1976 | P.P. Profiles Ltd starts trading in Walkden. |
1979 | P.P. Profiles Ltd St Helens starts trading from Bold, St Helens. |
1983 | P.P. Profiles Ltd relocates to a bigger custom built factory in Weaste, Salford. |
1993 | JNJ Fabrications Ltd (now P.P. Processing Ltd) joins the P.P. Group. |
1995 | P.P. Plasma Ltd starts trading in Gorton, Manchester, with one machine and one shop floor employee. |
2000 | P.P. Profiles Ltd and P.P. Profiles Ltd St Helens merge together and start operating from Bold, St Helens. |
2000 | P.P. Plasma Ltd relocates to the vacant Weaste factory. |
2005 | P.P. Protube Ltd starts trading from St Helens. |
2005 | P.P. Plasma Ltd invests in water jet technology. |
2007 | P.P. Plasma Ltd invests in laser technology. |
2008 | P.P. Profiles Ltd invests in laser technology. |
2014 | P.P. Processing Ltd invests in the latest press braking technology. |
2014 | P.P. Protube Ltd invests in the latest hollow section profiling technology. |
2015 | P.P. Group now employs 86 people and operates across four sites in the North West of England, offering the latest technologies in metal processing and manufacturing. |
2017 | P.P. Protube Ltd ceases trading. |
2017 | P.P. Group acquires 110,000 sq. ft. premises on a 6.5 acre site and invests £2m into state-of-the-art new machinery. |
2017 | All P.P. Group companies relocate to Drury Lane, Oldham. |
2018 | P.P. Profiles Ltd, P.P. Plasma Ltd and P.P. Processing Ltd merge together to trade as The P.P. Group of Companies Ltd. |
2019 | Investment in Xpert80/1530 CNC Press Brake to increase capacity. |
2020 | Investment in 4M 12kw Fibre Laser. |
2021 | The P.P. Group of Companies ceases operations in its fabrication division, removing any conflict of interest with their customer base. |
2021 | Investment in Haeusler plate rollers, replacing old rollers with CNC. |
2022 | Investment in 6M 12KW Laser. |
2023 | Investment in 8M 20KW Laser. |
2023 | Investment in 850 Solar Panels making a big step towards carbon footprint reduction. |