W. C. Munsch & Co. Ltd were formed in November 1972 by Wilfred Charles (Joe) Munsch and Terry Carless and were based in Clarence Mill in Bollington, where the business still resides. With over 45 years experience in the Industrial Rubber and sealing sector they have always been recognised for stocking a massive range of rubber and sponge in thickness’ from 0.5mm to 50mm and being able to supply quickly and cost effectively in many formats. In the early days of the company, the MOD were one of their biggest customers and Hoses were one of the main products. Over the years, rubber sales overtook hose and WC Munsch helped themselves grow by stocking a wide range of rubber from manufacturers such as Gates, Maclellan, Hatcham and Dunlop. In 2001 Terry’s son, Simon joined the company and Munsch has undergone significant changes since then including new machinery and an ongoing expansion of the workforce. Terry retired in 2002. In 2007 WC Munsch bought Wrexham Rubber Fabricators and moulders which then gave the company two premises, but more importantly a moulding and fabrications division. Following Garlocks acquisition of Polymer Trade Moulding in 2010, WC Munsch bought all of their moulding presses. That brought the total number of moulding presses up to 9 and the moulding business increased massively. Wrexham Borough Council decided to demolish the unit in Wrexham in 2010, so the decision was made to move the Wrexham Operation over to Bollington to reduce costs and give additional flexibility to cope with business needs. This led to a need for increased space so over the subsequent years, the company expanded their space from 2,500 square feet to over 11,000. In 2011, with over 25 years experience in the sealing industry, Clive Marsh joined the company as Sales director bring a wealth of additional knowledge of hose, plastics, textiles and asbestos free materials. The business continued to expand over the next few years, and in 2015 we formed a new company, Polymer Trade Manufacturing, along with Paul Gregory, who was a prior director of Polymer Trade Mouldings. Paul brought even more experience to the company and Polymer Trade Manufacturing (PTM) has continued to develop into a very successful company under strong leadership. ISO9001:2015 was achieved in 2016 and complements the Company’s desire to continually improve to the benefit of employees and customers alike. The product range has increased dramatically over the last few years and now includes a full range of plastics, non-asbestos sheeting, PTFE, Gylon and metallic gaskets with over 100,000 stocked items. Production machinery has been expanded and now includes 7 gasket presses, 2 oscillating knife cad-cam cutting tables, 10 moulding presses, log-cutters and 4 strip machines. Both company’s complement each other and continue to develop and expand whilst maintaining their strong ethos of giving excellent customer service and competitive, realistic delivery times using quality materials.