Celebrating 60 years of COBA Plastics

60 Years of Core Values

We began with a small team and a clear sense of purpose. Sixty years on, that purpose still runs through the business. Through the people who work here. Through the skills they bring. And through the pride they take in doing things properly. Today, COBA Plastics supports customers across more than 30 countries, backed by more than 800 people across the group.

Across the business, we’re finding better ways to reuse materials and reduce waste. With specialist expertise in extrusion, injection moulding, tooling and more.

But it’s not just about what we make. It’s how we work.

With Care, With Optimism, With Belief, and with the Adaptability to keep moving forward.

60 Years of Rich History

COBA has had a rich history of progress it’s founding on 12 August 1966 by the late Tony Cooke and Tom Bateman.

We began our journey by establishing ourselves as a trusted partner for the world’s largest automotive manufacturers. 60 years later, we remain at the forefront of the industry, and have expanded to encompass over 900 skilled professionals across ten facilities in seven countries, through multiple acquisitions.

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Find out more about COBA Plastics

  • COBA is best known for manufacturing, specialising in cutting-edge plastic solutions for diverse industries. Our newly unified brand integrates decades of heritage and expertise, committed to pushing the boundaries of technology, design, and engineering to deliver unparalleled products and services to our global clientele.

  • 341 employees.

  • COBA Plastics Group – Fleckney

    COBA – Rugby

  • 7 Countries

  • 31 Countries

  • UK have generated 1145.069 MwH

    Slovakia 331.6 MWh through solar PV, since the installation in 2025

    Cape Town 550mWh generated since Jan’24, on average generating around 19 mWh/month

  • PlantManufacturedShipped
    COBA Automotive UK277,851,170233,823,818
    COBA Plastics Mouldings22,870,79716,600,815
    COBA Automotive Slovakia469,110,885511,269,297
    COBA Romania172,036,27799,873,076
    Copely6,345,9376,744,934
    COBA Tangier099,873,076
    COBA Cape Town43,966,81747,945,386
    Total992,181,8831,016,130,402
  • COBA Plastics Group –
    automotive extrusions and mouldings, moulded components, window gaskets, hoses, tubes, cores.