Manufacturing

Our manufacturing lawyers track record

• We successfully represented a Jordanian manufacturer of medical equipment, Hitex, in relation to a claim for breach of contract against Uniserve. The dispute, which arose in mid-2020, centred on a contract between Uniserve and Hitex in relation to the purchase of 80 million masks. Whilst Uniserve claimed that Hitex was in breach and stopped collections from the factory in Jordan in June 2020, Trowers delivered a positive result for Hitex, obtaining judgement for in excess of $20 million from Uniserve.

• We advised the majority shareholders, on the sale of UK Container Maintenance Limited (UKCM) to US based, Private Equity backed, Impact Environmental Group (IEG). The owner managed business was established 25 years ago by Emma and Julian and has grown to become a well-known container repair and refurbishment company. UKCM works closely with local authorities, waste recycling and manufacturing companies as well as other organisations across the UK and provides a valuable end-to-end bin lifecycle solutions.
• We advised US based, Impact Environmental Group (IEG) on the acquisition of Capital Compactors Limited (CCL), a leading service provider of waste compactors and recycling balers in the UK. The acquisition of CCL became the fourth major UK waste products and services business to join IEG alongside Egbert Taylor Holdings Limited, Duraflex and UKCM with CCL. 
• The commercial team has advised a large scale technology company in the Middle East on a variety of its products, from proof of concept to scale-up, resulting in its ultimate worldwide distribution.
• We advised Flexi-Hex Limited on the terms of a manufacturing licence agreement with a US manufacturer for the manufacture of protective packaging for beverages using Flexi-Hex's patented materials.
• We assisted Yes Recycling in drafting and negotiating a multi-year offtake arrangement for the supply of different streams of waste plastic to its new manufacturing facility in Fife. The new plant will require this supply from a nearby recycling centre as feedstock for its new plant to manufacture pelletised plastic for new plastic manufactured products.
• We advised the Fast-Track Housing group on various IP and commercial agreements related to the use of patented construction processes by which Fast-Track will produce steel frame reinforced cellular concrete buildings. Our work included advising on IP licencing, IP escrow, agreements with the first customer, financing arrangements, supply terms and agreements with the Turkish manufacturer of the 'Flying Factory' plant.
• Our team acted for the shareholders of a second-generation family owned engineering company on the sale of the entire issued share capital of the company to strategic acquirer.
• Our corporate team acted for the shareholders of Alanto Limited in connection with the sale of the entire issued share capital of the Company to Jacobs & Thompson Inc. The majority shareholder sellers had founded the Company and developed it into a market leading foam and rubber converter and manufacturer. Jacobs & Thompson Inc are a Canadian competitor, and this was their first step into the European market.