Drallim Industries Ltd

London Underground (TFL) has awarded Drallim Industries a contract to design, manufacture and service an enhanced version of the Permanent Current Rail Indicating Device.

The permanently-fixed traction current status indicators are designed to reduce the risk of staff accessing the track when the traction current is switched on, or when its status cannot be determined.

Drallim manufactured the original version from 2007.

Announcing the latest contract on February 26, the Sussex-based company said advances in high voltage and power backup electronics now offer the opportunity to replace the ageing installed base and to expand deployment to the whole London Underground network.

The second generation PCRID will be optimised for fast installation and swap-out maintenance, with a 90 h internal backup battery suitable for on-site replacement. It will be lightweight and robust with upgraded ingress protection and Safety Level 2 certified, and will tolerate regenerated power.

This is to certify that the Quality Management System of:

Drallim Industries Limited Millwood House, Ponswood Industrial Estate, Drury Lane, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9BA, United Kingdom

applicable to:

The provision of specialist design, contract manufacture and managed technical support services for: cargo hooks, lashings and restraints systems, valves / fluid control components, pressurisation, monitoring and control systems and general mechanical equipment; all serving the Industrial, Utilities, Telecommunications, Aerospace and Defence sectors.

has been assessed and registered by NQA against the provisions of:

AS9100D & BS EN ISO 9001:2015 in accordance with the requirements of EN 9104-001:2013. This registration is subject to the company maintaining a quality management system, to the above standard, which will be monitored by NQA.

Certificate No. 62775

Top Management Commitment to Quality

Drallim Industries’ Top Management recognises the importance of quality and is committed towards maintaining the Quality Management System to the latest edition of AS9100 incorporating BS EN ISO 9001 and endeavours to lead the company towards the continual improvement of its performance.

Drallim Industries Limited operates within its formal Quality Objectives to:

• ensure the satisfaction of our customers at all times
• provide products and services which aim to be “right first time, every time”
• commit to the on-going development and education of its employees

The company sets objectives annually through management review in order to meet the required quality standards expected by our customers.

Drallim and the PDCA cycle

Drallim Industries Limited operates its approved quality management system based around AS9100 and BS EN 9001 which applies the PDCA cycle to promote continual improvement, not only of its own quality management system but also of its commitment to attain the highest level of customer satisfaction.

• Plan – Plan the process, service or activity
• Do – Implement the process, service or activity
• Check – Verify the process, service or activity
• Act – Act to implement any changes required
• Improve – Improve the process, service or activity by repeating the cycle

We are delighted and proud to announce that we have been chosen as winners of Sussex Chamber Business Awards 2022 “THE PROBLEM SOLVER” from the Sussex Chamber of Commerce.

The award is for a business that has transformed the market that they operate in or their product or service in order to gain a strong position in their market.

Dave Mooney said "A huge thank you to our wonderful team; without them this would not have been possible. Many thanks to the Sussex Chamber for this splendid award we received 20 Sep 2022"

The British Chamber of commerce's annual Chamber Business Awards are considered one of the UK's most prestigious business awards, with hundreds of high-performing companies put forward every year for the specialist categories all competing for the coveted National Chamber Business Awards. The Sussex Chamber said of Drallim "We were delighted to nominate Drallim because of their fantastic contribution over the past year including how they recovered from a huge disaster, drove ongoing production, continued to gain new customers, built camaraderie within the company all whilst keeping the customers happy. 

As a nominated business, we are delighted to share your Chamber Business Awards stamp to demonstrate that you have excelled in The Problem Solver (Business Diversification) category.

Wish us luck for the National Awards!

On the 19^th October 2020, Drallim Industries Limited completed their move back to Millwood House after the devastating fire in February 2019.

Having lost everything inside the building, the company set about temporarily relocating their business units in the local area where available and maintaining as much day-to-day operations as was possible whilst a more permanent solution was found.

By the 1^st April 2019 they had refurbished and prepared some rented industrial-zoned accommodation, enabling them to resume the manufacturing that had been placed on hold, and they were ready to move in.

Work started at the Millwood House location to clear the site, removing everything right down to the concrete base, and plans for a new building were being made. A team of local builders and contractors were appointed and work began to prepare the site, Sunninghill Construction won the contract to rebuild Millwood House.

As the weather improved into the new year, work began on building the new factory. Groundworks were completed, foundations were prepared, steel framework went up and progress was rapid. Little did they know what was going to happen next…

In May 2020, as the fallout from COVID-19 continued and lockdown closed many smaller sites, suddenly they found themselves one of the few open building sites in the county and progress began to pick up pace again, and after a few inevitable delays due to COVID, the building was ready and the keys were handed over near the end of September 2020. During the week of the 12 October they were able to move back in, lock stock and barrel, with van loads of all the newly purchased manufacturing equipment and office furniture, with the building ready for staff and manufacturing on the 19^th October.

What an amazing turn-around. They are so grateful to all those who helped them through these hard times, and the outstanding efforts of all the management and staff, without whom none of this would have been possible. 

In the words of Dave Mooney the managing director of Drallim: “Whilst the Drury Lane fire has been a devastating blow to Drallim, our recovery has been a quite remarkable experience! It has often been frustrating, exhausting and almost overwhelming – but I think many of us have enjoyed the challenge, and most of all the great spirit of camaraderie within the company.

“Our Customers are the other great heroes as they tolerated our long delays and stuck with us until we have been able to get back into production for all of our products. We even found the time and energy to win new business from the likes of Hong Kong Electric and were awarded a 10-year MoD contract, showing immense confidence in us all"

Drallim Factory Rebuild

Drallim is pleased to announce that Bell Helicopters, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has selected the HAWK 8000lb Cargo Hook System for its Bell 525 Relentless

The HAWK 8000lb keeperless hook is one of a new range of cargo hook products arising from the company’s three year modernisation programme. The hook has been based on a core design which has a far higher maximum operating load capacity of 10000lb and designed with a safety factor of 4.3. This effectively increases the safety margin afforded to the HAWK 8000lb, significantly adding to operator confidence and ease of use.

“We have been supplying helicopter cargo hooks to the rotary wing industry since 1959,” said Phil Wilson, Aerospace Divisional Manager for Drallim Industries. “Our legacy products have a long and successful track record of safety and reliability. The market is changing though and new regulations and a greater demand for innovative features had led the company to take on a more integrated systems approach. Bell’s Helicopter’s 525 Relentless is chock-full of technology so we feel especially privileged to have one of our leading-edge cargo hook systems installed on such an innovative and prestigious platform”.

The HAWK cargo hooks fully meet FAR 29.865 relating to human and non-human external cargo loads, offering lifting excellence across the range of light, medium and heavy-lift helicopter platforms. Commercially-Developed/Military Qualified and supplied with many intrinsic features as well as optional adaptor mounts, weight indication and Electrical Cable Harnessing, the HAWK cargo hook offers helicopter OEMs a total systems approach to all factory fitted installations.

A South East manufacturing business has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016.

Drallim Industries Limited will now go head to head with manufacturers across the country for the title of Innovation & Design.

The competition has been exceptionally tough this year, with a 23% increase in the number of entries compared to last year’s programme.

Entrants will now undergo the most rigorous judging process of any industry awards in the UK.

Companies shortlisted in nine of this year’s categories will receive a site visit assessment in September, where judges will witness the entrant’s manufacturing processes in action and carefully evaluate their findings against the criteria.

The remaining three categories will be judged at the IMechE in London on September 21, where finalists will present to a panel of industry experts. The demonstrations will be followed by an intense 30-minute question and answer session.

The process will conclude at The Manufacturer MX Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, at The Vox in Birmingham on November 2. Here, manufacturing leaders and the wider industrial community will come together to celebrate the award winners. This is the biggest annual celebration in the industry’s calendar and attracted almost 1,000 attendees in previous years.

Past winners range from SMEs to OEMs and have come from a diverse range of industries, for example: Lambert Engineering (The Manufacturer of the Year, 2015), Xtrac Ltd (The Manufacturer of the Year, 2014), Vaillant Group (Sustainable Manufacturing, 2014) and Sheffield Forgemasters International (Leadership and Strategy, 2013).

Drallim Industries, a St Leonards-based manufacturer of monitoring systems for emergency valves, high voltage cables and telecommunications cables, has won regional recognition at this year’s prestigious EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.

Drallim Industries won the Innovation Award, sponsored by HVM Catapult. This award celebrates manufacturing innovation whether demonstrated through product development or operating practices that have driven greater productivity, efficiency or business growth.

Drallim Industries was up against stiff competition from a range of innovative businesses - small and large - from across the region. It was selected by a panel of judges drawn from business leaders, industry experts and academics after impressing them with their innovation that allows for a 24/7 digital world where consumers are constantly pushing the boundaries of what communications technology can offer.

With the regional title now secured, Drallim Industries will now go on to compete for the national title at an awards gala dinner in London in January next year.

Dave Mooney, Managing Director at Drallim Industries, says:

This award is testament to our hard working and dedicated team, and their relationships with our Customers; we are delighted to have won. It puts us on the map as a modern and innovative company and goes some way to demonstrate the valuable contribution made by local manufacturers, like ourselves, to our region. We can’t wait to share this news with all our staff, customers and suppliers.

Because of their diversity they are available in many differing forms, are of varying complexity and of course come in a range of sizes. Small, remotely controlled devices are accessible to everyone and can now even be purchased from the local toy shop. They have the potential to be used for simple reconnaissance missions, possibly for recreational use.

A South East manufacturing business has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016.

Drallim Industries Limited will now go head to head with manufacturers across the country for the title of Innovation & Design.

The competition has been exceptionally tough this year, with a 23% increase in the number of entries compared to last year’s programme.

Entrants will now undergo the most rigorous judging process of any industry awards in the UK.

Companies shortlisted in nine of this year’s categories will receive a site visit assessment in September, where judges will witness the entrant’s manufacturing processes in action and carefully evaluate their findings against the criteria.

The remaining three categories will be judged at the IMechE in London on September 21, where finalists will present to a panel of industry experts. The demonstrations will be followed by an intense 30-minute question and answer session.

The process will conclude at The Manufacturer MX Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, at The Vox in Birmingham on November 2. Here, manufacturing leaders and the wider industrial community will come together to celebrate the award winners. This is the biggest annual celebration in the industry’s calendar and attracted almost 1,000 attendees in previous years.

Past winners range from SMEs to OEMs and have come from a diverse range of industries, for example: Lambert Engineering (The Manufacturer of the Year, 2015), Xtrac Ltd (The Manufacturer of the Year, 2014), Vaillant Group (Sustainable Manufacturing, 2014) and Sheffield Forgemasters International (Leadership and Strategy, 2013).