Our Managing Director, Michael Knight, spoke to the Irish News as part of their High Flyers feature. Find out more about Michael (and how he secured his spot in the record books) below! What was your first job? My first job was working on the Ards Peninsula with a guy who was developing a heat […]
Storm Francis wreaked havoc in Northern Ireland at the end of August and we can think of nothing worse than your much-loved home filled with water and sewage – the untold unimaginable damage. Our managing director, Michael Knight, some years ago, when the heavens opened, and the waters came, didn’t think that he was too […]
Leading industrial vacuum forming company, Donite Plastics has joined the fight against COVID-19 in recent months with a number of new products, designed and manufactured by the Saintfield-based company. Following the recent and much publicised release of the Head Box, the sophisticated thermoformed plastic box that prevents disease transmission between clinical staff and other patients, […]
A sophisticated thermoformed plastic box, which will help in the prevention of disease transmission to clinical staff and other patients, has been developed by a Northern Ireland thermoforming entrepreneur with the assistance of a number of stakeholders including Clinical Engineering Innovation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, a consultant anaesthetist from the Western Trust and Cambridge based […]
Donite Plastics has been using industrial thermoforming to make plastic parts that are durable, attractive and cost-effective for nearly 40 years. As Ireland’s leading specialist in the industry, we know a thing or two when it comes to thermoformed product. Quite often, our customers will ask us about using GRP (glass reinforced plastic) processes to […]
When Donite Plastics began back in 1981, Michael Knight was designing and manufacturing products in a small workshop above his parent’s garage. Now, 39 years later, the company is celebrating the third anniversary of moving to new premises on Station Road in Saintfield, County Down; the result of many years of hard work for Michael […]
AS the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread around the globe, Saintfield based industrial thermoforming company, Donite Plastics, is lending its computer power to Stanford University in the hope of finding a way to combat the virus. Used by Donite Plastics’ team of engineers to design products for manufacturing across a wide range of sectors, […]
As one of Ireland’s leading vacuum forming specialists, Donite Plastics has nearly 40 years of experience in the industry. We are experts in using vacuum forming to make plastic parts that are durable, attractive and cost-effective. Working for Donite Plastics means that I’ve been asked a question or two about vacuum forming in my time, […]
We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and degree qualified individual who is interested in starting a career with Donite Plastics. For more information, or to apply for this role, send your CV with cover letter to careers@donite.com. Location: Saintfield, Northern Ireland Closing date: Friday 7th February 2020 […]
There is a saying that ‘you learn every day if you are listening’. Well, I’m going to add to it and say “You are going to learn every day if you are looking and listening!” And this was very true of my recent visit to Agritechnica 2019 in Hanover towards the end of last year. […]