NAA Event Review: BCW Networking Event
Our latest networking event this month saw us visit NAA member BCW Group at its Burnley facility.
We were hosted by:
• Claire Whelan – Chief Executive Officer
• Paul Waring – Business Development Director
• Jonny O’Reilly – Technical Sales Director
• Jen Whittaker – Marketing Manager
• Dr Andy Wilson – Managing Director – BCW Treatments
Delegates were given an overview of the BCW Group, which consists of three companies:
• BCW Design & Manufacture
• BCW Engineering
• BCW Treatments
The event was focused on the latter two companies as they operate primarily in the automotive supply chain serving as a tier 1 supplier to a range of OEMs including JLR, Aston Martin and Scania.
The Group operates from a 300,000 sq ft facility in Burnley, together with a treatment facility in Wellingborough and employs circa 380 employees and has a turnover of circa £55m.
Delegates were given an overview of the primary areas that the automotive activity is currently focused on, including:
• Powertrain
• Body In White
• Chassis and Braking
• Battery trays
The Burnley facility is able to accept castings, extrusions and billets in a wide range of materials including aluminium, iron, steel; brass, copper, titanium, nimonic and stainless steel, producing assemblies as well as individual components.
This is supported by a dedicated New Product Introduction team, with full certification to ISO9001, ISO14001 and IATF16949.
Delegates were then given an overview of BCW Treatments, which offers a range of treatment processes including:
• Anodising
• Passivation
• Electrostatic Paint
• Powder Coating
• Di-Electric Coating
Delegates were then given a tour of the Burnley facility where they were able to view many of these processed and finished components and assemblies.
