Plant focus: Spotlight on Medway
The Joseph Ash Group is home to 9 UK galvanizing sites; here, we spotlight Joseph Ash Medway, our North West galvanizing plant in Kent.
Joseph Ash Medway location
Joseph Ash Medway is located within the Eurolink Industrial Centre in Sittingbourne. With an extensive fleet of vehicles, we cater to galvanizing needs in Kent, London, Essex, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Wiltshire.
Galvanizing at Joseph Ash Medway
Joseph Ash Medway’s bath dipping size measures 6.5m x 1.2m x 2.2m, with a maximum dip weight capacity of 2.6 tonnes.
Whether you require a galvanized finish for a garden gate, or 300 metres of powder coated railings for local waterfronts, Joseph Ash Medway can help.
More than galvanizing
Joseph Ash Medway offers more than hot dip galvanizing; the site is a one stop shop facility for shot blasting, hot dip galvanizing, and powder coating.
Powder coating
We can offer a wide range of colours and textures for your steel, from metallic to textured, as well as varying matt, satin, and gloss levels.
We can also powder coat raw steel and aluminium, providing enhanced corrosion protection and longevity compared to traditional liquid paint, while still being available in any colour to suit your specifications.
Joseph Ash Medway is an AkzoNobel Approved applicator for galvanized steel, one of only a handful of companies with this status. We’re trusted to deliver AkzoNobel’s Interpon range of powder coating colours, so your steel will be powder coated to the highest quality and to your project specifications.
What is a duplex coating?
When hot dip galvanizing and powder coating is used on the same steel fabrication, it is known as a duplex coating. This is particularly popular across the balcony, balustrade and street furniture sectors, where protection against the elements – combined with the ability to stand out or blend in – is key.
Joseph Ash Medway offers a 25-year guarantee on duplex coatings (subject to T&Cs).
Additional services
In addition to core services, Joseph Ash Medway offers:
- Collection and delivery service
- Full technical support
- Packing and bundling
- On-site storage
Mono Hinge Self Closing Gate®️
Our Joseph Ash Medway site is also home to the Mono Hinge Self Closing Gate®️ – the trusted safety play gate designed for children’s play areas. The Mono Hinge Gates are completely free of finger traps, head traps, foot traps, crush points, shear actions and sharp edges. They are also DDA-compliant and vandal-resistant, proving a popular choice for businesses and local authorities.
Our accreditations
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 site also holds certifications in BS EN 13438 and BS EN 15773.
In addition to being AkzoNobel Approved, Joseph Ash Medway is JOSCAR registered, confirming our services meet the standards required for businesses in the Aerospace, Defence and Security services.
Our team at Medway
The Medway team encompasses dedicated individuals who know their roles inside out. They provide a top-notch steel protection service, where your needs are their priority.
Richard Colegate is the Divisional Manager at Medway. Daniel Lyons, Rebekah Skipper, and Michelle Newell manage sales and customer service advisory.
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