Nearly a century ago, the seeds of UB Plastics (named after Uncle Bill) were sown in Burton.
Our humble beginnings can be traced back to crafting bungs and stoppers for traditional wooden beer barrels. From these foundational roots, we’ve grown to become a leading name in the injection plastic moulding industry, working with incredible brands around the world.
Company Situated on a sprawling 1.7-acre site in the heart of Burton, UB Plastics is a formidable player in the specialist plastic moulding industry. Our state-of-the-art machinery can output 100 million parts a year ranging from a precise 3mm to an expansive 400mm.
35 skilled employees help us keep 23 product lines working, handling work from 30t to 220t.
Find out more about the new plastic injection moulding capability available through our parent company Sherwood Group.
15th September, 2023
At the end of 2022 we completed the acquisition of Burton based plastic moulding business UB Plastics and we’ve been busy incorporating them into the Sherwood Group of companies.
UB Plastics has been a supplier to Sherwood for many years, delivering millions of parts annually into our construction and fenestration customers.
Based in Burton with strong brewing sector roots, the business now manufactures and ships over 100 million parts a year, exporting to all five continents to customers at the very top of their industries.
We’re now in a position to share more about what is available to our customers across the group below.
Key facts:
Established 1983
Location Burton upon Trent
Employees 35
Site 1.7 acres
Products 100m + individual plastic parts annually
Sectors Brewery, food and drink, construction
Market 75% UK, 25% export
Capacity and capability:
No of machines 23 state of the art injection moulding machines
We’d love to discuss the opportunities UB Plastics can bring to what we are already providing you.
And we’re happy to look at re-estimating current provision and prototyping to see if we can make a difference.
Get in touch, including the word Plastic in your message here.
Yes…the Christmas Tree 2022 is officially up. Great early work by Ellie to achieve yet another epic win for us. Have to say brilliantly decorated as well after some very questionable offerings in recent years (mentioning no names) So Merry Christmas to everyone and a very happy new year. Just a quick aluminium finishing themed Christmas cracker joke that few will get..”why didn’t the aluminium extrusion get anodised??..because it was foiled!” Boom we’re on all week.
Sherwood Group were delighted to announce the appointment recently of Milburn Paterson as Operations Manager for Inal 2020 Ltd at its Manchester site.
Milburn a 37 year veteran of aluminium and manufacturing brings with him a huge range of skills and experience from his time spanning 3 decades as MD of a key aluminium processor, an aluminium extruder, and more recently as CEO of an automotive tier supplier.
Milburn has many contacts over the years with Inal and is very well known to most of the staff, indeed his son Connor joined us as a graduate on NBD earlier in the year, it is like a homecoming in many ways. Milburn’s knowledge of troubleshooting, organisation, change management, quality and efficiency are second to none in the industry, and already we can see the difference he has made.
A family man Milburn is married to Kim and has two grown up sons Connor and Kieran, and a dog Pippa which by my maths would make Mil about 4th in the pecking order.
Born in Scotland a fisherman of some note Milburn is an Everton fan so like many of us knows disappointment pain and hurt but most importantly ambition!
“Making a welcome return to mainstream aluminium as part of the Sherwood Group was an opportunity to good to miss” said Milburn, and we’re excited to have him.
Milburn pictured with Pippa below…Milburn’s on the right by the way.
UB Plastics is pleased to confirm an acquisition by Sherwood Group.
Sherwood Group – comprising Sherwood Stainless and Aluminium, Neville Precision Engineering and Inal 2020 – based in Wolverhampton is an ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified privately owned specialist supplier and fabricator of aluminium extrusion, stainless steel & aluminium coil, stainless steel sheets and special finish lighting products for industry.
UB Plastics inhabits over 70,000 sq ft of space in Burton, with 40 staff operating 25 product lines, 6-axis robots and in-mould labelling, creating innovative products for customers including beverage giants Diageo (Guiness), Carlsberg, Molson and ice-cream market leader Graphics Packaging.
The company led by Andy Cox and Steven Brown design and manufacture all their products at their factory situated in Burton on Trent in Staffordshire.
“We’ve known Terry and Paul at Sherwood Group for a long time” said Andy Cox, Director UB Plastics. “In fact, Roy Caswell who was part of the UB founding team in 1983, has been close to Terry and Paul even before Sherwood Group became a trading entity in 1990.”
“We’re excited at UB Plastics. It’s the right move at the right time. Sherwood have demonstrated their market leadership in recent years and the acquisition helps us firstly secure the business and access investment for growth without losing focus on core markets”.
“We’re looking forward to working with some of the best people in the aluminium industry and see an exciting future for the combined business and our customers”, he added.
“We’re thrilled to complete this deal” said Paul Thurston, Sherwood Group co-founder.
“In joining the Sherwood Group, UB Plastics immediately offers new products and new markets as well as huge opportunities for existing customers looking for specialist composite support and plastic injection moulding.”
“With a rise in use and specification of industrial plastics and composites in some of our key sectors, it was the right time to make a strategic investment to bring this capability in-house. In so doing, it will provide product design and financial benefits to customers looking to pool their buying with suppliers able to provide a comprehensive offering” he added.
