Plant focus: Spotlight on Bridgend
Joseph Ash Galvanizing is home to nine strategically located galvanizing plants across the UK. Here, we shine the spotlight on Joseph Ash Bridgend, our galvanizing plant in Wales.
Joseph Ash Bridgend location
Joseph Ash Bridgend is situated on the Bridgend Industrial Estate in Mid Glamorgan and is our only galvanizing plant in Wales, making it the ideal location for companies based in Wales and the South West of England looking to protect their steel from corrosion.
The plant is conveniently located just off the M4 (junction 35), ideal for those both across the south and west of the UK, including Gwent, Herefordshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, and Mid & East Devon.
Thanks to its accessible location, our Bridgend site operates a daily regular milk run collection and delivery service to each of the areas named above using our own transport fleet. Our transport service is ideal for those within Bridgend’s service area looking to deliver their complex, wide or long steel fabrications to one of our sites in the Midlands, where we’re home to the UK’s widest and deepest galvanizing baths at Telford and Bilston respectively.
Galvanizing at Joseph Ash Bridgend
The team at Joseph Ash Bridgend galvanize all types of steel, specialising in gates, railings, fencing and balconies, mixed fabrications, street and outdoor furniture, and items for storage and handling. They are also specialised in working with delicate items requiring intricate care and attention such as sculptures.
Our bath dipping size at Joseph Ash Bridgend is 4.5m x 1.35m x 2.1m, and the team can dip up to 2 tonnes at any one time. Double dipping is also possible to accommodate for larger fabrications.
In addition to this, through strong interdivisional relationships, they successfully manage projects containing oversized items, with minimal impact on turnaround times.
More than galvanizing
As well as galvanizing, Joseph Ash Bridgend can provide shot blasting through an external shot-blasting subcontractor, ensuring your steel is free from rust and uneven particles. And as part of the Joseph Ash Group, Bridgend can arrange powder coating, duplex coatings, and spin galvanizing services via the other Joseph Ash Galvanizing plants.
In addition to our core services, Joseph Ash Bridgend offers:
- Collection and delivery: We understand the importance of speedy turnaround times. We can collect and deliver your steel to and from our site using our own transport fleet, saving you time on arranging this yourself.
- Full technical support: Our specialists are on hand to advise throughout your projects, offering guidance and assistance at every stage.
- Packing and bundling: We can bundle, pack, and label your steel per your requirements and can accommodate if you need items delivered to the end user or prepared for export or containerisation. Certificates of conformity can also be issued upon request, and all work is conducted following BS EN ISO 1461.
Fast turnaround times
We understand that customers often have strict deadlines to meet. To assist, Joseph Ash Bridgend has extended opening hours for drop-offs and collections and can offer overnight and 24 hour turnaround times when agreed by prior arrangement.
Quality and compliance
We’re proud to hold numerous accreditations and certifications for our work and the standards we galvanize to.
All our hot dip galvanizing is to BS EN ISO 1461 specifications. These standards help ensure a consistent, reliable coating is achieved from the process, with guidance on minimum specifications for coating thickness. We also hold the NQA ISO 9001:2015 accreditation for Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems, and ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
The Bridgend team are happy to supply Certificates of Conformity for each job when required.
Contact us to learn more about our services and how we can assist you.