Proseal marks a 25-year milestone
1998 : the Google search engine was launched , Cher ’ s Believe was the UK ’ s best-selling single of the year , Arsenal won the Premiership title – and tray sealing specialist Proseal produced its very first machine .
Since then , the company has grown to become the world leader in tray sealing technology and an expert in the design and installation of complete packing line solutions . Today Proseal has nearly 600 employees worldwide and alongside its near 250,000 sq ft manufacturing headquarters in Adlington , UK , has manufacturing facilities in the USA and Australia and a worldwide network of distributors . The company became part of the JBT Corporation in 2019 .
Founded by Steve Malone and Robbie Hargreaves in a small unit in Bollington , Proseal launched its first tray sealer , the PR30 , now known as the GTR , in May 1998 . This was the start of a series of ground-breaking tray sealing solutions
82 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk from the company that revolutionised the top sealing of trays in a variety of sectors including ready meals , meat and poultry , petfood , plant-based protein and , most notably , soft fruit . Indeed , the company estimates that as much as 95 percent of top-sealed trays in this sector in the UK are sealed on Proseal machines .
In the past 25 years , Proseal has developed a comprehensive range of products to meet all types of customer and market requirements , diversified its offering into complementary equipment including conveyors and case packers , and introduced a variety of technical innovations , such as its unique E-sealing and Pro-Motion technologies , alongside a number of patented developments .
To date , the company has manufactured 6,000 machines for nearly 3000 customers worldwide . Staggeringly , if all the Proseal machines produced to date were placed on top of each other , they would stand at a vertical height of around 12,500 metres – nearly one and a half times the height of Mount Everest .
Alongside its technical expertise , a key reason for Proseal ’ s success has been its commitment to exemplary customer service . The company ’ s ability to deliver customised solutions to meet the individual requirements of every customer has been supported by its comprehensive support services , with engineers on hand 365 days a year , 24 hours a day , to provide a fast response whenever needed to avoid unnecessary downtime and ensure packing lines can continue to operate to maximum efficiency .