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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Richard Youle

Plastics firm that turns yoghurt pots and bottles into creative products is planning to double in size

A manufacturer that transforms waste plastic into furniture and decorative panels is planning to double its workforce after moving to a new home in Swansea.

Smile Plastics takes materials including plastic bottles and yoghurt pots and uses them to create plastic panels that can be used in furniture and in interiors from showrooms to homes. the company, which also makes side tables and chopping boards, has clients including Mercedes-Benz and fashion brand Ganni.

Smile is based in Crofty Industrial Estate, North Gower, but now has planning permission to move to a former factory at Swansea West Business Park, Fforestfach, as it seeks to expand.

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