Birds Eye view of the front of our site

• Established: 1974
• Location: South Marston, Swindon, England. (70 Miles west of London)
• Staff: 12; 6 workshop, 6 office Staff profile click here
• Size of Site: 1.7 Acres Freehold
• Factory Size: +35,000 sq ft
• Offices: 1,800 sq ft
• Handling Facilities: 10 Ton Overhead travelling crane , 3 and 6 ton forklift trucks
• Engineering: Turning, milling, bending, cutting, rolling, welding
• Preparation: Purpose built soda blast cleaning and paint removal process room
• Finishing: Paint spray room
• Skills: In house electrical/electronics technician, fitter/turner, fitter/welder
• Experience: 140 man years experience of this industry
  

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TransXL was established by Jack Napper in 1974 in an old brick factory storage shed with his last £5,000 and six children to feed!

His son Jon Napper joined him fresh f rom university in 1977 and slowly this family business made its way from a very low cost location.

A landmark change occurred in 1984 when the company purchased and moved to a 14,000 sq ft factory on our existing site just outside the “boom” town of Swindon. This site was originally part of the Vickers aircraft factory and the famous f ighter aircraft, the Spitfire MK24, was assembled in the adjacent building during the 1950’s. According to some of our staff the ghost of a pilot can still be seen late at night when all is quiet!

Over the next 7 years the company continued to build its reputation as a significant supplier of quality used plastics processing equipment, specialising increasingly on extrusion and downstream processes.

On Jack Napper’s retirement in 1992, Jon Napper took over the majority ownership and embarked on an expansion drive. The first hand experience of the hard earned but well developed principles of his father’s era was a guiding hand.

The original 14,000 sq ft factory was extended, new warehouse built, paint spray & process rooms added. A further 10,000 sq ft was rented as demand still outstripped supply capability.

In 2000 we purchased our neighbour’s building and brought the whole site into our ownership and control. By coincidence the latest acquision was the place that the Vickers “Transfermix” extruder was built in the 1970’s. A bespoke process room was recently installed with a novel paint removal system based on baking powder!

With the continued increase in plastic packaging, worldwide, TransXL sees f urther demand in their specialist area. Our well qualified, experienced and enthusiastic staff look forward to assisting you.

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