About

Border Engineering Ltd was established by Bob Gerrard in 1987 principally to provide prototype and production components for lorries and heavy vehicles.

The company has developed a reputation for the provision of prototype services combined with production work. Working closely with our customers we can assist in the development of components specific to requirements undertaking multiple revisions and ensuring best manufacturing practice for scaling up production activity.

We have also developed a degree of expertise in the manufacture and fabrication of specialist conversions for vehicles such as Landrovers and Bedford trucks. These conversions range from the installation of specialist electronics racking for radio vehicles though to secure custodial compartments for the prison service.

Border Engineering is a progressive company and through a program of continued investment and develop we aim to improve our service both to existing customers as well as providing an outstanding service for new customers.

Recent investments include a Trumpf CNC punch press, a NC tube bender and more recently a grainer. In 2008 we acquired a precision engineering company in Luton which enhanced our sub-contract machining capacity and added an additional site.

To improve our production management workflow and performance we recently invested is the installation of a leading edge MRP system, Sage Line 50 Manufacturing which helps us to support our lean manufacturing objectives as well as increase efficiency and reduce costs. This has been a major undertaking for us and has required a considerable amount of work in transferring from our old system and will represent an ongoing area of development throughout 2008 and into 2009.