Warmseal, based in Throckley near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been purchased from its founders by the board of directors responsible for running the business over the last two years. However, the new owners maintain that it is very much business as usual.
Speaking on behalf of the new board, Managing Director Kevin Taylor said: 'We are committed to upholding the values laid down by the company's founders Terry and Judith Holliday. They built the business on firm foundations – the highest possible quality products and customer service – and we believe that by playing to these strengths we will achieve further growth.'

Since Warmseal was established in 1987 it has rapidly expanded and developed a significant share of its market, which is estimated at £31m in the Tyne and Wear region alone. Now occupying a five-acre site on the Westway Business Park and a member of the WHS Halo fabricator network, Warmseal is a thriving independent manufacturing business and has four individual factories each housing a separate business function.Profitable retail, trade and commercial business arms helped Warmseal to a £8.8m turnover last year, an impressive performance the new board of directors (pictured above) are now focussed on improving.

Kevin Taylor added: 'Warmseal has all the key ingredients to go from strength to strength – state-of-the-art technology, efficient manufacturing processes and crucially the experience and expertise of our staff. To any business looking for faultless service I'd recommend a trip up north – it's not grim anymore in fact, the short and longer term outlook couldn't be brighter.'