A. Taylor & Son (Leeds) LtdWeaver Street Leeds LS4 2AY

Tel: +44 (0) 113 263 9036 Fax: +44 (0) 113 231 0286Email: sales@ataylor.co.uk

www.ataylor.co.uk

FABRICATION

MACHINING

ENGINEERING

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CONTENTSPage

Introduction 5

Total Manufacturing Solution 6

Steel Profiling and Material Preparation 9

Fabrication 10

Welding and NDT 13

Machining 14

Assembly and Testing 17

Inspection and Quality 18

Oil and Gas 21

FabricationWeaver Street, Leeds LS4 2AY

MachiningPennine Industrial Estate,Modder Avenue, Leeds LS12 3ES

EngineeringPepper Road, Hunslet LS10 2RU

LOCATIONS

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INTRODUCTIONA.Taylor & Son (Leeds) Ltd was established in 1864 as tinsmiths and sheet metalworkers in premises situated close to its existing head office. Today the companyoperates from three sites in Leeds with a 100 strong workforce providing anunrivalled service to its blue chip customer base worldwide.

A variety of high profile industries rely upon theintegrity and quality of ‘Taylormade’ products.Primary sectors include major offshore andoilfield engineers, pump manufacturers, chemicalsuppliers and power generators. More recentlythe company has embraced new technologies andpreviously uncharted fields with equal confidence,supplying products to the medical, defence andautomotive sectors. Success in these fields hasbeen achieved through a flexible approach andwillingness to learn from it’s customers.

Accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 and with ahost of direct customer approvals product qualityis paramount. This is ensured through anassiduous inspection team covering all processesand is supported by a full in house NDTdepartment and fully coded welding personnel.

A.Taylor & Son proudly stand at the forefront ofsub contract manufacturing in the UK andcontinues to meet the demanding challenges ofmodern day engineering.

“The growth of the company is built on the commitment of a highlyskilled workforce and a talented team of staff”.

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TOTAL MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONA. Taylor & Son currently operates from 3 sites in Leeds, offering a total capacity inexcess of 90,000ft2.

Strategically created with each site specialising intheir own discipline but all uniquelycomplimenting each other, the company is proudto offer the total manufacturing solution to adiverse and demanding customer base.

Based in Weaver Street, the company’s mainfabrication site is home to a 30,000ft2 fabricationfacility comprising 6 large bays served by a varietyof overhead cranes with a maximum single liftcapacity of 50 tonnes.

Commissioned in 2003 and to fulfil the company’sincreasing machining requirements, A. TaylorModder Avenue boasts an array of bothconventional and CNC machine tools rarely seenin the sub contract sector today. Through carefuland structured investment A.Taylor hasassembled an impressive range of versatileprecision machines covering small turning andmilling through to large capacity CNC vertical andhorizontal boring.

To provide further capacity to it’s global customerbase A. Taylor opened it’s third and latest site in2007, creating a purpose built facility for theassembly, testing and inspection of finishedgoods. A.Taylor Pepper Road despatches‘Taylormade’ products worldwide on a daily basisand is conveniently situated for all major shippingnetworks.

“The company is proud to offer the total manufacturing solutionto a diverse and demanding customer base”.

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STEEL PROFILING AND MATERIAL PREPARATIONIn 2007, A.Taylor & Son opened their third site in Leeds with a large bay dedicated tothe preparation and processing of steel supplying both their fabrication andmachining facilities.

Covering 3 large well equipped bays and servedwith ample craneage, all forms of materialpreparation are undertaken, including CNCprofiling up to 250mm thick and high definitionplasma cutting up to 40mm thick.

The company carries a healthy stock of carbonsteel in both sheet and plate form, along with anarray of sections from joist and beam through tobox section and tube. In stocking such a diverserange of steel A.Taylor can react quickly to urgentcustomer requirements therefore reducing leadtime and a reliance on sub suppliers.

Many of the projects A.Taylor work on featurehighly technical specifications and the skillsgained in servicing many high profile industrieshave given the company a full understanding ofclient requirements, regardless of complexity.

“Many of the projects A.Taylor work on feature highly technical specifications”.

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FABRICATIONThe ‘TAYLORMADE’ logo is synonymous with the supply of high quality fabrications inboth carbon and stainless steels, aluminium and other exotic materials, includingduplex.

The company’s key fabrication facility is based inWeaver Street, comprising 6 modern bayscovering 30,000ft2 served by a variety of cranes.Restricted only by the physical size that can betransported, the most recently built and largestbay 6 comprises 50 tonne craneage and isparticularly suited to offshore structures, shippingframes, large diameter tanks, cylindrical vesselsand base frames.

Lighter components manufactured range fromprecision sheet metal through to complex highintegrity prototypes.

Over recent years and working in partnership withits major clients A.Taylor has committedresources to creating a number of productioncells for the manufacture of critical components.Utilising its highly skilled workforce, alongsidebespoke fabrication jigs and semi automatedwelding systems, the company has recognised thevalue of key process control, not only givingrepeatability and consistently high quality, butequally as important - providing opportunities forproduct development and value engineering.

Additionally and in response to client demand thecompany operates a dedicated bay for themanufacture of stainless and alloy steelfabrications. Segregated from carbon steelproduction and predominantly serving thechemical and hygiene industries this clean bayworks with several grades of stainless and duplexmaterials.

“A.Taylor has committed resources to creating a number of productioncells for the manufacture of critical components”.

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WELDING AND NDTA.Taylor is proud of its reputation for first class welding and holds approved weldprocedures covering a variety of materials, processes and equipment. The company iswidely recognised as a centre of excellence for both standard and specialised weldingtechniques.

All common welding processes are undertakenincluding F.C.A.W., G.M.A.W., M.C.A.W., G.T.A.W.,S.A.W., and S.M.A.W.

Two fully qualified welding engineers areresponsible for a team of over 20 weldingpersonnel, all qualified to both ASME IX andBSEN 287, with a range of procedures coveringASME IX, BS 15614 and Norsok M101.

Full scope of NDT services are available on site,including visual, MPI, DPI and ultrasonic testing,the company’s inspectors qualified to both ASNTlevel 2 and PCN level 2. Additional qualification toCSWIP 3.1 is planned to tie in with EN ISO 3834.

Currently A.Taylor is preparing for the newleading welding standard EN ISO 3834, which isapproved by The Welding Institute and confirmsthe highest level of fabrication and weldingcapability and personnel competence. Thecompany has recently commenced working inaccordance with this new standard and will soonreceive formal approval.

“The company is widely recognised as a centre of excellence for both standard and specialised welding techniques”.

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MACHININGUnquestionably the fastest growth area within the company, A. Taylor and Son havecreated a machining facility most fabricators could only wish for.

Originally commissioned in 1993 with just onemachine tool - a Giddings and Lewis horizontalborer, the company was keen to compliment it’score fabrication expertise and exploit potentialvalue added opportunities given a dwindling subcontract machining sector.

Initially the company tackled machining with thesame high quality uncompromising approach theyapplied to fabricated products. This early successcreated increased customer demand and provedto be the catalyst for the company opening asecond site in 2003 dedicated solely to machining.

Today 95% of ‘Taylormade’ fabrications containsome element of machining, which paystestament to the foresight of the board manyyears ago.

Through steady growth and carefully structuredinvestment, conventional vertical and horizontalborers are now complimented by a host ofmedium to heavy CNC machine tools. Forcomponents requiring milling or horizontal boringA.Taylor boast a 5 axis SHW CNC machiningcentre, Tos CNC machining centre, 2 metre tableKuraki horizontal borer, Mazak CNC horizontalmachining centre and high powered Butler CNCElgamil with 15 tonne capacity.

Turned components can be produced on a rangeof lathes up to 1 metre diameter and include aCNC Yamazaki, CNC Binns and Berry, 2 CNC MoriSeiki and a number of centre lathes includingSwift, Harrison and a Dugard Champion. Largercomponents can be machined on conventionaland CNC vertical borers with 2 Webster &Bennett sitting alongside a Dorries Sharman VTLup to a maximum diameter of 2 metres.

Higher volume batch products are ideally suitedto the company’s Hitachi Seiki and Mazak twinpallet horizontal machining centres along with anarray of smaller machines for precision milling,turning and boring.

A comprehensive capacity list is included at therear of this brochure giving full scope of currentmachine tools.

“Conventional vertical and horizontal borers are now complimented bya host of medium to heavy CNC machine tools”.

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ASSEMBLY AND TESTINGA.Taylor has developed expertise in ensuring their customers exacting requirementsare achieved time and time again. This is pivotal to the success behind a company thathas evolved from a simple fabricator to a total solution provider.

Pepper Road is home to a spacious and wellappointed dedicated assembly and finishingfacility, covering 10,000ft2. The diversity within thedepartment is vast, from small detailed sub-assemblies to full tree builds weighing manytonnes.

Typical assemblies include full ROV kits, Baseframes complete with pipework , Controlcabinets, Pump systems and many more besides.Various manufactured components converge herefor finishing and final factory acceptance testingbefore being despatched worldwide.

“The diversity within the department is vast, from small detailed sub-assemblies to full tree builds weighing many tonnes”.

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INSPECTION AND QUALITYA.Taylor & Son operate a rigorous and uncompromising quality system strictly inaccordance with BS EN ISO 9001:2008.

Each site has it’s own inspection department,covering fabrication, welding, machining, testing,painting and final assembly.

Key inspection processes include the followingdisciplines:-

• Fabrication and Machining inspection –Verification of materials used and dimensionalinspection against customer drawings andspecification tolerances.

• Visual inspection – Inspection of materials forfinish and size, fit-up conditions prior to weldingand quality of completed welding.

• NDT inspection – Weld inspection to approvedprocedures and techniques, and verification ofNDT reports by ASNT, PCN and shortly CSWIPweld inspectors.

• Assembly – Witness and verification of fit up,major dimensional checks and interface testing.

• Paint inspection – Verification of paint systemincluding DFT’s and paint report compliance byICORR qualified inspectors.

• Final documentation – Compilation ofdocumentation package in accordance withcustomer requirements.

“The company holds a host of direct client approvals and welcomescustomer audits across its 3 main facilities”.

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OIL AND GASUndoubtedly the company’s main expertise lies in the demanding industry of Oil andGas where precision fabrication and engineering is a pre-requisite - Peoples liveseveryday depend on the quality and integrity of ‘Taylormade’ products.

With a dynamic and professional approach, thecompany has gained a world-wide reputation forsupplying an unrivalled portfolio of products toalmost every oil field over the last 40 years.A.Taylor is proud to be a first tier partner to allthe major oil field contractors and is renowned fordelivering consistently high quality workmanshipevery time.

Critical components include deep waterproduction tools, ROV equipment, sub-sea controlmodules, shipping skids and baskets, through tolarger guide base fabrications, protectivestructures, canopies and the largestovertrawlable frame assemblies.

Embracing new industry challenges anddeveloping to meet ever changing customerneeds underlines the company’s desire forcontinuous development, both in terms of thebusiness and its service to clients.

“Peoples lives everyday depend on the quality and integrity of ‘Taylormade’ products”.

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