News and Press Releases
Kingfield formalises its aerospace credentials
Added: 25.04.08
In recognition of our growing presence in the aerospace sector Kingfield has become a corporate member of both the Midland Aerospace Alliance and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC). SBAC is the UK's national trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, defence, homeland security and space products.
Growth Target Exceeded
Added: 11.04.08
The completion of the 2007/2008 financial year has been regarded as a very good year for Kingfield Electronics. A combination of organic growth and the addition of a number of new customers has enabled the business to grow by over 20% over the past 12-months at a time when other electronic manufacturing businesses are contracting within the UK.
EMS Provider makes UK Centre of Excellence
Added: 10.03.08
Kingfield Electronics Ltd has made its UK facility in Chesterfield a centre of excellence for mission critical, high reliability electronics.
Dave Bailey, Operations Director explains, “Some three years ago we recognised that the globalisation of the EMS market would mean our offering in the UK would need to change.
Training Academy produces another Talented Individual
Added: 18.02.08
Kingfield Electronics has developed a succession planning model by promoting staff from within the organisation to more senior positions.
Sara Davis has been promoted to Business Development Coordinator after three years at the company which has seen her move up the ranks via a number of account management roles.
Full Turnkey Box Build - The Way Forward
Added: 29.11.07
Do you need your contract electronics manufacturing partner to be a full turnkey box builder?
If yes, then Kingfield may have a solution for you. At Kingfield over 80% of the pcbas we assemble are built into a finished box build assemblies. Kingfield are slightly different and possibly unique within the UK as we target securing finished product business and not just pcb assembly work.
'Fit' is everything for Aerospace and Defence Customers
Added: 29.11.07
Why does Kingfield Electronics have a growing number of clients from the Aerospace and Defence sector?
If you ask Peter Edwards, QA Manager at Kingfield he will tell you, "Because we care about each product with a passion and we have the required attention to detail. We take a lot of time out in the initial stages of a business relationship to understand each clients unique requirements.
Free China Electronics Manufacturing Services Seminar
Added: 29.11.07
Kingfield Electronics has been successfully trading with Chinese electronic manufacturing partners for over two years. During that time they have become integral to our supply chain culminating in us setting up an International Purchasing Office in Hong Kong.
Lean Manufacturing adopted by Kingfield
Added: 14.08.07
In recent months Kingfield has introduced 5S to its work environment. The results are there for all to see. Both existing customers and prospects have commented on the cleanliness and work flow improvements we have made to our facility.
Focusing on Soft Issues is the way to Far East Success
Added: 07.08.07
Darren Dooley, Engineering Process Manager has recently returned from a trip to the far east where he carried out further process audits on our Chinese based manufacturing partners.
Darren states, "Over the past 18 months we have developed a robust audit process which ensures that our Chinese partners not only meet but exceed Kingfield's expectations.
Do you need Full Service Manufacturing?
Added: 31.07.07
What is full service manufacturing? As the electronic manufacturing service market has evolved over the past 30-40 years so have customers expectations and requirements and with it, the definition of full service manufacturing.
First came the manufacturing of PCB assemblies using free issue components, then the testing of these assemblies using components the CEM had procured. This was closely followed by assembling of PCB assemblies into 'boxes' and then the dispatch of the finished goods to global destinations. Does the journey end here?
No, Kingfield has now taken it a stage further. We have now developed our own software to manage the after sales activities comprised of warranty returns, lifetime upgrades and refurbishments.
Kingfield continues to grow
Added: 17.07.07
Kingfield Electronics has grown profitably in the last quarter at a faster rate that in any other quarter of its previous 22 year trading history. Nick Taylor, Managing Director comments....
Blended Model
Added: 01.07.07
In addition, the introduction of a more focussed marketing campaign has led to a number of very positive opportunities which will form part of our future development in 2008 and beyond. The introduction of our....
Chinese Facility Expansion Planned
Added: 26.06.07
As a result of the continued growth of Kingfield's' offshore supply chain, a decision has been taken to strengthen the team based in the company's Hong Kong Offices. Dave Bailey, Operations Director states, "Our offices are based only a 90 minute drive from the Chinese factory so it makes excellent sense to strengthen the team in this geographical area where technical and professional staff are readily available."....
Further AOI added to Process Control Tools
Added: 10.06.07
We recently bought the new MARANTZ M22XDL-350 AOI machine to supplement our automated process control strategy. Procured to operate exclusively in the SMT area, the AOI machine will be used to augment the manual inspection of complex SMT products where traditional manual inspection would be either too time consuming or inappropriate based on the complexity of the assembly.....
Talent Management - Investing in our Future
Added: 29.05.07
Kingfield Electronics Limited has had a strong presence in the contract electronics manufacturing sector since 1985. Specialising in low to medium volume, high reliability, complex electronics, we offer a range of manufacturing services to some of the worlds leading companies.....
Aerospace Accreditation Achieved
Added: 22.05.07
Chesterfield based Kingfield Electronics has achieved accreditation to supply contract electronics manufacturing services to one of the worlds leading aerospace companies. Nick Taylor, Kingfield's Managing Director states, "This shows just how far our business has come over the last few years, we are very proud....
Offshore Manufacturing supplements UK Build
Added: 10.03.07
18 months ago we set ourselves the challenge of developing a business model which would give our clients access to the benefits of both a UK and Offshore manufacturing model. Since then we have developed business partnerships with companies in both mainland China and Hong Kong to support our higher volume pcb assembly requirements. In addition, we have also created an international purchasing office and....
Box Build facility expands to cater for growth
Added: 15.02.07
We have recently added extra floor space to our manufacturing facilities. Alan Oldale, QA and Facilities Manager states, " We have taken a further business unit adjacent to our existing facility to provide the expansion space for our current box build capability. We are currently providing fully turnkey box build services for many of our customers and this is a growing aspect of our business".
Industry Professionals join the team
Added: 25.01.07
In most businesses people make the difference. In recent times Kingfield has been very fortunate to be able to attract individuals from some of the UK's most respected electronic manufacturing companies. A number of key appointments have been made over the past 12 months with personnel of proven capability in their respective fields.
The fine art of turnkey manufacturing
Added: 05.01.07
UK CEMs now have to be as versatile as ever to survive and prosper in an ever-changing marketplace and one of the recipes for potential success is by providing real value-added services to customers. Turnkey manufacturing is a buzzword synonymous with UK manufacturing at the moment and is a term used to describe the whole manufacturing process from design to despatch and everything in between.