Industrial welding in a mechanical fabrication shop

Thika works · Est. 1974

T. Ashford & Co. (E.A.) Ltd

Mechanical plant engineered to run.

Design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and maintenance for industrial systems across Kenya and East Africa.

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1974Founded
NCA 4Mechanical works
1,800 tFabrication / year
65+Engineers & fitters

Who we are

Plant engineering from a Thika works floor.

Thomas Ashford started the firm in 1974 for factories that needed mechanical design and a shop that could build and install. Today Ashford Works sits on the Thika industrial belt — Kenyan-managed, drawing-led, and still close to the floor.

We take plant packages from concept through fabrication, site fit, commissioning, and upkeep: conveyors, process equipment, workshop plant, pressure systems, and mechanical modifications for agro-processing, logistics, and light industry.

  • National Construction Authority registered
  • Engineers Board of Kenya professional staff
  • In-house fabrication, fitting, and commissioning
Engineer at a mechanical assembly and test workstation
Assemblies checked against drawings before they leave the works.

Services

What the works delivers.

  1. 01

    Mechanical systems

    Design and evaluation of plant equipment, drives, conveyors, and mechanical packages to drawing and specification.

  2. 02

    Fabrication & fitting

    Cutting, welding, trial assembly, and fitting of mechanical structures and equipment at Ashford Works.

  3. 03

    Install & commission

    Site installation, alignment, testing, and handover of plant and workshop equipment to client programmes.

  4. 04

    Maintenance & reliability

    Planned maintenance, fault finding, and upgrades that keep production assets available and safe.

Ashford Works

Where drawings meet steel.

Fabrication bays, fitting benches, and trial assembly sit under one roof. Mechanical engineers work the drawings against what the shop can make — then follow packages onto client sites for install and commission.

  • MIG, MMA, and fabrication welding
  • Fitting, alignment, and trial assembly
  • Inspection records before dispatch
  • Plant support on installation programmes
Heavy mechanical component in a fabrication hall Close-up of welding sparks Industrial plant machinery

Method

Four steps. No theatre.

01

Scope

Loads, interfaces, and programme before we price risk.

02

Coordinate

Layouts and connections agreed with the client team.

03

Build

Fabrication, install, and commission as one sequence.

04

Hand over

Test records, as-builts, and maintenance notes.

Contact

Tenders, site visits, employment checks.

Works
Ashford Works, Off Garissa Road, Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya
Post
P.O. Box 1480 – 01000, Thika

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