1. The Cylinder Service Centre
Premier Class Provision of Cylinder Manufacturing and Repair Services

2. This Presentation Background to the company General & capabilities
Communication and suppliers
Personnel, systems & certifications
Track record
Major customers
Summary

3. Introduction Highly capable, forward thinking business
One of the largest companies of its type in UK
Market leader in the North of England
Excellent range of production facilities & equipment
Larger cylinders a speciality
Long track record with large ‘blue chip’ organisations
Dedicated, highly trained personnel
Continual reinvestment & growth over last 20+ years

4. Background & History Founded 1994 Moved to Washington location 1998
First major contract 1999
Obtained ISO 9001 in 2003
Started new factory build 2007
Moved to new purpose built factory 2008
Year on year increase in turnover

5. Production Facility Purpose-built factory
2 acre site (>8K metres2) hard surfaced site
2230m2 factory floor
New unit added end of 2011
Adjacent to A19 & A1M
Fully secured with CCTV
Specialised equipment and facilities for cylinder design, manufacture and repair

6. Special Equipment Unique Stripping rig: Pressure Testing rig:
20,3373 Nm of torque
13 Metres long
Fully adaptable
Pressure Testing rig:
HSE Benchmark developed over 2 years
Units up to 6 metres long
Compatible with water based fluids
Up to 1400 bar pressure limit
350 ton load testing capability

7. Other Capabilities & Equipment
All of the following are undertaken in-house:
Honing of bores up to 650mm x 7000mm
Metal Spraying & grinding
Shot blasting & painting
Coded welding: stainless steel, bronze, cast iron, aluminium
Turning, milling, drilling, horizontal & vertical boring
Additional Equipment:
350 ton horizontal press
Overhead lifting to 26 ton
Electro-plating contract partnerships

8. Communications & Handling
Collection & delivery service
Five Vans
Wide ranging deliveries and collection
Four fork lift trucks with up to 7 tons capacity
Full size loading bays
Open six days per week from 7:30 am

9. Design Capability Experience, not just theory Autodesk Inventor
3D assembly modelling
Stress analyses
Finite Element Analyses (FEA)
Original designs or customer support service
Reverse engineering
ISO 9001 approved to design & manufacture

10. Personnel 40 people on site Highly skilled specialist workforce
Active commitment to skills development and cross training
Wide range of experience
Specialist team dedicated to high volume customers if required

11. Supplier Network Many O.E.M. partners
Can supply off-the-shelf parts for major named brands:
Parker Hannifin
Hunger
Rexroth
Partnerships with local electroplaters
Network of seal suppliers for all types of seals
UK agent for Hard Anodised Aluminium pneumatic tube
Trade dealer for all types of bearings

12. Quality Approvals UKAS ISO 9001:2008 (design, manufacture and repair)
M.O.D. approved
Railway Industry approved

13. Supporting Systems
Dedicated, custom built software based management system
Fully integrated into general business systems
ISO 9001:2008 approved
Ensures:
Efficient and effective order control
Quick turn around processing time
Full traceability

14. Traceability Every job has a unique reference on our management system
Every job is photographed and attached to relevant digital record
Every part used is recorded and attached to relevant digital record
All paperwork is scanned in and attached to relevant digital record
Any correspondence numbered & attached to relevant digital record
A record of all personnel involved with the job is recorded
Test data is recorded & attached to relevant digital record
Full 3.1b mills certs. can be provided for all materials used
All jobs are hard stamped with a unique traceability reference number

15. Major Customers
The Cylinder Service Centre works with well known large industrial customers throughout the UK in the following spheres:
Oil and Gas extraction
Off-shore drilling
Defence industry
Automotive manufacture
Iron and Steel Manufacture
Mining
The Cylinder Service Centre also works with the majority of hydraulic engineering & supply companies in the North East of England

16. Summary
The Cylinder Service Centre is a market leader in cylinder services for the North of England
We have the right skills and equipment in house to provide a fast and efficient service:
Wide range of in-house production capability
High skilled personnel
End to end service from concept to construction
Stockists for all the necessary materials
A trained team dedicated to continuous improvement
A strong track record of excellent service

17. Contact Details
The Cylinder Service Centre Limited Sedling road, Wear Industrial Estate, Washington Tyne & Wear NE38 9BZ Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) Sales Enquiries: