Ken Branton- Managing Director says that "If you want a one-stop shop of integrated services for mechanical engineering, automation and food science then BCH is the place to come. We have invested heavily in technology, process knowledge and have been able to attract, train and retain the skills of talented engineers who have been instrumental in developing the company into a technical centre of expertise and knowledge."

Matthew Cottam, Technical Director says that "the investment we have made in research and development systems and training of people has resulted in a highly skilled technical workforce. This enables the company to provide a range of Technical Services, for example, process engineering and designing using the latest AUTOCAD 2000 system. These are all in accordance with relevant statutory requirements / B.S. standards.

Planning is paramount to the success of all our projects and our highly skilled project managers are trained to use Microsoft Project Manager 2000. Our dedicated technical staff and process engineers can work closely with clients to develop the most appropriate design and solutions for your products. We also offer a full range of installation, commissioning, after sales, as well as system upgrades, maintenance and service contracts."

Steven Longstaff - Production Director says, "We are proud of our extensive manufacturing facilities which provides a totally flexible package of engineering services to our customers.

Our continuous investment in training and development has resulted in a highly skilled and flexible workforce. Our apprenticeship training scheme is well established and has an excellent reputation in the industry.

Our range of skills and investment in plant and machinery enables us to offer top quality engineering services to all our customers. These include fabrication, coded welding, orbital welding, fitting, CNC machining, polishing, bead blasting facilities and Installation. We also offer new technology in pipe bending.

The Innovation Centre gives extra confidence to our customers in that all their product lines are pre-tested and pre-commissioned before they leave the factory."

Steve Sharples – Software Manager says that "our success lies in the provision of a complete range of in house electrical and software services. Our investment in people and skills has led to us being a leading solutions integrator. In addition to this all our software engineers are trained to use a wide range of PLC and SCADA systems including Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Citex, IFix and In Touch.

We have a team of dedicated, electrical design engineers, project managers and electrical fitters/wiremen. This team design and build all our control panels and systems to suit customers specific applications. As well as designing and building new equipment our team can also offer system upgrades. Our installation and commissioning staff complete the full turnkey process that we offer to all our customers."

The philosophy of the company comes to life in our Innovation Centre where we can demonstrate our skills in mechanical engineering, automation and food science.

Neil Brown, our Innovation Centre Manager says that "the Innovation Centre gives us a leading edge. The facility links together all BCH's extensive knowledge bases and a range of full turnkey pilot plants for process cooking, vacuum cooling, scraped surface cooling and cryogenic cooling for chilled meals and sauces, caramel, jam, marshmallow and liquorice.

Companies can develop new products away from their own production facilities. This avoids disruptions to existing work flow or limitations on R&D space available and speeds up actual trial and product developments. This facility reduces financial risk by enabling studies to be carried out before making decisions about capital investment. The centre is available for hire where BCH can offer their extensive range of equipment and staff consisting of food scientists, process engineers, design and mechanical engineers and software developers."