e-News

Issue 01

May 2004

to the first Frost Electroplating newsletter. We offer a comprehensive subcontract electroplating service to customers nationwide. Finishes include Gold, Silver, Tin, Tin/Lead, Nickel and Electroless Nickel. Processes include Barrel, Reel to reel and Vat. Click on our web site link for more information.

Electroplating is often the last process in the manufacture of a metal part. Time can be very short by then. Do you use a local electroplater to achieve a faster turnaround? Does it cost you more as a result?

Frost Electroplating operates a nationwide collection / delivery service, using its own transport. This saves time and your money against using carriers. Call us today to see whether we can add you to this service. Even if we are a long way from you, we can still be your local electroplater.

Frost Electroplating has major development success with a new reel to reel facility.

Frost Electroplating, specialist electroplaters to the automotive, electrical, electronic and general engineering industries, based in Birmingham, announce a very successful investment in reel to reel plating. The company has invested over £750,000 in the development of two new plating lines which will enable them to supply high quality, competitively priced reel to reel work all over Europe.

Due to ground breaking innovations by the Frost Electroplating technical team, the new lines can handle double the previous coil weights and work at much faster speeds, up to 5 times faster typically. The lines use new generation chemistry which improves the plating rate and achieves much better precious metal control. Water loss is also kept to a minimum so that the lines are more environmentally friendly.

All these developments have lowered costs and greatly increased capacity for silver, tin, tin/lead and nickel plating at the firms site in heart of the jewellery quarter in Birmingham and have also enabled Frost Electroplating to re-introduce selective gold plating to its portfolio after a 10 year gap.

Managing Director Dr William Southall said “ We are absolutely delighted with the innovations we have introduced on these new lines which put us firmly at the leading edge of electroplating technology and will enable us to offer many different finishes to manufacturers across Europe.”

Precious Metal Prices

A significant amount of our plating is in Gold and Silver. The prices of these precious metals fluctuate and our plating prices are adjusted in line. In order to try to achieve some stability for our customers, we set prices at the beginning of each month and hold them throughout that month. We'll include a graph in our newsletter, tracking the price fluctuations.

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+44 (0)121 236 4135 to contact:

Michael Griffith

Marketing Director  

Hedley Fairbotham

Sales Manager  

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