From July 1st 2013, under the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR, it has become a mandatory legal requirement for manufacturers to apply CE marking to any of their products which are covered by a harmonised European standard (hEN) or European Technical Assessment (ETA).
Hydro Aluminium Extrusion has recently invested in a cross serration machine to complement the existing aluminium fabrication services that the company offers.
At Hydro we try to build a relationship with our customers...... We make ourselves highly accessible.
Hydro Aluminium, Gloucester is the UK group’s design and manufacturing centre for extrusion dies. Its unique manufacturing method is its competitive edge.
Hydro Aluminium Extrusion’s Product Design Competition was the culmination of a year of instruction that the company has given to students at Northumbria University, studying for either a BSc Product Design Technology or a BSc Computer Aided Product Design degree.
At the Roger Dyson Group in Droitwich, they have been manufacturing new recovery systems for over 40 years and have a well-earned reputation for supplying the best quality recovery systems in Europe.
Visitors to the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC last week, took advantage of Hydro’s presence at the show to learn more about the extensive range of services that Hydro Aluminium Extrusion UK offers, including technical expertise.
A revolutionary new way of curving laminate and wood panels has scooped the Design in Manufacturing awards, 2012. Leicester based company, Curvomatic, were the unanimous choice for first place.
Providing products that are slick in their design and functionality are both musts for CMD, a UK designer and manufacturer of high quality under-floor power systems, lighting controls and ergonomic desk furniture accessories such as flat screen monitor arms.
Hydro Aluminium Extrusion has been approved as a manufacturer in accordance with the requirements of DNV’s Approval Program for manufacturers of wrought aluminium alloy sections supplied to the marine sector. The certification is valid until end December 2016.
Alicja Paliczka, Production Planner and Sales Administrator at Hydro Aluminium Extrusion, Bedwas has a badly kept secret.
She likes a challenge……
And if that challenge involves height, speed or both, then all the better…
Aluminium plays a vital role in modern printing to produce high quality books, maps, magazines, and newspapers. The process relies on a high definition image being created on Aluminium plate, which is wrapped around rollers.
The new person with reduced mobility (PRM) EU legislation on heavy rail vehicles has spear headed the new product development strategy of South Wales based company, PCC.eu, a European leader in the provision of rail interior solutions.
Always recognisable by the style and beauty of design, Ferrari cars turn heads on every continent.
One hundred years after the birth of the world's most famous ship, a museum dedicated to the ship has become a major new tourist attraction for Northern Ireland.
Linn was started in 1972 by Ivor Tiefenbrun. Ivor was passionate about music. He couldn’t find a music system good enough to meet his standards, so he decided to make his own……
The earliest record of wheelchairs dates back to the 6th century, as an inscription found on a stone slate in China.
Modern commercial buildings like shopping centres, airports and call centres frequently feature large glazed atria and glass openings, both vertical and horizontal.
In medieval times only milestone anniversaries of 25 and 50 years were celebrated. To mark the occasion a husband would crown his wife with a precious wreath.
The Airbus A380 Super Jumbo is the world's biggest ever passenger plane. Over 60% of it is aluminium. Lightweight, strong aluminium has been central to the worldwide development of the Aerospace industry.
Two members of the Newcastle University “Formula Student” team visited Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Birtley to learn how they could integrate the light metal into their single-seat racing car.
The amazing properties of aluminium opens up the minds of architects to new shapes and new structures. Combining functionality with beauty, wild, curving shapes are becoming increasingly part of the man-made landscape.
100 years ago in 1912 an English aviator, Andre Marcel Desoutter, who had lost his leg in an aeroplane accident made the first aluminium prosthesis with the aid of his brother, Charles, an aeronautical engineer.
In 1948, a row of aluminium prefabs was erected for temporary housing. Building materials were scarce but aluminium from scrapped planes was available, and could be quickly formed into easy to erect modular housing.
When Take That toured in 2011 their set was overshadowed by a gigantic man.
One fateful night in May 1944, the Canadian Halifax bomber LW 682 was shot down over Belgium. With help from Hydro’s plants in Norway, aluminium from the aircraft is on its way to becoming part of a war memorial in London.
The beautiful San Giacomo church in Rome was built in the 17th century.
Offshore oil and gas rigs are uniquely demanding places.
Fifty ways aluminium shapes our world
Fifty Ways aluminium has shaped the world.
More and more companies within the solar industry are realising the benefits of using aluminium.
An address to impress Saadiyat Beach villas on Saadiyat Island will be one of the Gulf’s ultimate residential destinations offering cutting edge design and fabulous views of the ocean.
Hydro Aluminium Extrusion Ltd is the leading manufacturer of precision aluminium solutions.From product design and extrusion to anodising and fabricating we provide a complete solution for our customers.
Hydro Extrusion UK continued its ongoing series of technical seminars for customers last week at the Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire, where guests explored ways that extruded aluminium could solve their own manufacturing challenges.
Architects were commissioned to design a footbridge spanning the Bellmouth Passage waterway in Canary Wharf to provide direct pedestrian access between office and retail developments.
Innovation Lifts is participating in one of Abu Dhabi’s most prestigious projects. At the new Central Market Development they are using aluminium extrusions in the production of their scenic elevator cabins.
ATB Systems, one of the leading UK manufacturers of aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling has expanded its ATB Secure range, developing a suite of innovative products not previously available in the marketplace.
HAE UK has been approved as a manufacturer in accordance with the requirements of Lloyd's Register for aluminium alloy sections supplied to the marine sector. The certification is valid for three years, through October 2013.
Aluminium extrusions from Hydro were chosen for a 1.5 miles-long sea defence railing on the popular seafront in Blackpool in the U.K.
The UK’s manufacturing industry is set to reap the benefits of increasing solar photovoltaic (PV) sales following the introduction of the Feed-in tariff earlier this year.
Fabric Architecture were commissioned to design, engineer, manufacture & supply 2063 bespoke tensile wall mounted facade 'fins' for a prestigious new development in Abu Dhabi.
According to a new study on the impact of steel, magnesium and aluminium front-end parts on the energy use and carbon dioxide emissions of passenger cars, aluminium stands as the environmental winner.
The "Power of Aluminium" is an initiative to increase aluminium consumption by raising awareness and understanding within the design world of the benefits and possibilities of using aluminium extrusions.
On the Valhall PH Living Quarters Project, being built for BP Norge AS at Lowestoft, BP was facing a problem with excess weight.
When Eve approached Hydro about wanting to reduce its carbon footprint, the British company was expecting strong technical support. They received creativity, too.
