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making the business almost entirely selfsufficient. Over the years, that investment has earned significant credibility, with Abbey now holding more stock than most other forges in the UK across a wide range of products, materials, sizes and grades. That stock holding, combined with a fast turnaround, has become one of the company’ s biggest selling points. Scott Green, Director, elaborates further on the capabilities which set Abbey apart from other global suppliers.

“ We can produce a solution ranging from two-kilo pieces up to 1.6-ton pieces, and we have the full range of facilities, including hammers, heat treatment furnaces and more, to manage that entire spectrum. From a technology standpoint, we have invested significant money and time into processing efficiency, including efficient burner controls on our furnaces to keep emissions as low as possible. Forging is a fairly traditional trade,

much of it has been done mostly the same way for 100 years, so technology is not the most well-known aspect of it. But behind the scenes, the technology is substantial: monitoring equipment, efficient motors on the compressors that drive our hammers, even the way we purchase commodities. So even if watching someone forge a ring on a hammer would not immediately suggest it, technology is firmly on our radar. We also only buy high-quality European material, which makes us a reliable and consistent source for our customers,” he enlightens.

As a top-tier supplier to highly regulated sectors such as oil and gas, aerospace and nuclear, maintaining strict quality and traceability standards is vital to Abbey’ s reputation. Every product is checked and marked up throughout the production process, and Abbey operates its own UKASaccredited test house, bringing the entire

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