Discover Milturn Finishing

Milturn Finishing started out in the early 1970s in Swadlincote as Bowfran Anodising, named after Bowyer and Francis the two founders. Since the start the company has worked with customers that require either high precision results as well as those requiring architectural products.

In 2023 the company moved to a new 2,500 sqm site in Measham, Leicestershire and changed their name to Milturn Finishing, the move also provided the opportunity to increase and update the site’s capacity, processes and capabilities.

20+ years experience of anodising a wide range of customer products used in automotive, medical, high precision and architectural sectors

Quality

We operate to ISO9001 with a high level of focus on quality control and quality assurance processes. Detailed processes and traceable processes are in place from parts receipt to part despatch. This includes XRF testing equipment to measure coating thickness during the anodising process and final inspection processes prior to packing as well as scheduled regular checks are carried out on the anodising chemical chemistry

Continuous improvement is a key objective at Milturn Finishing and training, process and plant improvements are constantly reviewed to provide ever better service for the customer.

There is an action plan of improvement identified that includes working towards AS9100 certification.

Skilled Workforce

We have an average of 20+ years of experience across the anodising team covering a wide range of anodising parts and requirements. There are detailed training plans in place and investment is ongoing on staff development and this continues to drive forward the teams expertise and quality levels,

Our skilled workforce work a day shift in the large capacity plant, where capacity is an issue overtime can be worked to meet specific customer requirements.

Vision Engineering Group Company

Milturn Finishing is proud to be a Vision Engineering Group Company.

Since the 1990’s Vision Engineering Ltd has been providing customers with access to their comprehensive range of contract design, manufacturing, assembly and commercialisation capabilities. It began when a globally recognised jewellery brand approached us to repackage our industrial microscopes into a bespoke solution for the retail environment.

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