Company Profile
Operating from 3 sites in the UK
Excelsior – Deeside, North Wales
200,000 sq ft “super-site” and HQ.
Opened in July 2009.
Gravure and flexo printing, lamination,
slitting and pouch-making
Burnley
Deeside
Excelsior Films – Burnley
50,000 sq ft - provides vertically-integrated
extrusion film production capacity and
unprinted laminates
Excelsior – Salford
160,000 sq ft - gravure printing, lamination and extrusion lamination capability
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Our Technology
Specialist Products
SteamFast films
(microwave steam cooking)
• Pouches
• Bags
• Lidding
• Form fill & seal
• Multivac
Pouches
• Stand-up
• Micro steam
• 3 side sealed
• Gusseted
• Vacuum
Specialist features for pouches include: clip
closure, zip reseal, easy tear, anti-mist,
micro-perforation, euro slot
Lidding
• Peelable
• Retortable
• Microwaveable
To seal to polyester,
polyprop, foil, PVC, PLA
and polystyrene
Laminates
Flexo & Gravure
• Peelable
• Retortable
• Wax
• Heatseal
• Cold seal
• Extrusion
• Adhesive
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Company Profile - Skills
A British company producing flexible packaging, using the widest range of processes and
materials in house
Driven by technology change and the needs of customers we’ve grown into the largest
independent flexible packaging manufacturer in the UK
Specialist Skills:
Specialist Products:
Gravure printing (Deeside and Salford) in up to 9
colours in addition to flexo printing (Deeside)
SteamFast ® films
Pouches
Complete range of lidding, i.e. peelable,
retortable, microwaveable, etc.
Vertically integrated, producing 70% of the film we use
(Nelson)
Wide range of processes in house inc, extrusion
lamination, cold seal application, laser perforation,
PVDC coating, solvent-less lamination, dry lamination
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Company - Philosophy
Excelsior Technologies are at the forefront of flexible packaging
innovation.
Our philosophy is to grow by
– providing our customers with great service
– a unique range of high quality flexible packaging solutions
– produced economically
We manufacture using the philosophy of 5S, six sigma and lean manufacturing
We take our responsibilities regarding food contact and food safety seriously
Our packaging is formulated and tested accordingly. We are working continually
to reduce the environmental impact of packaging.
All sites have BRC, IOP & ISO accreditation. Customer audits are welcomed
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Company Profile - Innovation
Examples of Excelsior Technologies innovation success
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Pioneers & market leaders in microwavable, steamable film, lidding &
pouches – using SteamFast ® patented technology
First shatterproof medical film
First with peelable, retortable film
Multi-purpose peelable film
6 gold awards from the Institute of Packaging
2002 Queen’s Award to Industry
2008 Queen's Award for Enterprise in “recognition of their outstanding
achievements in International Trade”
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Markets & Solutions
MARKETS
Soups & Sauces
Fresh Produce
Cooked Meat
Prepared Food
Bakery
Snack Food
Confectionery
Ready Meals
Pet Food
Cosmetics
Tea & Coffee
Sugar
Fish
Food Service
Medical
SOLUTIONS
POUCHES – (stand-up, micro steam, 3
side sealed, gusseted, Vacuum)
Specialist features for pouches include:
Clip closure, zip reseal, easy tear, anti-mist, microperf, Euro Slot.
STEAMFAST (microwave steam cooking) pouches, bags, lidding, form fill & seal
LIDDING - to seal to polyester, polyprop,
foil, PVC, PLA and polystyrene
LAMINATES - peelable, retortable, wax,
heatseal, cold seal, extrusion or adhesive
Dairy
Home & Personal Care
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PrintMajor
& Graphics
Experience
Customers
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