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Subcontract Sheet Metalwork

Why Choose Hydram Sheet Metalwork?

Why do businesses choose Hydram Sheet Metalwork as their subcontract sheet metalwork fabrication company?

Choosing a subcontract sheet metalwork company can be hard.  Hydram Sheet Metalwork is one of the UK’s leading subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication companies, offering a full single-source service from design to manufacture.  Its extensive capacity and multiple accreditations across quality, health, safety, environment and information technology make this decision easy.

Furthermore, with a customer base spread across a broad number of sectors, Hydram’s commercial strategy has always been to avoid overly depending on a specific business area.  This has lead to a resiliant financial profile and a rich range of sector experience on which to draw, which ultimately benefits all customers of this sheet metalwork subcontractor.

Underlying it all since 1977 is a focus on customer service as Hydram aims to be the metal fabrication company of choice.  Already considered by many businesses as their Complete Manufacturing Partner, why not contact us to find out what this leading subcontract sheet metalwork company can do for you?

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Sheet Metalwork Subcontractor

With comprehensive facilities and equipment in excess of £4m in its 135,000 square foot factory, a professional project management team of account managers, project engineers, design engineers, quality technicians and fully trained and committed production staff, Hydram aims to deliver a World Class service providing precision sheet metal fabrications.

Hydram is a financially sound, highly experienced supply chain partner, with an established and enviable reputation as a subcontract sheet metalwork fabricator, manufacturing metal products and components in volumes from prototypes to full production batches in the low thousands.

Hydram Sheet Metalwork Subcontractor

Hydram Facts:

  • Established 1977
  • Based in North East UK
  • Sheet Metalwork Subcontractor
  • Metal Fabrication Company
  • Chilton Factory 135,000 square feet
  • Over 250 Employees
  • Extensive Certification
  • Extensive Capabilities
  • Broad Customer Base
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Quality certification

Sheet metalwork subcontractor Hydram is certified to the following quality standards:

  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standard
  • ISO 3834-2 Welding Standard
  • BS EN 15085-2 CL1 CWRVC Welding Standard
  • DIN 6701 standard for adhesive bonding in rail industry

Hydram is also certified to:

  • ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Standard
  • ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety

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Continuous Improvement in Metal Fabrication

Hydram follows a continuous improvement strategy and has invested in the latest production technologies and capacity to ensure that its precision sheet metal fabrication processes are flexible, precise and efficient.

The subcontract sheet metal fabricator business is committed to achieving outstanding customer service for all its customers, and is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standard, the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard and the ISO 45001 Health and Safety Standard, aiming to be one of the best sheet metal fabrication companies in the UK.

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Sheet Metalwork Subcontractor

Hydram Sheet Metalwork supplies metal products, components and precision sheet metal fabrications to market leading companies in industries such as rail, bus, lighting, furniture, earth-moving machinery and white goods.

Hydram’s success is founded on customer satisfaction, aiming to achieve maximum productivity, quality and level of service whilst maintaining competitive prices through its continuous improvement ethos and by working closely with customers to establish long term partnerships.

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Cost Control

Sheet metalwork subcontractor Hydram’s continuous improvement strategy allows improvements to be driven either directly from the shopfloor or through the formation of focused project teams.  Shopfloor exercises are performed periodically on a section by section basis to make general improvements across all production activities.  In specific customer cases, Hydram operates a tiered approach to cost reduction problem solving:

  • Existing Process Improvement
  • Process Substitution / Replacement
  • Product Improvement
  • Investment in Automation
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Metal Fabrication Deliveries

As a responsive subcontract sheet metalwork subcontractor, Hydram recognises the importance of on-time deliveries and operates a fleet of seven vehicles in order to help meet customer demands.  Ranging from a 3.5 tonne panel to trucks up to 16 tonne gross vehicle weight, Hydram delivers sheet metal fabrications nationwide across the UK.

Excellence in Subcontract Sheet Metalwork

As one of the UK’s leading sheet metal fabrication companies for over forty years, Hydram has established reputation specialising in the supply of precision metal components for the off-highway, defence, automotive and rail sectors.

An impressive range of externally accredited certifications, which complement Hydram’s internal efforts to continually improve its offering, reassure customers of the high standards maintained in quality, efficiency and customer service.

When it comes to subcontract sheet metalwork, Hydram aims to be: Your Preferred Manufacturing Partner.