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B.A. Thorne (Machinery) Limited

Eagle Road, Moons Moat North, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9HF

Telephone: 0044 (0) 1527 584714 Fax: 0044 (0) 1527 584784

B.A. Thorne (Machinery) Ltd have a 1,000² metre factory with full repair, renovation, service and demonstration facilities. Our staff are dedicated to giving the best service possible. As a major supplier to Dunlop, Cooper Avon, Pirelli, BTR to name just a few, that is a number one priority. All of the above companies run their Plants 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and if there is a breakdown at any time they expect us to help immediately.

The main companies that we represent, mostly since 1970, are as follows:

Paul Troester Maschinenfabrik - Hannover, Germany.

Troester belongs to the leading suppliers of machines and complete lines for the cable industry. Constant product development guarantee the latest production technology for the insulation and sheathing of LV, MV, HV and EHV cables with various materials. Troester supplies equipment for the manufacture of power cables on CCV, VCV, MDCV lines, and is thus always able to offer the optimum solution.

Gerco – Sassenberg, Germany

Complete range of Desiccant and Hot Air Dryers.

Kurtz GmbH, Hasloch - Germany

The Kurtz group is a collection of highly-efficient small and medium-sized enterprises in the most diverse sectors of industry. A wide variety of products, production techniques, and fields of business make the Kurtz Group a concern with immense synergistic potential. The common objective is for each strategically defined region to play a decisive role in the market and take our place as the technological leaders

It goes without saying that Kurtz products, organisation and suppliers meet the highest quality standards.
Kurtz also offer their customers the security of knowing that Kurtz is an internationally oriented, strong, and competent partner. Kurtz business partners can always expect state-of-the-art, innovative, and creative solutions for the tasks they have to perform. This customer-specific business alignment is based on flexibility and variety - qualities which have a long tradition at Kurtz - the result of a consistent policy of diversification in the various niche markets which our specially selected enterprises can supply in an ideal form

IFW, Micheldorf, Austria.

Complete range of Injection Moulds for PVC, PE drainage and pressure pipe fittings.

Esde Maschinentechnik GmbH - Germany

Range of Twin Screw Cascade Extruders and Lines for flat PVC, and other thermoplastics sheet and profiles.

Range of Single Screw Extruders with extremely high outputs for PP and other thermoplastic sheet and profiles. Some of the machines are coupled directly to the drive motors thus eliminating the gearbox. Various advantages include very low noise levels.

Heger GmbH Maschinenfabrik - Germany

HEGER are well known for their extensive range of EPS and EPP Pre-Breakers and Scrap Mills, each tailor made to the customers' exact requirements.

A new generation of horizontal Pre-Breakers capable of taking large sheets and mouldings without the need for a conveyor belt.

Our fully developed EPP Recycling system that transforms scrap back to beads that are virtually indistinguishable from the virgin material.

An exciting new way of converting scrap EPS into very high quality granulate for injection moulding. It can even be re-gassed.

Scholz Maschinenbau, Coesfeld, Germany.

Complete Cable CV Curing Lines and full range of V belt manufacturing equipment. Autoclaves for tyre remoulding and various other applications.

Woywod/Plasticolor Kunstoffmaschinen GmbH & Co Vertriebs KG Germany

Range of Volumetric and Gravimetric Dosing and Mixing Units for plastic compounds.

We are members of the PMMDA (Polymer Machinery Manufacturers& Distributors Association) which works very well is an association comprised of manufacturing and sales and service companies all of whom are vetted to ensure that they offer high standards of Sales and Service back-up.