PICKERSGILLS’ Pin-Point Metal Finishing Solutions Impresses Phoenix Pressings

LEEDS, U.K. - April 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Great quality control is vital to a company’s reputation and makes a huge contribution to winning new orders, retaining current contracts and avoiding the cost involved if the finished product is returned to the supplier because it’s wrong or the customer is unhappy.

Metal pressing and precision engineering firm Phoenix Pressings counts some of Britain’s most high profile manufacturers among its customers and prides itself on providing the attention to detail and exceptional service expected of them, which is why the company turns to powder coating and electroplating specialist Pickersgills to supply the finishing touches for a wide range of products.

The Brighouse-based sub-contractor relies on Yorkshire neighbour Pickersgills for tin plating cylindrical metal filters, as well as a host of other items, it supplies to the automotive, construction and white goods markets where elements such as oil, gas and water are used.

Customer is king for Phoenix Pressings, which offers a totally bespoke service meaning the metal items sent over to Pickersgills could be of any quantity, design, shape or size, but all must have a robust finish that can withstand the extreme temperatures passing through the filters, whether hot liquids and gases or freezing water.

Phoenix Pressings owner, Ian Thornton, says the company has been successfully collaborating with Pickersgills for several years and he has never been disappointed with the quality of the finishing services supplied from its Leeds facility.

He said: “We make items for iconic companies such as Silver Cross, JCB and Parker Hannifin as well as export to several countries. Expectations on us are high as our projects are determined by the customer’s specifications. It could be hydraulic filters for JCB diggers, baby’s prams or a spec for a pump in someone’s basement.

“Pickersgills is very flexible and the service is first class but it’s the quality of finishing I’m after and they deliver every time. Quality is absolutely vital. If I send something to Finland and its wrong it costs me an arm and a leg to fetch it back here. I know I can count on Pickersgills to get it right. I would most definitely recommend them to anyone else.”

Pickersgills, part of Joseph-Kaye Holdings Limited, electroplates and metal finishes items for many diverse sectors, from transformer casings for the power sector, motorcycle lifts and vintage trams to powder coating medical equipment. It is the high level of customer satisfaction, fast turnaround times and exceptional quality of the finished product that wins Pickersgills continuing business.

It has the ability to powder coat different-sized items in small and large quantities as well as provide a full spectrum of colours and gloss levels, including anti-bacterial paint specially formulated to actively inhibit the growth of bacteria on equipment.

A bespoke spray booth, gas oven and track system provides Pickersgills with the flexibility to work as both an off-line batch oven, for larger items, or with an automatic tracking system as an integral part of the production line.

Pickersgills business development manager, Michael Pease, said: “We pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for durable, high quality metal finishing with a fast turnaround, which is essential for customers such as Phoenix Pressings who are often working to tight deadlines.”

Pickersgills offers a wide range of metal finishing solutions for items in small and large quantities including pre-treatments such as chromating, phosphating and blasting, electroplating processes with zinc, nickel and chrome, anodising and polishing steel, copper, brass and aluminum all completed entirely in-house to ensure a complete and consistent finish.

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