QA Weld Tech Achieves F4N Status
QA Weld Tech, one of the North Eastâs leading integrated welding and engineering specialists, has achieved the Fit for Nuclear (F4N) status and is now recognised as a reputable provider in the nuclear supply chain. After passing a series of rigorous measures, the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) has awarded the firm. Established to create an industry benchmark, the F4N allows manufacturers to measure their operations against the required standards to operate in a complex sector. Securing the coveted F4N status will open the doors for QA Weld Tech and establish the business in this growing sector as we commit to supporting the UKâs nuclear decommissioning program, said Charles Tighe, Managing Director at QA Weld Tech. As a sector naturally driven by demanding safety standards, securing this status very much highlights our core capabilities to deliver our services to the very highest industry standards, and as such, QA Weld Tech will be recognised as a highly credible supplier by nuclear buyers. This achievement comes after the company has decided to transition their Quality Management System to both ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 accreditation, which reflects the latest trends. It delivers full turnkey solutions and is capable of working with difficult materials and engineer innovative solutions to complex problems. Over the years it has managed to develop over 650 recognised and fully approved welding procedures for a wide range of applications. It delivers services such as shot blasting, clean condition welding and weld overlay cladding right through to fabrication, CNC Machining, and pressure testing. When established, QA Weld Tech used to work primarily in the oil and gas sector, but over the past years it has entered new markets, such as nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and renewables. As such, we have transferred our extensive knowledge and core capabilities to new projects and we plan to carve a strong reputation within these sectors, said Charles.
QA Weld Tech Expands Workforce with New Apprentices
Middlesbrough’s leading provider of integrated welding and engineering solutions, QA Weld Tech has announced that they will be adding to their team of fully qualified and experienced team of engineers. The company are expanding their team as a part of their largest intake of apprentices in the companyâs history. QA Weld Tech was first established more than 35 years ago and has long been committed to the training of apprentices. The company is proud of their ability to offer everyone that joins QA Weld Tech the opportunity to progress in the company while also joining a passionate team of professionals. Through the implementation of training in all disciplines and offering a range of quality apprenticeship programmes across a number of disciplines. The company recognises the importance of training and developing a skillset of young people in the industry. By offering a wide range of training opportunities it is thought that QA Weld Tech will help to overcome the challenges that are faced an industry that has an ageing workforce. The leading provider of integrated welding and engineering solutions feel that engaging with young people and enticing them to develop a career in the field in order to reduce the skills gap and help the industry to move forward and compete successfully in international markets. QA Weld Tech has developed a close relationship with local colleges in order to help apprentices join the team from Middlesbrough and Hartlepool College, the apprentices will be able to gain first-hand experience as well as mentoring, support and guidance with educational studies from the experienced team already qualified at QA Weld Tech. Apprenticeships with the company and in this industry allows you to work with difficult materials and a range of innovative engineering solutions. QA Weld Tech is known for their dynamic and innovative problem solving and works on a range of projects alongside major companies around the world. In order to better their training, the company has introduced additional training programmes such as health and safety, solution implementation, data analysis and problem solving. Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine | The Home of Manufacturing Industry News
QA Weld Tech Undergoes Training at Derwentside College to Boost Skills
QA Weld Tech has been working with a local college as a part of their strategic training and development programme. One of the region’s leading providers of integrated welding and engineering solutions has already seen great benefit from this programme, with improvements made to the safety and quality of the service they offer while also reducing the cost incurred by their clients. The company has engaged with a highly reputable local college, Derwentside College, known for being training and development specialists with high quality education and training. The Middlesbrough based company have been working with the Consett based college in order to offer a year’s worth of Business Improvement Techniques. This training has been given to a cross sectional team of 10 members from QA Weld Tech. The training that has been offered by Derwentside College had been valuable for all staff involved. Number of essential units were covered, such as health and safety, solution implementation, data analysis and problem solving. These modules form a main part of the companyâs culture and will help them continuously improve. It is the belief of QA Weld Tech that ensuring their staff are equipped with the best knowledge as well as the highest safety standards possible is beneficial for the continuous improvement of the companyâs performance. It is important that the company to invest in the future and growth of their employees in order to increase their skillset and therefore ensure that the company can retain the best skillset possible. QA Weld Tech are in innovative and progressive company that are constantly exploring ways to grow. In order to make sure that they stay innovative, it is vital for the company to constantly evolve their skills. The companyâs team have also undergone a range of other external training, and QA Weld Tech has managed to become IRCA certified as well as securing the world leading ISO 9001:2015 quality standard.
QA Weld Tech Announced its Plans for Carrying On Their Expansion
QA Weld Tech, an integrated welding and engineering solutions provider operating in the North East of the Country has announced its plans for carrying on their expansion by offering their well known welding and fabrication services to be used in a range of different industrial sectors. QA Weld Tech has a good reputation and is thought to be one of the leading providers of welding and engineering solutions in the North East where they operate. Their good reputation should make the expansion into more sectors such as nuclear, power generation and petrochemical slightly simpler. The company first started operating in 1980 in Middlesbrough. The company has developed their services to become a central player in the oil and gas sector. QA Weld Tech has worked with a number of high profile companies in the past including Total, BP, Shell and GE Oil & Gas. Charles Tighe has worked in the past as a Welding Engineer, and is now the Managing Director of the QA Weld Tech after founding the company in 1980. The supplier of integrated welding and engineering solutions started working from a 600 sq.m. unit. Now the company is working from nine adjacent workshops at the same Riverside location, stretching over 4,600 sq.m. QA Weld Tech offers their clients a full turnkey solution and highlights the fact that they are able to work with a range of difficult materials in order to deliver cutting edge solutions for their clientâs complex problems. Expanding into a range of different industry sectors has come after a slight rebranding for the company, who have released a new logo in order to upgrade their image and better reflect the quality of the work and service that they offer. The company has recently been awarded and successfully delivered a number of major contracts in the oil and gas market in which they are well established. QA Weld Tech are planning on using the success of these major contracts in order to enter into the other industries in order to offer their engineering services to a whole new audience.