About Us

Our History

The company was established as J&S Engineering Company in 1973 within Birmingham’s Jewellery quarter by experienced precision engineers John Hoey and Jim Philips. The name J & S Engineering was derived from the first letter of the Christian names of the partners and their wives, Sheila and Sandra respectively.

The company then relocated to its current premises in Redditch, West Midlands in 1974 as the company expanded.

In 1975 the company changed its name to Washford Engineering and formed KG Washford as its design arm in 1999, with the two then merging to together in 2009 under the KG Washford banner.

The company became part owned by senior management in October 2015 who remain actively involved in the day to day running of the business, ensuring the continuation of a reliable, high quality service for our customers.

In 2023 the group was acquired by Directech Group of Companies. Directech is a provider of custom industrial and automation solutions for markets such as the automotive, national processing, and distribution facilities.

Our Values

We strive to establish long term relationships with customers and suppliers alike, built on mutual trust, honesty and respect and by working in partnership for mutual benefit.

KGW are very proud of achieving and consistently working to the standards required by our ISO 9001:2015 quality certifications.

We are committed to the process of ongoing improvement to the services we offer our customers by investing in the continuous professional development of our staff and in the latest manufacturing technology to maintain our competitive edge.

Quality Policy

K. G. Washford Limited (the ‘Organisation’) aims to provide defect free goods and services to its customers on time and within budget.

The Organisation operates a Quality Management System in accordance with the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001: 2015 certification, including aspects specific to precision and general engineering services, the design, manufacture, supply and service of equipment for the automotive, aerospace and marine industries.

The management is committed to:

1. Develop and improve the Quality Management System 2. Continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System 3. The enhancement of customer satisfaction

The management has a continuing commitment to:

Ensure that customer needs and expectations are determined and fulfilled with the aim of achieving customer satisfaction.
Communicate throughout the Organisation the importance of meeting customer needs and all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
Establish the Quality Policy and to set Quality Objectives at relevant functions, levels and processes
Ensure that the management review meeting sets and reviews the quality objectives, and reports on the Internal audit results as a means of monitoring and measuring the processes and the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
Ensure the availability of resources.

The structure of the Quality Management System is defined in this Quality Manual.

All personnel understand the requirements of this Quality Policy and abide with the contents of the Quality Manual.

The Organisation complies with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. The Organisation constantly monitors its quality performance and implements improvements when appropriate.

This Quality Policy is regularly reviewed in order to ensure its continuing suitability.

Copies of the Quality Policy are made available to all members of staff and to relevant interested parties. Copies of the minutes of Management Reviews, or extracts thereof, are provided to individual members of staff in accordance with their role and responsibilities as a means of communicating the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.