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OEMs access to local manufacturing and commercial support through a single established group. With six production sites across four countries, we can support customers closer to their own facilities while drawing on shared engineering, extrusion, and manufacturing expertise across the business. For OEMs, that means shorter and more resilient supply chains, consistent quality expectations, and a more coordinated route from design and development through to high-volume production. This is all managed through one supply partner across multiple regions, saving clients the headache of managing separate supplier relationships in each market.”
2026 marks COBA’ s 60th anniversary, a major milestone for a company that began with a single extrusion line and technical thermoplastic solutions. Over six decades, the group has evolved considerably, both technologically and geographically, with north of £ 10 million invested in technology
and people over the last five years alone. That investment has expanded the group’ s capability with more innovative and costeffective materials while modernizing its production systems, thereby strengthening the team’ s ability to serve an increasingly demanding customer base.“ We are constantly working to improve our value proposition by offering cleaner, lighter, and more technically refined solutions. With the exception of raw material procurement, COBA is vertically integrated, which means we can positively influence both cost and lead time. Ultimately, that gives us the flexibility to act as a development partner that can meet specific requirements, contribute design-formanufacture input, and consistently deliver on time and in full,” Steve adds.
One of the most significant recent investments has been in automation and computer vision-based quality inspection. Goncalo explains how this development changes what the group can credibly promise
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