Latest News

2011

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13/12/2011BS EN 9100 ACCREDITATION

Aldridge site gains BS EN 9100: 2009 Rev C accreditation
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14/09/2011ARRIVAL OF NEW KELLENBERGER

We cope with increasing demand, we have taken delivery of a new Kellenberger Kel-Viva CNC internal/external grinding machine 
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26/08/2011COMPLETION OF EXTENSION AT ALDRIDGE SITE

Completion of a 3500 sq ft extension at the Aldridge site will allow the precision grinding & cnc machining section to meet its current & future capacity requirements
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16/08/2011ADDITIONAL MOORE CNC CPZ450 JIG GRINDER

The arrival of a Moore CNC CPZ450 jig grinder compliments an already imressive list of high precision grinding machines
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18/07/2011NEW APPRENTICE IN PRECISION GRINDING

Tom Stevens joins the company to begin a 2 year apprenticeship having already spent 2 years in full time education at Gt Barr College where he gained HNC in Mechanical & Production Engineering.
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01/02/2011ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PRECISION GRINDING

Ian Fellows (CNC machining) & Dave Harris (cylindrical grinding) join Kepston & bring with them a wealth of experience in their respective fields 
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14/01/2011AEROSPACE APPROVAL FOR ALDRIDGE SITE

Our Aldrdige site has now been approved to BS EN 9100:2003. In addition, both our Aldridge & Wednesbury sites are on the SC21 Programme

2010

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15/10/2010NEW PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR ALDRIDGE SITE

We are pleased to announce that Chris Iles has joined our Adridge site (precision grinding & machining) as Production Manager 
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15/10/2010NEW CNC MACHINES FOR ALDRIDGE SITE

We have added a Hardinge Bridgeport XR1000 vertical machining centre & a Hardinge Bridgeport GS51 CNC lathe to our precision grinding & machining section at Aldridge

2009

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26/01/2009DEAL AGREED BETWEEN KEPSTON LIMITED & BODYCOTE PLC

We have acquired the bulk of the plant, the order book & the name "Bright Brazing" of the company formally known as Bright Brazing Limited from Bodycote Plc

2008

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27/09/2008NEW HOME FOR HYDROGEN BATCH FURNACES

In order to accommodate the new much larger hydrogen atmosphere humpback furnace, a dedictated extention has been built to house all the hydrogen batch furnaces
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26/09/2008NEW MAHLER HUMPBACK FURNACE FOR WEDNESBURY

Due to us out growing our 10 year old 300mm wide Mahler hydrogen atmosphere humpback furnace, we have installed a brand new Mahler 450mm wide one
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26/09/2008NEW G48 CRP CNC JIG GRINDER FOR ALDRIDGE

In increase flexibility & capacity, we have added a G48 CRP CNC Jig Grinder to our precision grinding section at our Aldridge site
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26/09/20082nd VEHICLE FOR WEDNESBURY SITE

In addition to our 17.5 tonne vehicle, we have added a new 7.5 tonne vehicle to give us more flexibility on transport 

2006

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26/01/2006KELLENBERGER KEL-VIVA UNIVERSAL GRINDING MACHINE

We have added a new Kelleberger Kel-Viva universal grinding machine to our precision grinding section at our Aldridge site.