JP Forrest https://jpforrest.co.uk/ Machining and Fabrication in Nottinghamshire since 1863 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:27:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://jpforrest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-JPF_Favico-32x32.png JP Forrest https://jpforrest.co.uk/ 32 32 Production Manager Retires https://jpforrest.co.uk/production-manager-retires/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:22:27 +0000 https://jpforrest.co.uk/?p=3444 At the end of April this year our Production Manager since November 2017, Peter Halpin, retired. Managing Director Martin Hodgkinson, pictured above with Peter, presented him with a leaving gift on behalf of all staff at J P Forrest & Son, to show our appreciation for his hard work and commitment.  As Peter is a …

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]]> Recognition for company’s longest serving employee https://jpforrest.co.uk/company-recognises-longest-serving-employee/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:51:16 +0000 https://jpforrest.co.uk/?p=3421 Our longest serving employee Shaun Slater, CNC horizontal borer operator, was presented with a certificate and gift of appreciation for 40 years’ service on 26th November 2024 by Managing Director, Martin Hodgkinson. Having started his working life as a YTS trainee at a local company, Shaun later joined J P Forrest & Son at the …

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]]> Contract Completion https://jpforrest.co.uk/contract-completion/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:05:34 +0000 https://jpforrest.co.uk/?p=3409 J P Forrest has recently completed the manufacture and assembly of a new vacuum boom foot fabrication for the Port of Tilbury London. The contract included dismantling the old cast assembly and reusing some serviceable parts in the new fabricated assembly including the spur ring gear and the rope sheave.

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]]> New for 2023 https://jpforrest.co.uk/new-for-2023/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:29:49 +0000 https://jpforrest.co.uk/?p=3328 With increased demand for larger parts and very accurately cut thin plate (typically 6mm to 12mm thick) we have recently purchased a new profile cutting machine from Kerf Developments. The machine has two flame cutting torches and one 150 amp high definition plasma cutting torch. Machine capacity: Maximum cutting size 7500mm long x 3500mm wide …

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]]> New for 2022 https://jpforrest.co.uk/new-for-2022/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:22:30 +0000 https://jpforrest.co.uk/?p=3322 With increased demand for turned shafts, cover plates and flanges we have recently purchased a new Hyundai L300LC Slant Bed CNC Lathe from T W Ward. The machine capacity is: Swing over bed 750mm diameter Maximum turning diameter 560mm Maximum turning length 1320mm

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