Universal Plastics Group, Inc.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Universal Plastics Completes Installation of HASS Vertical Milling Machine
Provides streamline tooling for more competitive thermoforming of clamshell packaging Holyoke, MA - Universal Plastics has completed purchase and installation of a new HASS VM3 CNC Vertical milling machine. The milling machine is equipped with a 40 X 26 bed, 25 of vertical travel, and a 24 tool change. This machine combined with new CAD/CAM software allows us to direct machine tools for thin...
Read More »Universal Plastics Integrates All Manufacturing Locations Under Universal Plastics Name
Company integrates five sites in heavy gauge thermoforming, injection molding, and industrial blow molding expertise (Holyoke, MA) - Universal Plastics is excited to announce that it has integrated its various sites under the Universal Plastics name. The integration is in service of Universal Plastics’ customers and underscores Universal’s commitment to providing deep expertise, unmatched...
Read More »Universal Plastics Group Purchases Blow Molder Premium Plastics Solutions
Premium Plastic Solutions of Latrobe, PA becomes the fourth member of the Universal Plastics Group. HOLYOKE, Mass. - January 31, 2018 - The Universal Plastics Group of Holyoke, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the successful completion of the purchase of Premium Plastic Solutions, a blow molding company based in Latrobe, PA, on December 15th, 2017. Premium Plastic Solutions (PPS) is the...
Read More »Universal Plastics Certified as Minority Owned Business
(Holyoke, MA)- Universal Plastics Corporation, a Massachusetts based custom thermoforming manufacturer, announced today that it has received certification as a minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) by the Supplier Diversity Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The MBE certification is the most widely recognized certification for minority-owned businesses in the United States. Companies...
Read More »Universal Plastics Sponsoring Plastics Education Program at Dean Technical on February 29th
SPE Plastivan™ Introduces Local High School Students to World of Plastics and Thermoforming Holyoke, MAÃ- – Students from Dean Technical High School in Holyoke, MA will learn all about plastics this month during a visit by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Plastivan™ Outreach Education Program. The program, sponsored by Universal Plastics and the Western New England Section of the...
Read More »Universal Plastics Celebrates 50th Year Anniversary
Custom thermoformer grows from early plastics pioneer to industry leader. (Holyoke, MA)- Universal Plastics Corporation, a Holyoke, Ma based custom thermoforming manufacturer, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The custom thermoformer was started in Chicopee, Massachusetts in November of 1965 by James R. Peters, a pioneer in the then fledgling field that forms extruded plastic sheets...
Read More »Joe Peters Named Recipient of SPE Thermoforming Division's 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award
Universal Plastics CEO honored for lifelong industry achievement and community involvement Holyoke, MA - Joe Peters, CEO of Universal Plastics and Mayfield Plastics, was honored as the recipient of The SPE Thermoforming Division’s Outstanding Achievement Award. The award is presented to individuals who have dedicated their time and money to contribute to the industry through the development of...
Read More »Jay Kumar Speaks at The Plastics Financial Summit in Chicago
Owner of Universal and Mayfield Plastics Discusses Importance of Financing in Managing Company Growth Holyoke, MA. -Ã- Jay Kumar, owner of thermoforming companies Mayfield Plastics and Universal Plastics, was recently a featured speaker at The Plastics Financial Summit organized by Plastics News in Chicago in June. The Plastics Financial Summit is one of the industry’s signature events on...
Read More »Sutton Massachusetts Middle Schoolers Win $5,000 for AMP it up! Video Challenge for Thermoforming Videos of Mayfield Plastics
Sutton, Ma.Ã- – Almost 40 middle school children from the Sutton Middle School visited custom thermoformer Mayfield Plastics last winter to participate in the AMP it up! Video challenge and their efforts paid off with two winning videos and $5,000 in prize money for the school.Ã- The AMP it up! Challenge invites students to research the inner workings of an advanced manufacturing...
Read More »Owner of Universal Plastics and Mayfield Plastics Honored as a Winner of BusinessWest's 40 Under Forty Award
Holyoke, Ma – Jay Kumar, Owner and President of Universal Plastics and Mayfield Plastics, has been selected as a one of the winners of the BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty. The award honors the region’s most accomplished and civic-minded professionals under age 40. This year’s winners represent virtually every sector of the economy and show the seemingly innumerable ways people can give back...
Read More »Jay Kumar Featured in Plastics News Article and Video
Owner of Universal and Mayfield Plastics Interviews by Publisher of Industry Publication Holyoke, MA. -Ã- Jay Kumar, owner of thermoforming companies Mayfield Plastics and Universal Plastics, was recently featured in an article in Plastics News and an accompanied video series titled “What Keeps You Up at Night”. Publisher Brennan Lafferty interviewed Kumar at the offices at Universal...
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