The Quality Management System is used to enable us to continually improve customer satisfaction, quality performance and our organisation.
As well as conforming to all major quality standards, Hydro has taken a lead in the UK extrusion industry by adopting internal quality systems that meet ever more demanding industry requirements (e.g. for automotive). A further example of this stance is reflected in the fact that the Bedwas plant became the first Hydro company in the UK to achieve ISO 14001 registration for Environmental Management Systems.
We recognise that product and service quality is a pre-requisite in business today. Some of the quality accreditations held across Hydro's extrusion plants in the UK are:
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Systems Accreditation
| Location |
Registered activities |
| Bedwas Plant |
Extrusion, anodising and fabrication, Management of enquiries, quotations and drawings including the design of extrusions, fabrications and assemblies |
| Birtley Plant |
Extrusion and fabrication |
| Gloucester Plant |
Design and manufacture of dies |
- BSI registered BS EN ISO 9001:1994 (achieved 1994)
- Environmental management system - ISO 14001:1996 (achieved 1997)
- European anodising association : Qualanod - 1990 (Bedwas)
- Lloyd's register - 2010 (6082-T6 alloy) (Birtley and Bedwas)
- INET - ISO 9001:1994 (Karmoy)
- DNV - 2012 (6082 T6 alloy, maximum thickness 8mm) (Birtley and Bedwas)
