Founded in Wolverhampton in 1946 by the family of the current owners, the Anochrome Group is the UK’s largest independent metal finishing company.
Offering a diverse array of coatings and applications across all industrial sectors, its roots lie firmly in the anti-corrosion, functional and decorative properties of its products, applied using the most up to date technology and techniques.
Having started production of Chrome and Nickel plating near Wolverhampton town centre over 65 years ago, the Company grew over the years, acquiring Anochrome Ltd. in Walsall in the 1970s, and growing organically across the West Midlands region, whilst relocating Head Office and WEP Ltd. to its current purpose built facility in Wolverhampton.
Always at the leading edge of coating technology, Anochrome Group was the first UK Company to operate Zinc Flake coating systems (Dacromet) and the Polyseal process, back in 1980. Driven by our expertise in fastener coatings and applications, it acquired Inlex Locking Ltd to add fastener thread locking and sealing facilities, and later on, induction hardening, to its portfolio, creating the only company then and still, under the same management offering a one-stop shop facility for ‘plate and patch’.
During the 1980s Anochrome Group diversified into conferencing, exhibitions and hotels culminating into today’s Southwater Events Group in Telford, Shropshire, UK with over 15,000m2 of event space, conferencing for over 2500 people and 350 hotels rooms on site.
To complement the coatings business in Wolverhampton, Anochrome Technologies Ltd. was formed in the 1990s on the same site, specialising in high quality spray coatings using manual, automatic and robotic techniques for automotive, wind energy and offshore requirements. Anochrome Technologies has since moved and is now situated in Bloxwich.
In addition, new facilities were set up in the Czech Republic (Anocote Czech Republic o.s.) in 2006 and in Poland (Anocote Polska SP. z o.o.) in 2015, to give the Anochrome Group a presence in mainland Europe in strategically advantageous locations.
With so much experience, know-how and expertise, and strong partnerships with its customers, suppliers and licensees, Anochrome Group continues to develop, with further investment into high speed application machinery, new coatings and new locations enabling it to remain competitive in the challenging environments of today and the future.
PRESENT OUR VISION.
Communicate our goals and objectives throughout the entire organisation.
SET AND REGULARLY REVIEW CLEAR BUSINESS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
Continually strive to achieve business, environmental and quality performance targets as outlined in our business plan, which are relevant to our organisational goals and the needs and expectations of our customers.
PROMOTE AND APPLY A PHILOSOPHY OF CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT.
Continuously develop and improve all aspects of our operation, including our documented operating systems, quality, environmental and pollution prevention performance, health and safety protection, and related technology.
MAINTAIN A DOCUMENTED BUSINESS OPERATING SYSTEM.
Manage and perform all processes in line with the documented operating system which shall comply with the relevant health and safety, environmental, quality, statutory and legal requirements including ISO9001, IATF:16949, ISO:14001 and AS9100 (where applicable) alongside relevant customer standards.
FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER
Every process in our company has a customer, without a customer a process has no purpose, only by focusing on customer satisfaction will we truly optimise our processes.
DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP.
By taking the initiative, providing an example, and showing the way, the Management Team will demonstrate effective leadership throughout the organisation displaying commitment to the process of continual improvement across all aspects of our business.
PROVIDE RESOURCE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
Comprehensive, intensive, and ongoing education and training are key to our growth and success and shall form the basis of our continual improvement endeavors.
DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS.
Promoting teamwork and partnership with employees, customers, suppliers, and the community allows us to apply many of the diverse skills and experience available towards the achievement of our continual improvement objectives.
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