Manufacturing

Manufacturing Picture 17 Manufacturing Picture 18 Our 11,000+ sq. ft. factory premises supplies large fabricated structural steel, specialist marine doors hatches and vents, smaller fabrications and assemblies including machined parts or small components. Skilled mechanical engineers and machinists, coded welders (ferrous/non-ferrous) and sheet metal fabricators are at your service to produce to your requirements.

Welding & fabrication

Manufacturing Picture 02 Manufacturing Picture 03 This facility includes 3.1m x 10mm hydraulic guillotine, 3.1m x 175t press brake, Geka double head, hydraulic punching, shearing & notching, 1.5m x 8mm pyramid rollers. Welding & cutting capacity includes MIG, TIG, MMARC, Spot Weld, Plasma, Oxy/Acetylene. Both fabrication shops are fitted with overhead cranes and supported by fork trucks.
Examples of works: Structural sectional steelworks, fire escapes, balustrades, staircases, hydraulic oil & water tanks, mounting plates and brackets, CCTV poles and security cages, gates, fences, bakery racks, mezzanine floors, hand rails, high quality ornamental metal work, street furniture, condensing pots, cylindrical silos, cleats, instrument stands, sign mounts etc. Back to Top

Fitting & Assembly

Manufacturing Picture 04 Manufacturing Picture 05 Our in-house design capability is called upon to provide manufacturing, production and distribution solutions for a variety of industries. We design, assemble, modify and test hydraulic and pneumatic presses and machines. Of particular note is our experience in the caravan and mobile home industry providing ingenious production solutions including edge strip cutters, carpet stretchers, gutter punches and roof truss gang presses. The design of full turnkey systems including conveyors and product elevators relies on our fitting shop skills and experience for assembly and testing before site installation.
Examples of works: Hydraulic press assembly, pneumatic press assembly, belt & roller conveyors, roof roller machines, assembly jigs, etc. Back to Top

Door Division

Manufacturing Picture 06 Manufacturing Picture 07 This section carries out the manufacture, assembly and testing of A60 water tight sliding doors, B class doors and other closures designed for specific applications. The manufacturing section is self contained to produce doors and sheet metal fabrications. The other sections within our factory produce components and parts to support the door division. The facilities in the door division include: MIG/TIG welding, Spot Welding, forming, framing, folding, gluing, pressing and furniture fixing. Back to Top

Stock Yard & Stores

Manufacturing Picture 08 Manufacturing Picture 09 We have separate storage areas for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Storage for consumables, fixings, electrical tools, lift and shift equipment etc. The size of our premises allows haulage transport into the covered area for load/off-load and construction of larger fabrications and machines. Back to Top

Machining Division

Manufacturing Picture 10 Manufacturing Picture 11 Point Engineering machining division is an essential section of our manufacturing and service divisions, but also stands alone to produce quick turn round items direct to customers. With the variety of machine tools available, we have the capacity and capability to supply components on a one-off or batch basis. We will use customer drawings and specifications, or discuss individual requirements to present drawings for approval before producing finished items.
Examples of works: Rolling line tools, bearing blocks, hydraulic ram mount plates, marine door components, load cell mounts, stub axles, drive shafts, key ways (internal & external), punch and dies, nylon spacers, bore & key gears, mould tools etc. Back to Top

Machining Services

Manufacturing Picture 12 The machining division provides milling, turning, boring, slotting, hardening and surface grinding services for a wide range of manufacturing customers in various industries. Back to Top

Repairs and Refurbishment

Manufacturing Picture 13 Our service engineers call upon the facilities within our own machine shop to compliment on site work when maintaining production and handling machines. A fast and quality response is absolutely necessary for keeping down-time to a minimum and to secure a quick return to production. Back to Top

New components

Manufacturing Picture 14The machine shop also produces new components in ferrous and non-ferrous meterials for the machines we design, build, maintain and refurbish. An increasing number of customers are using our facility to obtain components for their own ingenious designs and upgrades. Back to Top

Spare parts

Manufacturing Picture 15 Spare parts for obsolete machines still in production are manufactured to replace worn out items saving valuable time and money. Spare parts can be supplied and manufactured to customers' drawings. Back to Top

Capacity List

Milling

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Programmable CNC milling.
X=700, Y=350, Z=200, throat = 400 (mm)
Bridgeport variable head vertical milling machine with DRO.
X=640, Y=300, Z=125, throat = 500 (mm)

Slotting

Rothley rotational head vertical slotting machine.
Stroke = 250, throat = 400 (mm)

Turning

Triumph 2000 with DRO.
Centres = 1140, swing = 440, gap swing = 600, gap = 203 (mm)
Colchester 1600 with DRO.
Centres = 1500, swing = 500, gap swing = 700, gap = 203 (mm)

Surface grinding

Flat bed surface grinder, 355mm x 150mm reciprocating table with 450mm stroke
Key seater 250mm x 110mm table

Hardening

In-house hardening ovens and hardness testing facilities. Back to Top