Key Milestones

1973  White Horse Plastics is founded in Oxfordshire by Rod Houghton & partners.

1992  A new business plan marks a shift to technical moulding.

1993  The company moves to Stanford-in-the-Vale, allowing scope for significant expansion.

1996  An in-house tooling facility is established.  ISO 9002 is achieved.

2002  ISO14001:1996 is achieved. 

2003  TS16949:2002 is achieved.   

2006  Construction of a third building is completed.

2016  white room moulding facility is constructed & ISO13485 is achieved.

2018  Rod Houghton retires and the management team buy out the business.

2019  A new business plan sets the objective to increase the tight tolerance medical portfolio.

2020  The Covid-19 pandemic dents automotive output but several promising new projects are started.