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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" css=".vc_custom_1693898809079{background-image: url(https://karas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Defence-Background-Img.jpg?id=5702) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="85px 81px 0 0" item_padding_1024_1280="55px 81px 0 0" item_padding_768_1024="26px 0 0 0" item_padding_600_768="20px 0 0 0" item_padding_480_600="20px 0 0 0" item_padding_480="20px 0 0 0"][vc_empty_space height="7px"][vc_column_text] Essential metal finishing solutions for the defence industry [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="15px"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text] The defence industry is one of the largest employers in the UK and makes a significant contribution to the country’s overall GDP. Employing more than 300,000 staff and generating an annual turnover in excess of £350 billion, the industry demands fast turnarounds and high quality results from its contractors. This is just as true in its electroplated components as it is for anything else. With British defence equipment being put to use all over the world, it’s essential that all plating solutions can meet the rigours of any given environment. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_empty_space height="10px"][button size="small" target="_self" hover_type="default" text="Get a quote" link="/contact/" color="#000000" hover_color="#ffffff" background_color="rgba(246,113,34,0.01)" hover_background_color="#1c3755" border_color="#000000" hover_border_color="#1c3755" custom_class="button-gradient"][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" css=".vc_custom_1689758039746{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}" el_class="wide-width-mobile"][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="two_columns"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="40px 40px 40px 0px" item_padding_768_1024="0px 0px 35px 0px" item_padding_600_768="0px 0px 35px 0px" item_padding_480_600="0px 0px 35px 0px" item_padding_480="0px 0px 35px 0px"][vc_column_text] Electroplating in the defence sector [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" css=".vc_custom_1693821676207{background-image: url(https://karas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Electroless-Nickel-Background-Img.jpg?id=5642) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="85px 81px 0 0" item_padding_1024_1280="55px 81px 0 0" item_padding_768_1024="26px 0 0 0" item_padding_600_768="20px 0 0 0" item_padding_480_600="20px 0 0 0" item_padding_480="20px 0 0 0"][vc_empty_space height="7px"][vc_column_text] High-quality electroless nickel plating processes provided across the UK [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="15px"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text] When it comes to electroless nickel plating (or ENP, as it is often referred to), you will be hard pressed to find any other nickel-plating companies capable of matching the work we do at Karas Plating. We provide high-quality plating solutions to our clients all over the UK and have done so for more than seventy years. This is a fast and effective process, widely in use across several industries. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][button size="small" target="_self" hover_type="default" text="Get a quote" link="/contact/" color="#000000" hover_color="#ffffff" background_color="rgba(246,113,34,0.01)" hover_background_color="#1c3755" border_color="#000000" hover_border_color="#1c3755" custom_class="button-gradient"][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" css=".vc_custom_1570013638085{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column][qode_elements_holder background_color="#ffffff" number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding_600_768="0 0 0 0" item_padding_480_600="0 0 0 0" item_padding_480="0 0 0 0" background_color="#ffffff"][vc_empty_space height="7px"][vc_column_text] What is electroless nickel plating? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text] Electroless nickel plating is an immersion-based autocatalytic plating method that, unlike many similar techniques, does not require an electrical current. We utilise a chemical...