GOPAK LTD
- RANGE ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RANGE ROAD
CT21 6HG HYTHE, KENT
Phone: 01303 265751
Fax: 01303 268282
E-mail: Send messagewww.gopak.co.uk
Short profile:
Gopak Ltd (formerly known as P S Le Fleming Shepherd Ltd) started out in 1947 as a one man operation manufacturing innovative pieces of furniture from a small workshop in Mayfield, East Sussex. 35 years on and we are still manufacturing folding tables. We now have a workforce of 46 – a far cry from the humble beginnings of Mayfield. Many of our team achieve remarkable lengths of service and we are proud and grateful for this level of loyalty and commitment. The original design has been improved and enhanced over the years to enable us to produce products using the latest techniques and technology.
Detailed description:
These items were primarily sold through retailers such as Heal's of London and Libertys. In the early 1960s, a heavy plywood table was designed with steel folding legs which was sold to schools in the south of England. When the responsibility of preparing dining halls for lunch was passed from the school caretaker to the catering staff a couple of years later, the need for a lightweight folding table was identified. Peter Le Fleming Shepherd, the founder of Gopak Ltd, designed a lightweight folding table based on the principals of the earlier version, using aluminium with the same simple but extremely effective folding mechanism. Peter was always looking to manufacture innovative products and he often recalls his first attempt at making a vacuum formed table top using limited resources and somewhat unconventional methods.
Keywords:
Folding Tables, Indoor Furniture, Outdoor Furniture, Stacking Benches, Storage Trolleys, Ultralight Staging, Chairs, Wooden Play Furniture, Dining Room furniture, reception furniture, bistro furniture