Quality

J H Richards

has always recognised the critical nature of its customers’ components and the importance of getting them right first time.

The company gained BS5750 approval in 1987, the first Whitemetalling Company to do so. We have held the equivalent ISO status ever since.

Full inspection on receipt and contract review is carried out on every job, to ensure that all customers’ requests and specifications are worked to. Each job is identified with a unique job number and comprehensive job traveller, signed for by each person as the job goes through the factory.

White metal is manufactured on our own premises, each batch given a unique number, analysed for conformity in our laboratory and recorded on our inspection sheets.

Where possible bearings are centrifugally cast, to

enhance the integrity of the casting.

All bearings are Ultrasonic and Dye Penetrant

tested by approved operators twice, firstly at the

proof machine stage and then as part of final

inspection.

Final inspection is carried out by a dedicated

inspection team and, where possible, CMM

measuring equipment is used. Full certification

is provided on request.

Through Continuous Improvement, all employees

are involved in the Quality Process and this proves essential in our ability to provide the quality service that our customers require.