Norland Plastics

Norland Plastics is a plastics manufacturing business based in Haysville, Kansas, United States. The company produces injection-molded plastic components for the automotive industry and has been associated with supply work for Ford, Nissan, and General Motors. Its reported facility is located at 117 Baughman Avenue in Haysville. The business was founded in 1976 by Charles Landwehr, who remained involved as the company's president according to the available reference material. Norland's history reflects the role of specialist component manufacturers within the automotive supply chain: rather than selling finished consumer products under a broad retail brand, it manufactures molded parts for industrial customers and vehicle programs. In 1995, Norland Plastics was acquired by Teleflex Inc., a diversified company headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania. The acquisition placed Norland within Teleflex's corporate structure while preserving its identity as a plastics operation. The available material does not provide details about the transaction's value, operational integration, or subsequent changes in management. Norland's facility was destroyed by a tornado in 1999. The company rebuilt the operation within 18 months, allowing the business to resume its manufacturing role after a major physical disruption. This reconstruction is a significant point in the company's documented history, although the available sources do not describe the extent of the damage, the reconstruction cost, or any effects on customers and employees. Publicly available information about Norland Plastics is limited. The company is best characterized as a business-to-business automotive plastics manufacturer rather than a widely marketed consumer brand. Details such as its current product catalog, workforce, financial performance, current ownership structure beyond the reported Teleflex acquisition, and geographic sales footprint are not established by the supplied reference material.

Norland Plastics was established in 1976 in Haysville, Kansas, by Charles Landwehr. From the available account, it developed as a plastics manufacturing business focused on automotive applications, particularly injection-molded parts. Its customers or supported vehicle manufacturers have included Ford, Nissan, and General Motors, placing the company in the business-to-business automotive component sector rather than in consumer retail plastics. Charles Landwehr is identified as the founder and as the company's president. The available reference does not specify the initial scale of the business, its early facilities, workforce, production capacity, or the individual vehicle programs it served. It does, however, establish a continuing connection between the founder and the company. A major ownership change occurred in 1995, when Norland Plastics was purchased by Teleflex Inc. The reference identifies Teleflex as being headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania. No transaction value, purchase rationale, post-acquisition management structure, or details about Norland's integration into Teleflex are provided. Norland continued to be identified as a plastics operation after the acquisition. The company's Haysville facilities suffered a severe disruption in 1999 when they were destroyed by a tornado. Norland rebuilt the facilities within 18 months. The rebuilding effort represents the clearest documented operational turning point in the company's history: it enabled the business to recover from the loss of its manufacturing site and return to production. The available source does not state whether production was temporarily relocated, how customers were supported during the recovery, or how the reconstruction was financed. Norland Plastics is documented at 117 Baughman Avenue in Haysville. Beyond its location, automotive injection-molding activity, Teleflex ownership history, and tornado-related reconstruction, public information is sparse. There is insufficient sourced material to describe later acquisitions, changes in ownership, product-level developments, financial results, current facilities, employee numbers, or international operations. The company is therefore best understood from the available record as a specialist automotive plastics manufacturer operating within a larger corporate ownership context.

• 1999

  Tornado destroyed manufacturing facilities

  [1]Norland Plasticsen.wikipedia.org

  A tornado destroyed the company's facilities, which were rebuilt within 18 months.

• 1995

  Acquisition by Teleflex

  [1]Norland Plasticsen.wikipedia.org

  Teleflex Inc. purchased Norland Plastics.

• 1976

  Norland Plastics founded

  [1]Norland Plasticsen.wikipedia.org

  Charles Landwehr founded Norland Plastics in Haysville, Kansas.

A specialist business-to-business plastics manufacturer serving automotive original-equipment customers through injection molding and component production.

• Automotive components

  Automotive injection-molded parts

  Norland Plastics manufactures injection-molded plastic components for automotive applications. The available reference associates the company with parts supplied for or used by Ford, Nissan, and General Motors. Specific component names, specifications, vehicle programs, and production volumes are not identified.

• 1999

  Rebuilding after tornado damageOther

  Background

  A tornado destroyed Norland Plastics' manufacturing facilities in Haysville.

  Action taken

  The company rebuilt its facilities and completed the reconstruction within 18 months.

  Aftermath

  The rebuilt operation enabled Norland Plastics to recover from the facility loss. The source does not provide further operational details.

  Source

• 1995

  Teleflex purchase of Norland PlasticsM&A

  Background

  Norland Plastics was operating as an automotive injection-molding business when it was acquired by Teleflex Inc.

  Action taken

  Teleflex Inc. purchased the company and incorporated it into its broader corporate portfolio.

  Aftermath

  The available source continues to identify Norland as a plastics manufacturing operation, but does not document the detailed organizational or commercial effects of the acquisition.

  Source

1. 1Norland Plasticsen.wikipedia.org