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Metal forging and the demand for global infrastructure

The development for global infrastructure has never been as important as it is today to our countries future. This is because within the next 15 years, many countries around the world will invest into infrastructure, whether this be transport, energy or infrastructure of any other kind. The UK Government has an estimated £650 billion of […]

Granted Fit for Nuclear Status

Very happy to announce over the last 24 months we undergone in-depth assessment and have now been granted Fit For Nuclear (F4N) status, by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. The Fit For Nuclear award is granted to companies that have benchmarked their performance against the standards demanded by the nuclear industry’s top tiers. For […]

Compliant to supply pressure equipment to Europe

In reference to the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) our new ISO9001 certification has been issued from EU, therefore meeting European requirements to supply. The PED (2014/68/EU) applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of stationary pressure equipment with a maximum allowable pressure greater than 0,5 bar. The Pressure Equipment Directive aims to guarantee free […]

COVID Update – 2021

Following on from the latest UK lock down announcement, we would like to reassure all customers that we remain fully operational. As a critical supplier, we continue to manufacture in line with government guidelines. Stay Safe

NEW WELD CLADDING CAPABILITY AND BRANDED GRP COATING

We now hold the skills and expertise to weld clad tail shafts for both stainless steels and nickel-based alloys. Having gained ABS approval to weld clad shafts, this makes us the first forge in the UK to hold this approval. Our new capability to clad propeller shafts has further added to the UK’s shipbuilding capabilities. […]