Preparing for Chinese New Year
We supply a large proportion of our customers based on a schedule agreement, where we manufacture at our Asia plant and hold stock in the UK to meet the customer’s…
EU Regulations on Lead Content
Focus on Reducing Lead Content With the latest EU and REACH legislations, Lead has been added to the SVHC list (substances of very high concern) which limits the amount of…
Reshoring or Offshoring – The best of Both Worlds
We have seen a noticeable shift in customers wanting to move manufacture back to the UK; but we also know that cost plays a important part in the decision-making process…
Stock Take 2024
Great Result Achieved! We are pleased to announce that on the 700,000+ component parts we counted as part of our annual stock take, we reported a stock variance of less…
UK/HVAC Industry – Planning a Sustainable Future
We have a vested interest in boiler and heating industries as a lot of the components we supply go into the manufacture of boilers, heat pumps, ventilation systems etc. We…
How we Calculate Minimum Stock Levels
For our scheduled customers; who provide forecasted usages of their parts, we have to carefully calculate minimum stock levels to ensure we have enough stock on hand to meet the…
What is an Internal Audit & why is it Important?
It is a common misconception that audits are a “witch-hunt” and are only completed to find reasons to discipline their employees who aren’t following the procedures. However, this is simply…
Quoting Your Items – What we Need to Know
Having all of the information up-front when quoting on the items you require helps massively in being able to efficiently reply with the best prices. Please see the checklist below…
Call off Orders – How can you benefit?
Quite often we will receive an enquiry for a smaller one-off quantity, but then discover that the parts are actually required monthly and will repeatedly be ordered. If you have…
Exchange Rates – Trading in the Correct Currency
At Chartway; we have customers in multiple regions across Europe and USA, and can trade in GBP (Great British Pounds), USD (United States Dollars) and EUR (Euros). We manufacture at…