Plastico
was founded in 1947 by David Green. An entrepreneur by nature, he saw the opportunity
for selling confectionery and catering accessories. The company had success
with wooden products and he quickly saw the potential for plastic cutlery
and cocktail sticks, which were introduced into the range in the early 1950’s.
Plastico has always been at the forefront of design and innovation and was
one of the first to produce and develop the Paper Chefs Hat, The Spork, high
clarity polyproylene tumblers, The ‘Flexy-Glass’, stackable cutlery
and more recently, bio-degradeable cutlery and tableware. A
family business, David welcomed his daughter Eileen Wiggins into the company
and she now runs the business with her daughter Caroline. Eileen has encouraged
further growth by spearheading substantial investment into state of the art
tooling and machinery. This places Plastico on a platform to compete worldwide,
where it enjoys a reputation as a market leader and a name for quality, service
and innovation.
