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Fully accredited to the TS16949 automotive quality management standard, William Hughes began supplying the automotive industry nearly 30 years ago, and this important sector now forms the largest part of its business.

Spring, bent wire form and assembly manufacturer, William Hughes has installed an automated passivation plant at its UK headquarters in Stalbridge, Dorset. The move will not only reduce the significant lead-time incurred by subcontracting this requirement, but will enable the company to provide another Nadcap process for aerospace customers.

William Hughes has been making springs for more than 200 years and has been at the forefront of the UK wire industry for a good part of that period. Now, this leading manufacturer of springs, bent wire-forms and assemblies is beefing up its specialist services to meet customer demand

With some 200 years of spring making to its credit, problem solving has become a bit of a speciality for Dorset-based William Hughes. The company’s expertise was recently brought to bear on a particularly urgent auto seat adjustment problem, which was quickly and successfully resolved

William Hughes has taken the rapid prototyping of bent wire forms and assemblies to the next level with this novel process for 3D bend wire forms, which it is pioneering at its Dorset headquarters

Custom-made, precision springs from William Hughes have been playing their part in helping Solartron to maintain its status as a world leader in linear measurement devices for almost 20 years