German reinforcement scrim manufacturer, will be visiting UK in March to demonstrate their products to a number of potential UK clients.

January 2011 - an infra red heating system was supplied to a food manufacturing company in UK

January 2011 - a complete drive system has been supplied for a coating machine for an established client in Australia.

December 2010 - WEB Processing have become fully committed to participating in the ITMA 2011 Exhibition to be held to be held at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain from 22 to 29 September 2011.  Our stand will be in Hall 6 Stand B132. Click on the logo to visit ITMA website.

December 2010 - WEB Processing were asked to make a presentation at the SAMPE Symposium on The Advances in Automation relating to the Composites Industry to be held in February 2011 at Cranfield University.

December 2010 - Barry Goodwin, Managing Director of WEB Processing, completed a tour of Eastern Australia and New Zealand meeting with many old and new clients.

December 2010 - an order was received for the supply, installation and commissioning of a hot melt PUR lamination machine for a company based outside of the European Community.

December 2010 - coating equipment has been successfully supplied to a client in the south of India to extend his range of products.

December 2010 - a hot melt engraved roller application system has been retro fitted to an existing client machine located in Australia.

November 2010 - a new flocking machine has been delivered to a UK client for the manufacture of wallcovering products

November 2010 - a complete burner assembly has been replaced on a flame lamination machine at a leading foam producer in UK

November 2010 - Modifications have been carried out to a lamination machine for a large UK supplier of automotive fabrics.

November 2010 - WEB Processing are proud to announce that they have become an approved supplier to Bentley Motor Company

October 2010 - Completion of the installation and commissioning of hot melt lamination equipment for floorcovering products for Asian client.

October 2010 - Completion of trial evaluation work for hot melt tuft locking of artificial grass products for large volume Western manufacturer.

September 2010 - Multi lane tractor conveyor delivered to UK geosynthetic manufacturer

September 2010 - Order received for custom made conveyor system for major international automotive manufacturer

August 2010 - Special purpose processing machinery supplied to major UK synthetic leather manufacturer

August 2010 - Order received for modifications to existing coating machinery for UK client

July 2010 - Ultrasonic welding equipment to manufacture a geosynthetic laminated product has been delivered to a UK client.

July 2010 - Francis Woodruff, Chairman of WEB Processing, will be one of the speakers at the TCL 2010 International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating to be held in Cannes, France on 4/5 November 2010.

June 2010 - Following successful pilot machine trials, order received from an existing client in Asia for a hot melt coating head and drum melter to manufacture unique products in the floorcovering market.

June 2010 - Order received for a multi purpose coating head to be retro fitted into an existing production machine for a client in the Southern Hemisphere.

May 2010 - The third meeting of the steering committee for the new Foundation Degree in Advanced Flexible Materials took place at WEB Processing. This new course is due to start in January 2011 at the University Centre at Blackburn College and will be validated by Lancaster University.

March 2010 - Completion of the renovation and repair of blade coating facilities for a UK client.

March 2010 - Finalisation of a unique new development for the carbon tow processing industry

March 2010 - Order received for multifunctional laboratory coating equipment for a client in mainland Europe.

February 2010 - A world renowned chemical company have been using WEB Processing facilities for final development work on new hot melt adhesives systems for use in recyclable products.

February 2010 - Supply of coating equipment to a US based composites manufacturer.

February 2010 - WEB Processing will be exhibiting at the Inlegmash Exhibition in Russia from April 20 - 22. The stand number will be FE15 in the Forum Pavilion.

January 2010 - Due to the success of their dedication for innovation in coating, laminating, flocking and prepregging etc., WEB Processing have just finalised a contract with an important German organisation for the supply of ground breaking machinery utilising the unique properties of PUR and other hot melt adhesives. .

January 2010 - WEB Processing, in collaboration with Thom Engineering, will be attending the Domotex exhibition in Hanover. Our stand will be in Hall 5 Stand A22

December 2009 - WEB Processing are pleased to announce that they are now the UK distributors for BAFATEX of Germany, manufacturers of reinforcement scrims which are used in many products manufactured on WEB Processing machinery.

December 2009 - Completion of successful development of a special coating blade for the manufacture of artificial grass products.

December 2009 - Installation of a new coating assembly for a prepreg manufacturing facility based in Europe.

October 2009 - Managing Director Barry Goodwin has been selected to sit on a steering committee for a new foundation degree in Advanced Materials that will benefit individuals in years to come in many different industries.

October 2009 - WEB Processing are pleased to announce that they will now be offering the WEKO  range of roto damping and powder application equipment.  Please contact us for further details

October 2009 - Modification on an unwind facility for a process line, with brake and fully automatic.

October 2009 - Refurbishment and modifications carried out on a mechanical foam generator for a UK client.

September 2009 - Electrical design and installation for a complete new laminating facility in the North of England.

September 2009 - High capacity boiler and service connections to composites manufacturer in Europe.

September 2009 - Another installation in South India installed solely for the production of vertical blinds.

September 2009 - Successful installation and commissioning of flame lamination equipment for a major European flexible foam manufacturer.

August 2009 - We have vacancies in many areas and we are seeking applications from agents who wish to represent us.  Please refer to our Vacancies Page

August 2009 - Installation of a non contact thickness measurement system for major UK producer of seals and gaskets

July 2009 - Vacuum roller system for composite manufacturing plant.

July 2009 - Infra red heating system for European client.

July 2009 - Oil heating system retrofit for UK process line of HDPE products.

June 2009 - Composites line for European client.

June 2009 - Geosynthetic process equipment for UK client.

June 2009 - Flocking machine modification for North West UK company.

June 2009 - UDT spreading machine for research organisation in Europe.

June 2009 - Modifications to unwinds and rewinds for UK tape manufacturing company.

May 2009 - Further development work on recyclable carpets and carpet tiles has found a lower cost material which has improved anti slip properties.

May 2009 - Refurbishment of a hot melt lamination machine for a client in Sri Lanka has been completed.

May 2009 - Multifunctional 6000mm wide unwind facility with semi automatic guidance has been ordered by a UK client.

May 2009 - An infra red processing system has been supplied to a UK research organisation along with some tow spreading equipment.

May 2009 - Order received for a unique hybrid foam conversion machine.

April 2009 - WEB Processing will participate at the ITM Exhibition for textile machinery in Istanbul, Turkey from 6th to 10 June 2009. We shall be in Hall 5 Stand 516.

April 2009 - WEB Processing have sold several unique non active static eliminators called Arcrods into a number of different applications. These units work as well as active systems but at a fraction of the cost.

April 2009 - a new range of patterned flocked fabrics have arrived from our flagship flocking installation in India - if you wish to receive a sample please give us a call.

April 2009 - 6000 mm wide hot melt laminator installed in Leeds, UK and now ready for pre-production trials.

April 2009 - New laboratory machine ordered for a European laminator of foam products.

March 2009 - Successful trials concluded to manufacture recyclable products for floorcoverings, carpets and artificial turf, with clients attending these trials from UK, Belgium, Holland, Egypt and Canada.

March 2009 - WEB Processing have appointed Mr Terry Lomax (ex Rossendale Combining and Caligen Foam) as an independent representative operating in the field of textile coating and laminating, as well as the supply of consumables into the textile processing sector.

March 2009 - Enhancements have been completed for a hot melt lamination machine in Sri Lanka.

March 2009 - WEB Processing have just supplied a tow impregnation system to assist the University of Manchester in the manufacture of a unique prepreg development currently being undertaken.

February 2009 - WEB Processing have supplied over 8 tonnes of hot melt adhesive to a well known carpet manufacturer, having developed an affordable system for tuft locking and lamination of carpets and tiles.

February 2009 - Refurbishment completed of a rubber coating line in Midlands UK.

February 2009 - WEB Processing , now a UK distributor of SDI Cleaning products, utilising ‘sticky roll’ technology for the removal of dust contaminants to fabrics, paper and film.  Please e mail us for further information on how these products can help your industry.

February 2009 - Modifications complete on a multifunctional coating and laminating machine, in the South of England, for hot melt materials.

February 2009 - WEB Processing now offer hot melt coating trials at reasonable rates in their fully equipped trial facility, which includes blade over roller, blade in air, flocking, powder coating, air impingement and infrared drying facilities with calendering capabilities.

February 2009 - NEW for Novotex  Printed TPU i.e Designs, patterns and logos
Extruded TPU foam - breathable but waterproof, mouldable and excellent for antislip.

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February 2009 - A new range of Contemporary flocked fabrics has arrived.

January 2009 - a strategic alliance has been set up between WEB Processing and Thom Engineering Ltd of Blackburn, UK to be able to offer a complete package for the manufacture of artificial grass.  This would include the tufting machinery to make the base material, and coating equipment to apply a hot melt  to tuft lock the product. Samples from initial trials were shown at the Domotex Exhibition in Hanover, where there was a very positive response from the industry.

January 2009 - completion of 6 metre wide lamination machine for the geosynthetics industry.

January 2009 - successful completion of the renovation, installation and re-commissioning of a  Duplex Hot Melt Lamination machine, severely damaged following a major fire at an existing UK customer.

December 2008 - Chairman Francis Woodruff and Managing Director Barry Goodwin both gave their thanks and appreciation for over 30 years service to Joan Slate when she retired from the company on 10 December. Joan had been working on a part time basis for the past 18 months after her official retirement in August 2007.

December 2008 - WEB Processing were proud winners of the Established Exporter (India) Award at the East Midlands International Business Awards 2008 held at the end of November at the Leicester Marriot Hotel. The event is sponsored by UK Trade & Investment and recognises achievements made by companies in the International market place.

October 2008 - Order received for a 6 metre wide lamination machine for the geosynthetics industry

October 2008 - 2.4 metre wide Hot Melt Laminating machine, complete with Corona treatment facility, installed at a leading commission laminator in North West England

October 2008 - WEB Processing’s Ultra violet and Infra red cure film coater for prepregs featured in the latest issue of JEC Composites magazine

September 2008 - He may not be as famous as Stella McCartney or Alexander McQueen, but his talent is up there with the industry’s best - that was the verdict on Francis Woodruff, who received a top industry award today as one of the fashion and textile sector’s hidden heroes.  Francis, who is the Chairman at Whaley Bridge textile machine manufacturer WEB Processing, is one of only 50 people across the whole of the UK to receive a “Behind the Seams” award from Skillfast-UK, the Sector Skills Council for fashion and textiles.
Francis was nominated for the award by the company’s Managing Director, Barry Goodwin. Barry praised Francis’ role as he established the business in the late sixties and still at the age of 71 is working through his retirement, showing his dedication and passion for the textiles industry.
Both Barry and Francis will now be invited to an event in London in November, celebrating all the Behind the Seams award winners. Francis’ name will also appear in a skills roll of honour, which will be presented to Skills Minister David Lammy.

September 2008 - Best Innovation Award
Web Processing are delighted to congratulate one of their clients “The Surface Print Company” for recently winning a prestigious award presented by the HDRA (Home Decoration Retailers Association)
The award for best innovation in 2008 is for a machine designated the Floxo machine which was commissioned by the Surface Print Company in the early part of this year. Managing Director Mr John Mark Watson stated “With our new machine we will be able to create some terrific effects for up market companies”
The order for the flocking part of this new installation was placed with WEB Processing at the start of 2007, the first flocking machine to be supplied by WEB to the Surface Print Company was in 2004.
WEB Processing supplies a range of products for flocked wallpaper, flooring, curtaining, soft furnishing and fashion accessories.

August 2008 - In house trials have been carried out for the tuft locking of carpets using recyclable thermoplastic materials.  The technique, utilising hot knife blade coating, has given very encouraging results with excellent tuft locking and laminating. The technique uses a small footprint machine with very significantly less power consumption than the standard current production process using non recyclable latex materials. Trials on customers own carpet products can be carried out in our pilot facility and can be arranged by contacting us on carpets@webprocessing.co.uk.

June 2008 - A drum melter has been sold for an exciting new application within the composites industry.

June 2008 - TPU film sales, thermoplastic polyurethane, are now making a significant contribution within the company. WEB Processing are added as one of Novotex’s preferred machine suppliers on their website.

June 2008 - WEB Processing can supply a range of singeing machinery after having just formed a new partnership with a UK based manufacturer

May 2008 - First recorded sales of technical textiles from our own Technical Fabrics Division

May 2008 - Order secured for a multi functional hot melt lamination machine for a major UK client.

March 2008 - WEB Processing appoint a new European Sales Manager for the Technical Fabrics Division, Mr Nick Wolfenden, who offers over 25 years experience in the production and marketing of fabrics.

March 2008 - after  exhaustive trials with a multitude of clients from ITMA2007 in Munich, the machine on display has now been fully installed and commissioned at an established and well respected contract laminator in North America.  After 2 days from the start of the installation, good, saleable laminated products were manufactured

March 2008 - WEB Processing are pleased to announce our new Electrical Department on site here in Whaley Bridge. We can now offer a full range of electrical repair, modification, installation and commissioning, not just for the textile industry bit for anyone who has a requirement.

February 2008 - Final machine assessment and operational check along with assessment of operator training on the complete coating and flocking machine in South India. Presently producing 125,000 metres per month working 12 hour shifts at an efficiency in excess of 95%, expected to raise to >98% in the near future. A second shift is expected to start before the end of March.

February 2008 - Order received for retrofit into machine of an existing client in Turkey, originally supplied by WEB Processing in 2002. Also a range of laboratory test equipment.

January 2008 - Delivery of 2.5 metre wide blade in air and blade over roll coating head to UK company based in the North.

December 2007 - Completion of the installation of a double headed flocking plant for the manufacture of wallcoverings for a major UK supplier following the recent increase in demand for the products.

December 2007 - Technical Manager Roy Conway has given two lectures on hot melt machinery and general coating and laminating at a meeting of the European Consortium on Hot Melt technology in Gent, Belgium.

December 2007 - Appointment as UK outlet for Novotex products, which include TPU and a wide variety of films used in laminated products.

November 2007 - Successful relocation of a complete coating machine for the manufacture of filter fabrics.

October 2007 - A partnership has been set up with GRiNP, an Italian manufacturer of atmospheric Plasma treatments units which will be incorporated into the WEB Processing range of hot melt lamination machines to enhance adhesion on particular materials, dependant upon the specific client requirements.

October 2007 - Customer trials for a wide variety of products including coating, laminating and flocking have been concluded following the great interest in WEB Processing machinery range at ITMA 2007 in Munich

September 2007 - The recent ITMA 2007 exhibition in Munich resulted in over 500 visitors to our stand, where we exhibited our new Quattro PUR laminator. Well attended by what we consider senior quality visitors, it has resulted in the need to generate over 250 formal quotations, some of which we hope to convert into sales throughout 2007- 2008.  We would like to thank all agents and visitors to our stand, making this our most successful ITMA to date.

September 2007 - WEB Processing are delighted to announce that Amanda Goodwin has joined the company to assist with administrative and office duties. Amanda has 20 years experience in this field and is a welcomed addition to the WEB Processing team.

August 2007 - After almost 30 years service with WEB Processing, Joan Slate has retired as Office Manager. Although retiring from full time employment, Joan will be having a short holiday before returning to the fold on a part time basis.

August 2007 - Successful modifications carried out to flocking line of existing client has enabled his production speed to be doubled.

August 2007 - Installation of a new live coating blade assembly has proved to allow client to reach low coat weights with increased uniformity of coating profile for a prestigious prepreg supplier in UK

July 2007 - Sale confirmed for the supply of a 4 brush flocking system, including beating and brushing units along with 2 independent high capacity extraction systems for a prestigious wallcoverings manufacturer in UK.  This system will complement the current flocking facilities and allow for an increase in production capacity.

July 2007 - Successfully completed the installation and commissioning of a purpose built hot melt/combined PUR laminator in Belgium with a roll face of 2.8 metres. The unit was in operation 2 days after arrival at the factory. This has given the commission laminating specialist an additional technique to complement his existing production facility.

June 2007 - Sale of refurbished blade over roller blade in air coating head to UK client for the production of filter fabrics.

June 2007 -We are delighted to announce that our new design of flocking machine has been successfully installed in the South of India and wet commissioned without any problems, Web Processing and the client are delighted. The location is Coimbatore and the client is Bannari Amman (Textile Division).  This line is a state of the art flocking installation which has been specifically designed for a range of flocked products, the initial production runs yielded first quality and saleable goods immediately. The flock density and process speed are better than anything seen in the market place today.  The machine incorporates our new design of air patterning machine which produces beautiful air pattern designs in full or pattern flocked fabrics, the detail is incredible. There is little noise generated when compared to competitors systems, we are more than satisfied with this new machine  Bannari have several new flock designs they intend to produce, And we will exhibit many examples at the ITMA show in Munich later this year.  We are currently developing a new flocking system which may revolutionise the flock Industry look out for “WFT Flocking in the not too distant future”

May 2007 - WEB Processing announce that they will be exhibiting their latest Hot Melt Lamination machine at ITMA 2007 in Munich. The machine - model WZ Quattro - is the latest state of the art version utilising a 4 roll configuration giving many advantages over previous models.

March 2007 - First wave of installation completed successfully for our new velour line located in the South of India.
A team of technicians will return at the end of this month for wet commissioning.

March 2007 - Second flocked wallpaper machine ordered for installation in June 2007.  Order for a four head version is now imminent for installation soon after.

February 2007 - Completed installation and commissioning of a state of the art blade over roll and blade in air coating facility in United Kingdom for a new revolutionary product for the healthcare market. The installation includes both coating and lamination facilities to allow the new product to be manufactured in a one pass process.

February 2007 - Roy Conway, Technical Manager at WEB Processing, will be presenting a 2 day course on Coating and Laminating for TTNA Australia at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology during the first week of May 2007.  This will be a repeat of the program Roy gave at the same venue 2 years ago

January 2007 - Pilot machine loan agreed with major European commission laminator

January 2007 - Christopher Few, ex Worthington Manufacturing, joins WEB Processing as Projects Manager offering over 35 years experience in the texile machinery sector. Chris is your new contact for all Spares and Servicing.

December 2006 - The new design of air patterning unit is used to create a plethora of patterns in velour flocked fabrics. Trials and testing have proved very successful and we shall be offering it for general sale as a retrofit to existing lines, or as part of full flock lines in the New Year.

December 2006 - Major refurbishment of a bespoke calender undertaken for a Blue Chip company.

November 2006 - contract secured to help relocate a household name in the Healthcare sector to a new manufacturing facility in India, an existing powder line, supplied by WEB 8 years ago for the production of wound dressings, is being prepared for this relocation.

November 2006 - Unique slitting assembly fitted to a clients existing PVC coating line. This investment has dramatically improved the current process and reduced scrap and the dust generated when using conventional crush cut selvedge trimmers.

October 2006 - Contract secured for the supply of a unique, multifunctional coating, impregnation and lamination facility.  This is to be supplied to Noveon UK Ltd, one of the leading suppliers of chemicals to the textile industry worldwide.  Based in Barnsley in the north of England, this facility will allow Noveon to simulate many different processes within the textile and associated industries, as well as to help in their continued Research and Development of new materials.

WEB Processing Chairman, Francis A Woodruff B.Sc., will be amongst the speakers at the Textile Coating and Laminating Conference TCL16 to be held in Barcelona, Spain on November 28th and 29th 2006. His paper will be “ Textile derivatives manufacture in the West: The Way Forward - The ONLY Way Forward.  For more details click on the link to the conference.

A WEB Processing machine was featured on the BBC programme ‘Homes’ screened on 29th August 2006 and hosted by world acclaimed interior designer Nina Campbell. Nina demonstrated what was required in order to take one of her conceptual designs of wallpaper through to the finished article. The programme described the flocking process in some detail for which our unique machine was shown producing flocked wallpaper of the highest possible quality.

WEB Processing will be present at the ITMA show in Munich in September 2007 where we shall be exhibiting some unique machinery which we are very excited about - watch this space for more information,

August 2006 - the first major installation of a PUR machine in India - machine operational within one day of being bolted to the factory floor - and our client’s first production sales obtained within one week.

June 2006 saw the installation of a bespoke lamination machine for a highly respected producer of Prepreg (Pre-impregnated carbon fibre material)

July 2006 New spare parts and servicing department opened which will see the employment of new service staff in January 2007.

May 2006 - Major installation in China - consider the logistics with WEB Processing, a UK company, designing all, co-ordinating all, and supplying equipment manufactured in Europe, China and Switzerland - all this for an Australian client !

May 2006 - Contract secured for the supply of a full 8 head velour flocking line in Asia - this will keep the team busy for some months ! Installation is to be in the early part of 2007.

March 2006 - Installation of PUR stand alone machine into Malaysia - the first machine of this type in Malaysia - client has already secured approval and sales for major automotive and lingerie manufacturers in Malaysia and Europe and is steadily filling to capacity.

Wallpaper Flocking Machine installed and operational for UK client - this due to the recent new interest shown in flocked wallpapers - client has seen his machine steadily filling to capacity and has requested a quotation for machine number two for 2007. 

March 2006 - New Low Cost coating unit retrofitted to the front of a stenter supplied and installed for the production of filter fabrics.

WEB Processing exhibited at the ITMA Asia in October 2005. This has generated a number of sales and enquiries throughout 2006, some of which we are still trying to convert into sales !

August 2005 - The first production PUR Duplex Lamination machine (a unique machine which can laminate both flexible and rigid products and combinations thereof) was installed in the North of England.

January 2005 saw the installation of a continuous non-stop PUR machine at a major UK Automotive lamination facility in the North of England.