JP Forrest & Son Ltd

Welcome

J P Forrest & Son Ltd is a precision engineering company specialising in the manufacture of medium to heavy welded steel fabrications, machining and assembly to customer specific requirements of equipment such as gear cases, housings, mainframes and equipment bodies for a diverse range of industries including mining, steel making, offshore oil & gas, marine, power generation and recycling.

We currently employ approximately 30 people at our Worksop site, many of whom have been with us for many years.

We operate 24 hours a day, providing a 'one-stop shop' for our customers, supplying precision machined fabrications, castings and forgings up to 20 tonnes in weight, and are accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2008.
 

Exhaust Adaptor being pressure tested
Final machining of main shaft for Tyre Shredder on Binns & Berry L850 Lathe
1800 square to 1600 diameter Transformer in 6mm mild steel for cement works.
Lifting Beam manufactured for lifting & positioning Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower
Disintegrator undergoing final inspection prior to despatch.
Gearbox Mount for stone crusher
Gear case being machined
Three-piece pinch roll Gearbox for high speed Rod Mill.

Our Facilities

Continuous Improvement

Over the last fifty years we have continually strived to invest in the most up-to-date high technology equipment available. This policy of continuous improvement, together with training and our customer involvement policy, aims to ensure customer satisfaction at all times.

 

Accreditation

Since 1989 our Quality Manual and Procedures have been externally accredited by BSI, originally to BS 5750 and most recently to BS EN ISO 9001:2008.
 

 

Inspection & Testing

All company activities are subject to our independent Quality Assurance Surveillance.   All items undergo stringent dimensional inspection during processing and on completion.  All materials have full traceability and certification.

 

Transport

Being situated in the East Midlands we are central to the whole of the UK and to the A1 and M1 Motorway Network.  Our 3.5 tonne & 7.5 tonne GVW lorries are available for collection of materials and delivery of finished products to anywhere on the UK mainland.
 

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