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Walk into any premium spirits retailer, and the investment in outer packaging is immediately apparent. Embossed boxes. Weighted lids. Ribbon pulls and tissue inserts. The presentation of a £80 whisky or a £120 tequila has become an art form in its own right,...

Aamir Chaudhry, our Director of Operations here at Borough Limited, has requalified as a VDA 6.3 Process Auditor, upgrading from the VDA 6.3:2016 standard to the latest VDA 6.3:2023 edition. He achieved a perfect score of 100% in the process, which is genuinely...

Electroplating involves lots of intricate processes, and yet the quality of the finished component is determined long before any hands-on plating begins. It’s determined at the design stage.   Decisions about wall thickness, corner geometry, surface texture and part...

The tariff landscape that manufacturers thought they understood in January looks very different today. As trade policy shifts, most notably the sweeping US tariffs introduced in early 2025 and their ripple effects across global supply chains, the economics of offshore...

In part 1 of this series, we looked at the process materials and the machines used to deliver high-quality injection moulded components. Design is where injection moulding truly comes to life. Even with the right material and manufacturing capability, small design...

We have strengthened our commercial team with the appointment of Adam Ginger [BEng] as our new Technical Sales Manager. He brings significant experience from the automotive sector, having built his career in safety restraints covering seatbelts, airbags and steering...

Injection moulding is often viewed as a straightforward manufacturing process, but the decisions made before production begins have a lasting impact on quality, cost and scalability. This two-part guide breaks down what you need to understand before committing to...

Manufacturing doesn't really do January quietly. While other sectors ease back into the year with planning sessions and strategy reviews, production facilities like ours hit the ground running. Machines shut down for maintenance over the holiday period are back to...

When your roof needs upgrading and you're running energy-intensive manufacturing processes, you've got a simple choice: do the absolute minimum required, or think strategically about the next 20 years. Here at Borough, we chose the latter. Our Leigh-on-Sea facility...