Omega North East
Omega Plastics Kingsway South, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0JL
About
Omega Plastics Group is a UK-based specialist plastic manufacturer operating from two facilities in the North East of England, offering comprehensive turn-key solutions from concept to dispatch across 88,500 sq ft with over 190 skilled personnel. They provide low to high volume plastic injection tooling and moulding services, including production, rapid, and offshore tooling, supported by in-house tool room facilities with advanced CNC machining and EDM, and a range of materials from Aluminium to H13 and Stavax steel. Their 30 hydraulic and all-electric injection moulding machines, with press capacities from 40T to 1,300T, handle extensive polymers and bespoke insert moulding, complemented by added value services like assembly and supply chain management. Holding ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations, Omega Plastics Group specialises in sterile, single-use, and biocompatible plastic parts for medical devices, and serves diverse sectors including Automotive, Medical, Consumer Products, Industrial and Technical Products, and Aerospace and Defence, with a notable client history including Unilever.
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Omega Plastics Group is a UK-based specialist plastic manufacturer offering a comprehensive turn-key solution from concept to dispatch. Operating from two facilities in the North East of England, Signal Plastics in Washington and Omega Plastics in Gateshead (group headquarters), the company spans 88,500 sq ft and employs over 190 skilled personnel. They provide low to high volume plastic injection tooling and moulding services, utilising the latest machinery and technologies for engineering plastics.
Their capabilities include production, rapid, and offshore tooling, supported by Design for Manufacture (DFM) and end-to-end project management. Omega Plastics Group boasts in-house tool room facilities with advanced CNC machining and EDM capabilities, working with a range of materials from Aluminium rapid tooling to H13 and Stavax steel for production tooling, commonly used in medical applications. They operate 30 hydraulic and all-electric injection moulding machines with press capacities from 40T to 1,300T, handling an extensive range of polymers and offering bespoke insert moulding. Added value services include assembly, supply chain management, and subcontracted finishing processes. The company serves diverse sectors including Automotive, Medical, Consumer Products, Industrial and Technical Products, and Aerospace and Defence.
Omega Plastics Group holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations. They specialise in producing sterile, single-use, and biocompatible plastic parts for medical devices, supporting component validation, and cater to automotive OEMs and tier one organisations, as well as bespoke applications in aerospace and defence. They have experience working with notable clients such as Unilever.
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Press fleet5
- Moulding processes
- Injection moulding
- Smallest press (t)
- 40
- Largest press (t)
- 1300
- Press count
- 30
- Large-format (≥1,000 t)
- Yes
Moulding capability2
- Process specialisms
- Insert moulding, Overmoulding
- Decoration
- Pad printing, Painting
Production3
- Batch tiers
- High volume, Low volume
- Handles volume production
- Yes
- Bridge production
- Yes
Prototyping & NPD4
- Prototyping routes
- Soft / printed prototype tooling
- Prototypes in final material
- Yes
- Prototyping offered
- Yes
- DFM support
- Yes
Tooling1
- Tool services
- Design & build
Assembly & finishing1
- Assembly offered
- Yes
Quality & inspection1
- FAI methodology
- PPAP
Certifications & accreditations2
- ISO 9001
- Held
- ISO 13485
- Held
Identity & contact1
- Industries served
- Automotive, Medical, Consumer Products, Industrial and Technical Products, Aerospace and Defence
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Press fleet: Press brands · Premium press fleet · All-electric presses
Moulding capability: Micro moulding capable · Min part weight (g) · Max part weight (g) · Cleanroom class · Certified cleanroom · Scientific moulding · Joining methods · Product specialisms
Materials: Material modifiers · Recycled content offered · Recycled feedstock types · ESD-capable
Prototyping & NPD: Product-design service · Mould-flow simulation
Tooling: In-house toolroom · Tooling origin · Tool trials offered
Production: Handles prototypes · Runs 24/7
Assembly & finishing: Assembly capabilities
Machining: Contract machining
Quality & inspection: CMM · Inspection stages · SPC / Cpk · Automated vision QC
Certifications & accreditations: ISO 14001 · IATF 16949 · BRCGS Packaging · AS9100 · Cyber Essentials · Food-contact compliance · UL listing · Trade bodies