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75 years of meeting our customers' engineering needs.
We provide a complete engineering service through a unique combination of workshop-based heavy engineering, in-situ breakdown rapid response, repairs and maintenance worldwide, and the transportation and installation of plant and machinery.
Workshop Machining
Expert heavy engineering service from our purpose built 20,000 square foot workshop. High quality services... More...
In-Situ Services
Providing in-situ rapid response to breakdowns, maintenance requirements and repairs enable our customers... More...
Breakdown Services
Breakdowns are our speciality. Our ability to work 24 hours both on-site and within our workshop facilities... More...
Industries
Explore our industry specific services we can offer. Some of our industries include; Power Stations, Recycling... More...
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you! Contact information for our in-situ services, based in Rochester, and our... More...
John D Hotchkiss heavy engineering services include CNC milling and CNC turning, based at our workshops in West Kingsdown. The 20,000 square feet site has a lifting capacity of 60 Tonnes. Our sister company - Westwell Developments - is responsible for in-situ machining activities such as turning, grinding, milling and boring. The Rochester site houses keyway cutting and flange facing machines, as well as the portable rotary lathe invented by the pioneering John D Hotchkiss in1959. Together, the two companies form the Hotchkiss Engineering Group, supplying a complete service for your individual engineering project.
Our traditional client base in the Paper, Cable, Cement, Shipping and Energy industries has recently expanded to include the following:
Renewable energy
Recycling
Energy recovery
Subsea cable
Metal reclamation.
Our highly skilled and experienced staff pride themselves on their innovative problem- solving capabilities. We have a proven track record of meeting individual customers' needs, within both budget and deadline.
