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RGE GROUP INSIGHT
EXPLORING OUR EXPERTISE ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS
ABOUT US
RGE Group is the home of injection moulding expertise, specialising in tooling, precision plastic injection mouldings and product development engineering.Since 1965, innovation and high-quality standards have been at the heart of what we do, allowing our family-owned business to gain knowledge and experience from around the globe.From our head office in Cambridgeshire, we operate on a global scale with facilities across the UK, Lithuania and China. This gives us the flexibility to offer a tailor-made approach to the specific requirements of our customers, no matter whether the product design requirements are high volume, highly aesthetic, or technically challenging.OUR HISTORY
1965 - RGE is established by Rodney, Gordon and Ernie Leach, specialising in tool making and fabrication.
1967 - Whilst still operating out of a garage, RGE independently designed and produced our first product - the bait box. This legacy product marks the start of our long history in the injection moulding industry.
1970 - RGE relocated to a former flour mill site in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, which marks the start of mass injection moulding. Pictured are RGE's first employee Bob Johnson, and tool room manager Ian Ravillious (L).
1971 - Founders Ernie (L) and Gordon (R) pictured with one of four bespoke machines RGE made for the White Goods industry.
1985 - The inception of our in-house Design team.
1987 - Our factory in Portugal opens, working to make injection mould tools.
1997 - RGE opens a dedicated injection moulding facility in Newport, USA.
1999 - RGE's injection moulding site at Whittlesey opens on a 10 acre site in Cambridgeshire, UK.
2001 - RGE opens a specialised tooling facility in China.
2004 - RGE Yate starts production as a White Goods shop-in-shop near Bristol.
2007 - RGE Baltic opens in Lithuania to serve Scandinavian and European customers.
2010 - RGE designed, tooled and began mass production of flat-pack chair for the world's largest home goods retailer.
2014 - Work begins on a large expansion of RGE Whittlesey.
2015 - A significant increase to our capability is made, with the installation of our first 3150t machine.
2017 - RGE announces our partnership with IoT startup ThingTrax, becoming one of the first companies to utilise the award winning Industry 4.0 technology.
2018 - RGE is selected as one of six finalists for the TMMX 'Smart Factory' award, shortlisted alongside BMW Group and McLaren Automotive.
2019 - RGE Alconbury becomes our new Head Office and Design Centre.
2020 - Our UK Toolroom is relocated to RGE Whittlesey.
PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING
Plastic injection moulding has been at the heart of what we do since our inception. Building upon the foundation of our vast experience in injection moulding, we are able to continually looking towards the future, investing in progress and pushing to innovate, adapt and overcome. Our technical team are able to constantly reimagine the ordinary, and make the improbably a reality.Or position within the industry gives us the ability to elevate current thinking, bringing the conceptual into actuality. Trusted to deliver on time, every time, today and tomorrow.
PLASTIC REGENERATION
To continually look toward the future, we must push for innovation and progress within our industry, today. RGE has been at the forefront of the industrywide shift to recognise the importance of sustainable practices, working with recycled plastics since our start in 1965 and changing the way that we think about recycled materials and their uses by investing in our own range of products that make use of reground plastics.Sustainability is ingrained in every aspect of our business practice, and we are now in a position to extend this opportunity to help customers to do the same, with the growth of our onsite Regrind Centre in Whittlesey. We believe that pursuing a better and more sustainable tomorrow is the future of plastic injection moulding.
FURNITURE AND SEATING
From our beginnings in 1965, RGE paved the way for change within the furniture industry, with the development of a plastic chair base which saw an industrywide shift away from the aluminium market leader at the time.We have continued to be at the forefront of innovation and invention, working with the biggest furniture manufacturers across the globe to create and produce unique, modern, and ergonomic designs.Our years of experience have translated into our own growing range of furniture, used across an array of industries, from office spaces all the way to Wimbledon Centre Court.
RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGING
We believe innovation can be applied to all aspects of business, transforming and redesigning process that have become outdated as industry changes.Our investment in creating a range of returnable transit packaging solutions has paved the way for a more sustainable future across all industries involved in packaging, storage, and distribution.Not only does using returnable transit packaging significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with one trip packaging, but it revolutionises processes at every part of the supply chain, down to the factory floor.
Established history of innovation within the industry
Working with industry leaders around the world
With clear goals in place to work towards a better future
QUALITY
From the parts we produce to the service we provide – quality matters. Our team will work with you to understand the quality requirements of your mould tool and end product. At RGE, this is achieved using a combination of systems and processes.Use of a leading ERP system allows us to manage customer accounts, sales, purchases, receipt of goods, stock management, and deliveries. RGE pioneered use of the award-winning ThingTrax machine monitoring system - used to monitor the efficiency of our factories.Our Quality Control team carry out pre-production tests on the raw material using Melt Flow Index (MFI) equipment to ensure it meets the requirements for the job. Tests carried out on mouldings throughout the production run include checks on the colour using a Spectrophotometer or Lightbox, as well as ensuring the parts measure within the agreed tolerances using a Co-Ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).
