APPROVALS AND ACCREDITATIONS

Copper Alloys is audited and approved by a UKAS certified body to the following scope:
Manufacture of bar, tubes sections, semi-finished and finish machined components in a range of copper, nickel and other metal based alloys, as well as NDT activities including Ultrasonic Testing, Liquid Penetrant Inspection & Visual Inspection. Project Management of the manufacture of complete packages of equipment in a range of copper, nickel and other metal based alloys and non-metallic materials produced internally or in a network of approved sub-contractors and suppliers.

As a specialist in producing material with a high technical content, Copper Alloys is committed to working to a Quality Management System that has been written to incorporate one of the greatest levels of aerospace approval: AS9100 rev D.

Unlike many companies, Copper Alloys’ Quality Management System (QMS) is not written for the company to work around, it is designed to complement the systems that we have put in place such that it creates a vehicle for continual improvement and pushes Copper Alloys to continue to be one of the best in the industry.

Apart from the national/ international governing standards, such as ISO 9001 and AS9100, Copper Alloys drives for improvement by working to and being approved to various customer quality requirements.

From the likes of Rolls-Royce Submarines and BAE Systems in the UK defence sector to Safran and Rolls-Royce aerospace in the aerospace sector, Copper Alloys are depended upon by some of the most demanding customers in terms of quality. On top of this, CAL works to the quality requirements of navies from around the globe from Australia to Canada and South Korea to USA as well as a number of European countries.

Our commitment to manufacture and deliver in full and on time is critical to the requirements of all sectors, but the oil and gas sector in particular as days lost can equate to costs in the millions. To facilitate this, we work under long-term agreements where sufficient stock is held to cover spikes in demand. Supporting offshore technology worldwide, we work in partnership with leading offshore engineering organisations such as General Electric, Shell and Exxon Mobil amongst many others. Copper Alloys Ltd are focused on what means most to our customers. Our approach to complete quality management enables us to create and supply material and components that will provide the best value throughout the lifetime of the equipment.

Supporting engineering megaprojects are a particular example of how Copper Alloys have stepped up to unprecedented levels of quality control. For example, creating a man-made sun in a full scale nuclear fusion reactor is a recent case in point. In order to support a number of companies working in the supply chain for the ITER project, Copper Alloys are stepping up to the challenge of working to some of the highest levels of scrutiny, producing multiple document packs for each ITER project with all of them being approved for manufacture.

Working for top-level defence companies requires top-level document control and procedures. Copper Alloys have vast experience of producing Manufacturing & Inspection Plans, Special Process procedures and Deliverable Quality Plans for various sectors and getting them approved by industry specialists and customers and using these to complete contracts in full and on time.

With the rise of 3.2 certification in all industries growing more and more, Copper Alloys are now working with third party inspectors present on and off site for visits to sign off complex and highly technical machined components.