Acquisition of Widnes Galvanising Ltd
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Widnes Galvanising Ltd by Joseph Ash Ltd.
Founded over 20 years ago, Widnes Galvanising has been an independent hot dip galvanizer in the northwest. It is the perfect match for Joseph Ash Limited. Not only do we share similar values – including a mission to provide the very best customer service – but we’re now able to broaden our geographic coverage into Cheshire to service customers in Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and beyond.
The acquisition is also good news for Widnes Galvanising customers, who will benefit from the additional services Joseph Ash Limited provides. For example, extra transport and storage, spin galvanizing, and powder coating.
Our new colleagues from Widnes will also benefit as they will be able to capitalise on the opportunities that being part of a larger group brings, such as career progression, training, and learning new skills.
Stuart Whitehouse, Managing Director of Joseph Ash Limited, said: “Widnes Galvanising is a welcome addition to our Joseph Ash family, and we are thrilled to have them onboard. The acquisition has been smooth, ensuring a seamless transition for the future. While initially trading as a subsidiary company, Widnes will share and exchange technology and expertise with our eight other plants.”
Whitehouse continues, “The acquisition is a wonderful opportunity for all parties involved: the existing Joseph Ash team, our new colleagues from Widnes, our suppliers and customers.”
Further announcements about the acquisition will be made in due course.
For more information, please contact our Head Office on 0121 504 2573.
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Welcome to our monthly newsletter, the September 2022 edition.
This month we’re talking park protection at Trecco Bay, upcoming events,
statues and superheroes.
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At the beginning of the month, our colleague, Rebecca Lee from Joseph Ash Chesterfield, witnessed a road traffic accident where a young child was severely hurt and stopped breathing. As Health and Safety Manager at Joseph Ash, Rebecca rushed over and used her training to swing into action. She administered CPR and saved the boy’s life.
Martin Hall, Divisional Manager at our Chesterfield plant, said: “Rebecca’s selfless actions not only saved the child but also changed the lives of countless others close to him. This will have repercussions for generations of his family to come. As a company, and as her colleagues, we are inspired by Rebecca and wish to celebrate her as our genuine hero.”
Well done, Rebecca! We couldn’t be more proud.
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On Monday 19 September 2022 – when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral takes place – all Joseph Ash Group plants will be closed for the day.
We do this as a mark of respect for the Queen’s long and glorious reign and to allow our colleagues time to commemorate her service and dedication to the nation and the Commonwealth.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with the Royal Family at this sad time.
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Throughout July and August, families flocked to resorts in the UK for much-needed rest and relaxation. A popular holiday park in Wales is Trecco Bay. Before the Summer began, Metafab Solutions and Joseph Ash Walsall visited the resort to create a new and exciting space for the holidaymakers.
Trecco Bay in Porthcawl is run by Park Dean Resorts – the UK’s largest holiday park operator – which owns and operates 66 holiday parks. Over the last few years, they have been reinvesting heavily into their parks to improve facilities and accommodation.
The Trecco Bay resort has been the biggest beneficiary of the reinvestment programme – £3.6m – as Park Dean seeks to make it one of their ‘Parks of the future’.
As part of the makeover, Park Dean engaged NBDA Architects – based in Bollington, Cheshire – to design a new, unique space to protect holidaymakers from the weather whilst enjoying the resort’s entertainment and eating areas.
The space is a covered canopy supported by steel struts, including amusements, a bar, giant TV screens, seating areas and coffee shops.
MetaFab Solutions, based in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, is a steel fabricator and welder specialising in the fabrication of bespoke steelwork. They fabricated the steel frame for NBDA Architects and Park Dean.
Fabric Architecture, who specialise in tensile fabric structures, worked with NBDA to design the structure and supply and fit the tensile fabric canopy.
Michael Chung – Projects Director at Metafab Solutions – said, “It was a huge project requiring 60 tonnes of steel for the 64m long, 106m high and 24.6m wide new structure.”
Just as MetaFab Solutions has protected the holidaymakers from inclement weather, Joseph Ash Walsall has also safeguarded the steel.
MetaFab Solutions chose Joseph Ash Walsall to hot dip galvanize the steel, providing a long-life, low-maintenance, corrosion protection to safeguard it from rust.
MetaFab Solutions also chose Joseph Ash Walsall because we provide a hassle-free collection and delivery service for steel.
Paul Hudson – at Joseph Ash Walsall – said, “The new space at Trecco Bay was a great project to work on, especially as we know lots of holidaymakers will enjoy it for years to come.”
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In conjunction with the Galvanizers Association, we’ll be hosting Open Days at some of our Joseph Ash Galvanizing and Premier Galvanizing plants.
Would you like to attend to see how our plants operate? If so, book a tour today.
- Watch how steel is dipped into zinc in the galvanizing baths to protect it from rust and corrosion
- Find out about the sustainability of galvanized steel and how it fits into the circular economy
- Meet our team members and ask any questions you have about hot dip galvanizing, shot blasting, powder coating and steel protection.
- Talk to our technical teams for advice on designing steel for galvanizing.
The plants taking part include:
Joseph Ash Chesterfield
Premier Galvanizing Hull
Joseph Ash Telford
Please get in touch if you’d like more information.
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Welcome to our monthly newsletter, the August 2022 edition.
This month we’re celebrating long-time service for our colleague Kevin Hilden, re-accreditation for F4N, and safe deliveries for all visitors to our plants.
We’re also wishing the shortlisted SSDA 2022 projects good luck for next month’s award ceremony, and we’d love to invite you to the UK Metals Expo at The N.E.C.
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Congratulations to our colleague Kevin Hilden (pictured on the right) who has reached 25 years service with Joseph Ash!
Kevin has worked at our Medway plant since July 1997, and has been a valuable part of the team.
Kevin started in the powder coating department as a finished goods packer, before moving to a line loading position where he kept the work lined up to be sprayed. For the last five years Kevin has been a wirer, wiring up steel at the start of the galvanizing process.
Michael Dane (pictured right) has been Kevin’s foreman for the last 10 years.
If you’re interested in a career at Joseph Ash Galvanizing, please get in touch with us.
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We’re proud to announce that Joseph Ash Galvanizing in Chesterfield has again been granted ‘Fit for Nuclear’ status (F4N), and we’re still the only galvanizer in the UK to be accredited.
Developed by the Nuclear AMRC with the support of its top-tier partners (including new build developers and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority), F4N is a unique service to help UK manufacturing companies bid for work in the nuclear supply chain and measure their operations against the standards required to supply the nuclear industry.
Being granted F4N is a stringent process, and we’re pleased to be re-awarded. It demonstrates not only our excellent procedural input but also the high level of quality we consistently achieve.
As a commitment to our continued participation – and as a supplier to the nuclear industry – we will continue to be monitored by an F4N Industrial Advisor (IA). We’ll also be required to continually upload periodic updates to our action plan / continuous sustainable improvement plan, ensuring that we address any areas identified on the nuclear checklist.
Please click here to see our F4N certificate.
Many thanks to everyone at Joseph Ash Galvanizing who has worked hard to achieve this status. Thank you also to F4N for granting us the certificate. We look forward to our growing relationship with the nuclear industry.
(Photo by Mick De Paola on Unsplash)
Next pageThis month we’re celebrating efficiency and safety improvements at Chesterfield and Medway, the SSDA 2022 shortlist and GAGAs 2022 winners, and the use of hot dip galvanized steel to celebrate heritage and carnival with Sokari Douglas Camp.
We’re also promoting World Youth Skills Day and saying thank you to the young people who are growing their skills and building their careers with Joseph Ash Galvanizing.
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