In 2026, Conwed celebrates 60 years of netting expertise.
Since 1966, our work has centered on an essential idea: understanding what a netting solution must do within a customer’s product, process or application. That experience continues to shape how we engineer extruded netting solutions to support, protect, separate, reinforce and contain.
This anniversary gives us an opportunity to recognize the customers, partners and colleagues who have contributed to Conwed’s journey. It is also an opportunity to look forward because experience is most valuable when it helps address the requirements of today and the challenges still to come.
What Has Remained Constant
Sixty years of experience are reflected in more than a date. They are carried forward through the knowledge, collaboration and commitment of the people who apply that experience every day.
“One of the most impressive things about the company is its ability to evolve as the world around it changes. Markets, technologies, customer expectations, and business conditions are constantly shifting, and the company has consistently adapted to meet those changes. What has remained constant is the agility of our people and the resilience of the business. We continue to pivot when needed, embrace new opportunities, and find ways to move forward while staying true to our core values and commitment to our customers.” says James Sandy, Director Global Sales at Conwed.
As markets and customer needs continue to evolve, Conwed draws on its adaptability, agility, and resilience to respond to change and move forward. What remains constant is how we approach each customer’s requirement.
We begin with the function the net must perform. Does the application require support, protection, separation, reinforcement or containment? We then consider the environment in which it must operate, the required geometry, the appropriate material and the way the netting will be incorporated into the customer’s process.
This application-led approach helps move the conversation beyond selecting a standard product. It creates a structured path toward a netting specification that is appropriate for the intended use.
Netting Expertise in Action Today
Over the decades, Conwed has continuously evolved and expanded its portfolio, developing new netting solutions to address changing customer needs and market requirements while creating innovative products for a growing range of applications. Conwed’s portfolio brings together multiple
- Naltex™ Diamond Netting for applications involving flow, spacing and support
- Conwed™ Square Netting for support and reinforcement
- Oriented nettings for containment and directional strength
- Sleeves, cages, cores and tubes for protection and structural support
- Advanced technologies involving bonding, multiple layers, elasticity and other application-specific functionality
- Naconet™ for applications where performance and verified end-of-life attributes are both relevant
With decades of experience across diverse markets, Conwed has developed netting solutions for applications in packaging, agriculture and aquaculture, erosion control and turf, filtration, building and construction, transportation, and industrial markets.
The same netting architecture may deliver value in very different end uses. That is why Conwed starts with the required function rather than relying only on a market or product label.
Customization Around the Application
A netting solution is influenced by more than mesh shape alone. Geometry, material selection, additives and conversion all contribute to how a net performs.
Depending on the application, customization can involve:
- Mesh size and shape
- Thickness, weight and strand profile
- Width and rigidity
- Polymer or material selection
- Colorants, stabilizers or other additives
- Cutting, slitting, sheeting, laminating, orientation, heat sealing or rewinding
Conwed’s development approach combines materials knowledge, design iteration and application-specific qualification. Extrusion, orientation and converting capabilities can support both standard products and engineered developments, with the manufacturing route selected around geometry, material, process and end-use requirements.
This provides the practical foundation for all our collaborations: understanding the requirement, identifying the relevant design variables and evaluating a solution within the customer’s actual application and process conditions.
Innovation With a Clear Purpose
Six decades of experience mean more than knowing netting. They mean understanding markets, applications, materials, processes, and the requirements that determine how a netting solution needs to perform.
Over the years, Conwed has gained extensive experience across a wide range of industries and applications. This knowledge, combined with our deep understanding of netting technologies and materials, helps us look at each application individually, considering the required function, environment, geometry, material, and processing needs to identify the right solution.
But experience is not only about what we have learned in the past. It provides the foundation for what comes next. Looking forward does not mean pursuing innovation as an abstract goal for us. It means developing material and netting options that respond to specific technical, processing and end-of-life requirements.
Naconet™ is one current example. The platform is made from advanced biopolymers and is BPI-certified to meet ASTM D6400 requirements for industrial compostability. It is designed for applications in which reinforcement, stability or containment performance must be considered alongside end-of-life requirements.
The constant development and innovation of nettings reflect the principle behind our anniversary direction: built on experience, focused on what comes next.
The People and Partnerships Behind the Experience
Conwed’s 60th anniversary is not only a celebration of our history, but above all a celebration of the people who have shaped our journey. We are deeply grateful to our long-standing customers and partners for their trust, collaboration, and the many relationships we have built over the decades.
Conwed has always been shaped by our people, whose expertise, dedication, ideas, and commitment have shaped Conwed into what it is today and continues to move us forward.
“What inspires me most is the combination of the people and the potential. We have incredibly talented teams who care deeply about each other as well as our customers. At the same time, it feels like we’re still just scratching the surface of what’s possible. Being able to work alongside such great people while helping shape the next chapter of the company’s success is what continues to motivate me every day.” James Sandy.
We look forward to building on these strong relationships, sharing our expertise, and continuing this journey together.
60 Years of Netting Expertise.
Built on experience. Focused on what comes next.