MARK ALLEN
Managing Director
Mark joined Orthoplastics in 2000 and has 28 years experience in the plastics industry. He also holds a BSc in Polymer Science & Technology.
At Orthoplastics, quality encompasses everything across all aspects of production, from customer service, to design and manufacture of its premium grade medical plastics.
To emphasise this strict focus on delivering the highest grade of UHMWPE products, Orthoplastics adhere to rigorous quality inspection standards and processes. This ensures that every product that leaves its facility is guaranteed to meet and exceed customers demanding standards. As a result of this devoted approach towards quality, Orthoplastics have been accredited to a wide range of International Quality Standards.
The innovative facilities at Orthoplastics which are used to produce the best medical grade plastics on the market, are located roughly 50 kilometres north of Manchester.
The overall capacity at Orthoplastics offers a combined size of over 50,000 square feet, across two sites. Firstly a 30,000 square foot unit which contains departments such as; machining, finishing, research & development, shipping and warehousing. In addition to this, a state of the art press which is housed within a 20,000 square foot press facility has been purpose built to ensure a high quality of finish to every manufactured product at Orthoplastics.
Over the past 30 years, medical device manufacturers have often found themselves limited in terms of the options at their disposal for material selection. The use of complex biomaterials within medical applications and also the unhelpful quantity orders required were often too great of a risk for new start-ups within this sector.
As the world’s number 1 manufacturer of UHMPWE, Orthoplastics has recognised the limitations imposed on device manufacturers and now offers an unrivalled, complete supply chain solution. This brings together UHMWPE, Cross-linked UHMWPE and Vitamin E UHMWPE, Direct Compression Moulding manufacturing, with Component Machining and Laboratory Services.
Orthoplastics’ expert knowledge of orthopaedic materials has been developed continuously over 30 years. The vision of becoming the industry’s leading manufacturer of medical grade plastics has been achieved through its unsurpassed dedication to quality and excellence.
Investing both time and resources into developing its knowledge of medical plastics and advanced manufacturing techniques, has enabled Orthoplastics to continually surpass its customers exacting standards.
By bringing together UHMWPE, Cross-linked UHMWPE and Vitamin E UHMWPE, Component Machining, Direct Compression Moulding and Laboratory Services, Orthoplastics offers a complete supply chain solution to its customers.
Due to the expertise, knowledge and research conducted at Orthoplastics, a series of recognisable developments have been achieved in relation to the manufacture and supply of the highest quality UHMWPE available on the market.
Today, Orthoplastics is recognised globally as the leading supplier of UHMWPE, supplying many of the world’s orthopaedic device manufacturers. Its premium grade UHMWPE is expertly manufactured onsite in the UK and is the material of choice in a wide range of orthopaedic implants and devices for applications in hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, ankles and fingers.
