Hodgson Sealants
Meet the manufacturer
Towards the end of 2019, County Construction Chemicals Ltd. partnered with trusted British manufacturer ‘Hodgson Sealants’ (based in East Yorkshire) with a vision of stocking a select, key line of specialist, professional sealants & adhesives already well established in the industry. This arrangement has progressed very well since, with the introduction of new technology products added to the range and the supply chain consistently reliable.
Let’s take a closer look at Hodgson Sealants with an introductory guest post from Simon Hodgson…
Bright beginnings for Hodgson Sealants
Thanks for the introduction Jon, just to introduce myself to everyone I am Simon Hodgson now the third generation in the business at Hodgson Sealants. We’ve come a long way since my grandfather started the business back in 1968 in our hometown of Beverley. At that time, we were a small team of 10 or so colleagues manufacturing putties for the glazing industry. We had gradual growth at the time and grew to be a leader in the market by the late 70s.
2nd generation and new opportunities at Hodgson Sealants
The 80s saw a lot of change for the Hodgson Sealants business; we see the introduction of the second generation into the business (My Dad Charles and Uncle Max). This influx of energy and new ideas made us look to diversify into new products and we began to develop and manufacture butyl tape. Initially this was for glazing applications however; it did not take long for us to find new markets in Industrial roofing and manufacturing.
This growth really propelled the business in the late 80s and 90s and allowed us to develop further technologies in cartridge products of acrylics (Most of you will know this as decorators caulk), Rubber based mastics and silicones.
00s and big changes for Hodgson Sealants
The butyl tape business had grown to be the largest manufacturer in the UK and we were struggling for production of both technologies on our site, at this point we decided to demerge the businesses in 2007 and create HS Butyl (Now based in the New Forest). This allowed a centre of excellence for tapes and a centre of
Where Hodgson Sealants are now
Since this point both business have really taken off in their own right. At Beverley focusing on the cartridge products has allowed us to develop technologies further, from our initial offering being mastics and acrylics we can now boast to manufacture a range of technologies including silicones and our market leading HYSPEC hybrid polymer products.
Between the two companies, we have gone from 10 or so colleagues to now almost 250. We have also become the largest independent Sealant Manufacturer in the marketplace. This is something we are truly proud of as we compete in one of the most congested marketplaces against international billion pound companies.
What Hodgson Sealants do differently
Enough of the history lesson here is about what we do and what sets us apart.
Technical
We have a great range of products to suit whatever project you are working on. We are constantly evaluating and developing formulations so our customers can feel secure they are using the right product for the job. We have recently released our updated new professional range to encompass the quality products relied upon by the professional user: https://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/Products/Hodgson-sealants
These have all been developed at our in house lab to meet the exact requirements of our customers. Our lab and technical capabilities is something that really stands out for us. Our largest department is our technical department who spend their days testing products and developing new formulations to make sure we maintain our position as market leaders in quality.
We also work with customers to develop new formulations to meet their exact requirements, whether this be developing glazing methods or bonding new substrates together in manufacturing, we are capable of dealing with all our customers demand.
Industry knowledge
We also have a number of industry accreditations we have the ISO trio of ISO90001, 140001 and 180001. Not only showing our commitment to quality but to health safety of workers and the environment. We are also members of the following Trade organisations and industries; Glass and Glazing Federation, British Woodworking Federation, the Wood Window alliance, Made in Britain, NBS and the British adhesives and Sealants association.
It is safe to say we are plugged into our key markets and combining this with our near unattainable technological knowledge means we are best placed to develop the right products for your application.
World class production facility
All of Hodgson Sealants’ core products are manufactured from our production facility in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. We are very proud to manufacture our products in the UK and we are committed to investing more and more into our plant and people. Over the last year, we have invested over £2 million in new machinery to help keep ahead of demand and improve our offering. We are really proud of our lean manufacturing capabilities and our world class OTIF results (On time in full).
People
None of this would be possible without the fantastic team we have here, the team at Beverley now has over 70 members and without the hard work and continuous improvement of each person, we could not have achieved what we have. We are proud that Hodgson Sealants have been awarded Investors in People accreditation, showing our commitment to helping develop everyone to be the best they can be.
Thanks very much for your time reading to this point. I hopefully have given you a flavour of what we can offer at Hodgson Sealants. For more information of our products, you can see these at https://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/Products/Hodgson-sealants. You can also keep up with the latest news developments on our website and you can keep up with us on twitter @hodgsonsealants and LinkedIn hodgson-sealants-holdings-ltd.
All the best,
Simon Hodgson
