About Lathco Ltd


Lathco Ltd has had the ISO9002 Quality Management Systems award since 1992 and have accurate non-destructive testing facilities using X-Ray Florescence (XRF) technology. This enables the company to consistently provide the service and quality required to meet customers' specifications.

The company's current full-time employees have a collective experience of the electroplating trade in excess of 150 years.
Lathco Ltd is committed to continuous improvement and as part of this policy it is actively involved in the Sheffield Excellence Development Program which is designed to pass on the knowledge and expertise of Total Quality Management concepts from large multinational companies to small medium sized companies.
                       
Lathco Ltd are working towards the Investors In People award. In addition to the IIP award, Lathco also have a positive attitude towards training at all levels within the company and are promoting staff too achieve the relevant NVQ Level to gain maximum benefits for both the company and the employee. The result being that, as of February 1998, the first NVQs in electroplating were successfully achieved. Lathco were the first in the country to gain NVQs in electroplating.

The company hold regular Quality Meetings under the ISO 9002 system and Self Assessments through the current European Quality Management recommended practices to aid staff and management at all levels to keep up to date with all aspects of the company.