As a leader in the development and supply of industrial adhesives for manufacturers, Apollo Adhesives is skilled in matching solutions to problems.
It was Apollo's 'customer friendly', problem-solving policies that first attracted Hodgson & Hodgson to the company several years ago, and which have cemented the relationship over the intervening years.
The Hodgson & Hodgson Group is a giant in its own field, having an £18 million turnover, and employing 250 people at seven sites across the UK. Hodgson and Hodgson is a thermal and acoustic insulation fabricator, bringing insulation and noise reduction solutions to a number of household names. Creda and Stoves, and the rail carriage manufacturers (Alstom and Bombardier) buy products manufactured at its Burton site. Old Dalby produces acoustic products for specialist vehicles such as the prestigious Aston Martin car, JCB, Caterpillar and the building industry. Audiology Rooms in hospitals, where the accuracy of hearing tests is dependent on the absence of intrusive external noise, have benefited greatly from Hodgson and Hodgson's expertise.
Hodgson and Hodgson's products comprise layers of material, glued together with an adhesive. The Group initially sourced adhesives from two suppliers, one of which was Apollo, but as the relationship with Apollo grew and developed, a deliberate decision was taken to transfer all its business to one company; that company was Apollo. Paul Pickup, Production Director, from Hodgson and Hodgson explains, 'We were drawn by Apollo's superior product development programme, attractive pricing policy and their pro-active approach to business. We needed to reduce manufacturing costs, improve production and eliminate the need to buy multiple products.' |
