Silvergate's Tony Bestall meets Philanthropist and Songwriter Sir Bob Geldof

30/08/10

At a recent business improvement event, the well-known international philanthropist Bob Geldof congratulated Tony Bestall, managing director of Silvergate Plastics, on the progress he and his team had made since buying the company two years ago.

Tony Bestall said:

“Sir Bob is certainly a very intelligent and articulate man. After listening to his views on change, I was absolutely inspired. One of the things he said that struck home was, ‘The world is not immutable, the world is plastic’. Sir Bob’s track record speaks for itself; he literally did change the world, so for us to change the dynamics of the plastics industry is nothing in comparison. Consequently, as the leading masterbatch producer, we owe it to our customers to keep pushing the boundaries. Just a few weeks ago, we broke our own record by producing and dispatching 25kgs just 21 minutes after we received an urgent order!”

Silvergate manufactures colour masterbatch, which is the component that determines the colour in plastic mouldings, such as bottles, caps and containers.