EDITOR’S CHOICE
INCREASED DEMAND
GOLD & WASSALL
Bespoke hinges growing in popularity
The ever-growing demand for bespoke
products is a challenge Gold & Wassall
have accepted with enthusiasm. In the past
12 months G&W passed the landmark of
producing their 250,000th unique hinge
design, and with the aid of their expert
design team and in-house toolroom, they
show no signs of stopping there.
Sales Manager Scott Bareham commented;
“Of course, we have our huge stock range
of hinges – we stock approximately 50,000
hinges on average. However, we see
increasing demand every day for bespoke
hinges.
It doesn’t just come from one source – we
expect this level of detail from our bigger
customers – but we are seeing an increase
in unique requirements from all corners of
our customer base.
whereas we have the capability to product
a tool specific to the hinge. This reduces
labour costs and time significantly.
In the past 12 months
G&W passed the
landmark of producing
their 250,000th unique
hinge design
Our in-house toolroom enables us to create
almost any piercing pattern and crank
pattern, as well as shaping and cut outs.
When it comes to bigger quantities it’s
pretty labour intensive to be drilling and
countersinking holes to a set pattern,
We now find ourselves adding all manner
of fittings to hinges too - threaded studs,
weld nuts, ball studs were once a rarity,
now they are common on a lot of hinges.
Our bespoke service isn’t limited to simply
the shape and size of the hinge, we are
producing a wider variety of finishes to
hinges than ever before. A recent project
saw the exploration of laser engraving a
powder coated hinge with the customer
logo, which proved very successful.
Producing bespoke hinges is certainly one
of our biggest strengths, and the ever-
increasing imagination of our customers
is what keeps us on our toes on a daily
basis.”
For further information, please visit www.goldwassallhinges.co.uk
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PECM Issue 43