In December, the company was presented with the award by key members of the JLR Supplier Technical Assistance team at its base in West Bromwich. The team, led by senior Manager Bob Jay, along with JHL’s managing director Ian Timings, congratulated JHL’s employees on the achievement.
The JLRQ award recognises the company’s commitment to delivering outstanding performance in respect of quality, cost and on time delivery performance to Jaguar Land Rover with the presentation made to Mr Timings and technical operations manager Mark Lewis.
“Such awards cannot be attained without the dedication of the whole team,” Mr Timings affirmed. “2017 was a key year for the development of the company and marks real progress in working towards our long-term goals and aspirations.
“It signified a milestone in a number of ways and we feel this accolade further cements our position as a key supplier to the UK automotive industry. The JLRQ award is fantastic news for the business and justified recognition for the consistent and excellent work ethic of our employees. I would like to thank every employee for their efforts in the journey to this point. The fact that we have received this award in our Centenary year makes it all the more special.”
JH Lavender secured its first JLR business in 2010 with production volumes commencing in 2011. The journey towards JLRQ has gathered momentum ever since resulting in the company becoming the only privately-owned manufacturer of aluminium gravity and pressure die castings in the UK to hold the award. JHL supplies a combination of both machined and assembled products to numerous JLR plants in the UK and overseas for many different vehicles.
Further underpinning the company’s progress has been the achievement of additional quality accreditations such as IATF 16949/2016 and ISO 9001. With continual investment high on the agenda – £6 million in plant and equipment since 2012 – there’s every reason to be positive about the future.
“The company is now in a very strong position as we have a solid foundation to support our continued growth and expansion into our 101st year of manufacturing,” Mr Timings concluded.
“Our first target is the completion of our new machining facility due by the end of Q1 2018. This will be dedicated to the machining and assembly of high integrity parts primarily for the automotive market, providing additional capacity to allow us to expand our operations.
“We have everything the automotive industry needs – skills, quality systems, engineering expertise, technical support and the facilities to back it all up. For us 2018 is set to be a year of exciting opportunity.”
JH Lavender www.lavender-diecast.co.uk
