Plant focus: Spotlight on Bridgend

Joseph Ash Bridgend is one of our nine plants spread across the UK and is our only one in Wales. We’re share some details about our services and facilities here, and the hardworking team members who make it all possible.

Joseph Ash Bridgend location

Joseph Ash Bridgend is situated on the Bridgend Industrial Estate in Mid Glamorgan and services clients from various areas, including Gwent, Herefordshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Somerset.

Joseph Ash Bridgend operates a milk run collection and delivery service to West Wales, Bristol, the M4 corridor and Herefordshire on a daily basis.

Galvanizing at Joseph Ash Bridgend

The team at Joseph Ash Bridgend galvanize all types of steel, with their main work specialising in gates, railings, fencing and balconies, mixed fabrications, street and outdoor furniture, and storage and handling. They also are specialised in working with delicate items requiring intricate care and attention such as sculptures.

Additional services

In addition to hot dip galvanizing, Bridgend offers shot blasting through an external subcontractor. Through our network of plants, the plant also provides powder coating, duplex coating, and spin galvanizing.

Bridgend offers a collection and delivery service, full technical support, on-site storage facilities, and passivation post-hot dip galvanizing.

Bath size

The bath dipping size at Joseph Ash Bridgend is 4.5m x 1.35m x 2.1m, and the team can dip up to 4 tonnes at any one time. Double dipping is also possible upon application.

Thanks to our transport fleet and our Midlands-based locations, we can also transport work to and from our other Joseph Ash plants, offering a diverse range of bath sizes. Joseph Ash Bridgend offers a milk run service twice a week to maintain their promise of quick turnaround times.

Fast turnaround times

We understands 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.

Joseph Ash Bridgend team

The plant employs a team of knowledgeable and enthusiastic individuals, including shop floor operations, transport and truck drivers, health and safety experts, and an admin team.

Contact us to learn more about our services and how we can assist you.