Bracebridge Engineering Ltd is a Made in the Midlands Gold Member 
Contract win will almost double presswork firm’s turnover
created 09/02/12 at 01:09pm
by Bracebridge Engineering Ltd
Bracebridge Engineering is on course for an 80% increase in its turnover after winning its biggest-ever contract. The precision presswork specialists will supply components for 900,000 filters over the next three years to PALL Europe, world leaders in the hi-tech filtration, separation and purification industry.
“This order is the largest the company has won since it was founded in 1978 and it will nearly double our turnover,” general manager Keith Street told Business Report. “When production is up to full speed, we will be delivering around 25,000 units a month. We secured the contract following an open tender. PALL is an existing customer and I believe what won the day for us was the quality of work we currently produce for them.”
Bracebridge’s core business is the manufacture of bespoke presswork and metal pressings, using ferrous and non-ferrous metals in sheet, coil or tube form. The company supplies customers in various industries across the UK and Europe, including automotive and aerospace manufacturers, fire and safety companies, and producers of brightware (polished aluminium and steel).
Its extensive plant list includes hydraulic
The company provides manufacturing solutions required for deep-drawn, formed and blanked components, in both high and low volumes, and in a variety of surface finishes including plating and painting. It also offers a range of ancillary processes such as sub-assemblies, spot welding and tube sawing.
Bracebridge, which has 20 employees and is based in Perry Barr, is accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2000. The company is now implementing a programme to achieve accreditation to TS16949, a quality system for the design/development, production, installation and servicing of automotive-related products.
Other initiatives in the pipeline include staff training in lean manufacturing techniques, a state-of-the-art IT system, a redesigned website, and greater investment in networking and marketing activities. Bracebridge was one of the winners in the Manufacturing Achievement category at the Made in the Midlands Awards 2011.
