Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming ornamented plastics articles and to articles formed by the method and relates especially but not exclusively to manufacture of items of furniture, building components and picture frame members. The method comprises firstly extruding a plastics article then re-moulding it in a hot stamp press. This enables highly complex forms of article to be manufactured with large dimensions and at much lower cost than is currently possible.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing frame members for picture frames and to the product of that process. The process comprises the steps of forming a plastics extrusion and cutting it into lengths and applying to the lengths of plastic extrusion a solvent based wood paste which is then moulded or otherwise shaped such that it forms ornamentation on the surface of the plastics extrusion and it is then allowed to dry. This process makes use of the low cost of extrusion plastics moulding but enables the ornamental features that would otherwise only be obtainable by injection moulding to be obtained with the extrusion moulding.