Mapei opens a new facility in the UK
Mapei, a global leader in the production of chemical products for the building industry, is enhancing its presence in the UK by opening a new facility in Speke, near Liverpool.
This new facility is part of the Italian multinational’s ongoing international expansion strategy, which since the beginning of the year has seen it announce openings or acquisitions of new plants in Denmark, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Portugal.
The concrete admixture plant in Speke stands on a 3,200 m² site that houses offices, a warehouse and research laboratories. It is Mapei’s second facility in the UK after the one located in Halesowen, near Birmingham. The Halesowen site also hosts the Mapei Academy, which offers free training events aimed at boosting the skills of professionals and businesses.
“Mapei UK was founded in 1989, in Middlesbrough,” explains Veronica Squinzi, CEO of Mapei. “Today, also thanks to the local production capacity, we are the market leader in products for the installation of ceramic and stone materials. In keeping with our internationalisation strategy, we aim to continue to strengthen our presence in this country by seizing every opportunity that allows us to grow responsibly.”
“With this new plant dedicated to the production of concrete admixtures, we will also become more competitive in the infrastructure sector where we are already present with important projects, such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel,” adds Marco Squinzi, CEO of Mapei. “We will thus introduce, also in the United Kingdom, our innovative solutions that can help the concrete industry to maintain high quality standards, reducing the climate impact both in the construction of large works and in residential building.”
Mapei UK employs 360 people in the UK and has three warehouses in the West Midlands that supply distributors throughout the UK and Ireland.
