Ford Associates Ltd. was established in 1983 by Martin J Burgoyne C. Eng., MIEE, MIED to set up several Automotive Filter factories around the world in such places as Nigeria (2), India, Pakistan, and the provision of assistance to similar factories in South Africa, Trinidad, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

During this time the need for PVC plastisol production facilities in the same countries was discovered and we supplied the material and then set up local manufacturing plants in Pakistan, India, Malaysia and Indonesia. This same product to a different formulation was also used in the PP and twist off cap and food can manufacturing industries using similar equipment.

Consequently this brought us into contact with the metal packaging industry which provided a larger market for the second hand equipment. Currently we purchase complete lines and individual machines for the metal packaging industry for coating and metal decorating, twist off and PP caps, aerosol can and welded and locked seamed can manufacture and sell them all over the world, from the Philippines in the East to Mexico in the West. We employ specialists to remove the equipment and to reinstall and commission it. We can also provide the specialists to train local personnel and start up the lines all over the world.