The short version
Geometry-changing and mechanical work runs in our plant: tooling design and build, stamping and deep drawing, CNC machining, deburring, tapping, assembly and inspection. Heat treatment, plating, passivation and specialty surface finishes run through audited partners in our supplier network, under our documentation and change control. The supplier pages below name those partners and what each one is for.
Supplier network
The network is published process by process, so a buyer can see who runs each step that leaves the building:
- Balford supplier network – the overview and the split between in-house and managed work.
- Raw materials – stainless steel, carbon steel, brass and copper, bar and tube.
- Tooling materials and tooling components.
- Heat treatment – die and tool, product, and annealing and demagnetisation.
- Surface treatment – zinc plating, zinc-nickel, nickel, chrome, phosphating, pickling, painting and powder coating, and e-coating.
Quality, documents and compliance
- Quality and certifications – ISO 9001:2015, and what is and is not claimed.
- Inspection lab – the instruments, and what the lab does not do.
- Checklists – RFQ, IMDS and supplier audit.
- What is IMDS, the compliance checklist, rejection reasons and IMDS vs RoHS vs REACH.
- Prototyping and first article.
Working with us
- Export and payment information – who manufactures, who collects the payment, the bank details, the trade terms we quote and which regions qualify for open account.
- Frequently asked questions
- About Balford and the team
- Contact the sales team
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Written by the Balford technical team, Zhuji, Zhejiang. Last updated 8 October 2026.