CURL Moducons

What CURL Moducons does

CURL Moducons is a precision sheet metal fabrication company operating from a 35,000 sq ft facility in Washington, North East England. It functions as an autonomous trading division of Permoid Industries, a diversified engineering group that manufactures fabricated and pressed components. The company serves enterprise customers across heavy equipment (notably Komatsu UK), automotive, rail, road haulage, and industrial platform manufacturing, delivering custom components from one-off prototypes through high-volume production runs.

The company operates a vertically integrated manufacturing workflow covering laser cutting and profiling (4x2 metre bed, up to 15mm carbon/stainless/aluminium, plus 100mm profile burner), CNC punching, CNC bending (up to 4000mm length, 220 tonnes), machining, MIG/TIG/spot welding and silver brazing, and a dedicated paint shop offering powder coating, wet painting, EPD coating, and zinc plating. Quality assurance is built into each production stage with ISIR checks and routine batch inspections under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system. CAD design and finishing capabilities are in-house, allowing single-source delivery from cutting through to finished part.

Commercially, CURL Moducons runs a sales-led, quote-based business model: customers submit technical drawings and quantities via phone, email, or a website quote request form, the technical sales team assesses feasibility with production engineering, and tailored quotations are issued. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contract terms are described as multi-year. The company claims global service reach from its single UK site, with direct delivery and customer collection as the primary distribution channels. Marketing is passive, relying on the company website, direct contact, and customer/peer recognition (including three Komatsu UK Supplier of the Year awards in 1999, 2015, and 2016) rather than active digital campaigns. No revenue, headcount, or growth metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

CURL Moducons

Legal name

Curl Moducons

Website

https://curl-moducons.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CURL Moducons is a UK precision sheet metal fabricator (Washington, North East England), operating as a Permoid Industries division. It serves enterprise OEMs in heavy equipment, automotive, rail, and industrial platforms with in-house cutting, bending, welding, machining, and finishing under ISO 9001:2015.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (3321)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443)

akta.pro primary industry

Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Sheet metal fabrication
• CNC laser cutting
• CNC bending services
• Metal welding fabrication
• Powder coating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Metal Fabrication Services: Custom sheet metal fabrication services including laser cutting, CNC punching, CNC bending, machining, welding, and finishing. Services provided for one-off prototypes, batch production, and high-volume runs across various metals including carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminium.
2. Finishing Services: Powder coating, wet painting, EPD coating, and zinc plating services for metal components as value-added finishing operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CURL Moducons manufactures custom sheet metal parts and components through an integrated in-house workflow spanning laser cutting and profiling, CNC punching, CNC bending, machining, welding and fabricating, powder coating and wet painting, and quality assurance. The company serves enterprise customers across heavy equipment, automotive, railway, road haulage, and industrial platform sectors, producing one-off prototypes, batch runs, and high-volume production from carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminium. Based in a 35,000 sq.ft. facility in Washington, North East of England, the business operates as an autonomous trading division of Permoid Industries.

Product overview

Curl Moducons is a metal fabrication company offering a unified suite of in-house manufacturing services. The portfolio consists of seven core service modules: Laser Cutting & Profiling, CNC Punching, CNC Bending, Machining, Welding & Fabricating, Powder Coating & Wet Paint, and Quality Assurance. These services are designed to work together as an integrated manufacturing workflow — from initial cutting through bending, welding, inspection, painting, final assembly and inspection — enabling the company to deliver complete fabricated sheet metal components from prototype through high-volume production runs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Cutting & Profiling High powered laser cutting and profiling of sheet metals including carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium up to 15mm thick, with a 4x2 metre bed size. Heavier materials up to 100mm thick can be cut via in-house profile burner. Targeted at industrial customers needing precision cut sheet metal components.
• CNC Punching Flexible CNC punching processing of diverse parts, capable of cutting profiles and creating various forms in sheet metal products commonly used for earthmover steps and tread plates. Targeted at industrial manufacturers needing formed sheet metal components.
• CNC Bending In-house press brake bending of stainless steel, mild steel and aluminium up to 4000mm in length with 220 tonnes capacity, forming parts to tight tolerances and bespoke customer specifications. Targeted at manufacturers requiring precisely bent components.
• Machining Machining and drilling capabilities for accurate production of bespoke sub-components such as seats, bosses and flanges. Targeted at industrial customers needing accurately machined metal sub-components as part of larger fabrications.
• Welding & Fabricating Precision welding services including MIG, TIG, spot welding and silver brazing, along with metal dressing to produce automotive brackets, covers and steps. Targeted at automotive and industrial manufacturers needing welded assemblies.
• Powder Coating & Wet Paint Dedicated paint shop with wet back and powder coating booths, high speed carousel and industrial stoving ovens, offering alternative finishes such as EPD coating and zinc plating. Targeted at industrial customers needing finished, coated metal components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Right first time products delivered on time
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Permoid IndustriescoreOthersCurl Moducons is an autonomous trading division of Permoid Industries, a well-established engineering group manufacturing fabricated and pressed components. This parent company relationship provides structural backing and shared group capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Barnshaws Metal Bending: UK-based precision metal bending and fabrication specialist operating press brakes at multiple UK sites. Directly comparable to Curl Moducons in offering precision sheet metal services to heavy-equipment, architectural and industrial customers, with overlapping CNC bending capability.
• Pearson Engineering: UK-based heavy-equipment fabricator producing earth-moving and defence-related metal components. Highly comparable to Curl Moducons' Komatsu/earthmover work, with overlapping heavy-equipment customer base and similar precision sheet metal and fabrication capabilities.
• SSG Precision: UK precision sheet metal fabricator offering laser cutting, CNC punching, bending, welding and powder coating services. Directly comparable to Curl Moducons in service portfolio, customer segments (industrial OEM) and UK mid-market contract fabrication positioning.
• PDL Fabrications: UK contract sheet metal fabricator with laser cutting, CNC bending, welding and finishing capabilities serving industrial OEM customers. Directly comparable to Curl Moducons in offering full-service custom fabrication from prototype to production run.
• Sheet Metal Craft: UK precision sheet metal manufacturer with laser cutting, folding, welding and finishing capabilities. Comparable to Curl Moducons in offering bespoke and batch sheet metal fabrication to industrial customers, though smaller in scale.
• MTL Advanced: UK-based laser cutting, fabrication and machining specialist serving rail, defence, construction and industrial markets. Comparable to Curl Moducons in target verticals (rail, heavy industry) and precision fabrication capabilities.
• Laser 24: UK 24-hour laser cutting service bureau operating fibre lasers with broad material and thickness capabilities. Comparable to Curl Moducons as a UK laser cutting service provider serving industrial customers, though more focused on cutting alone rather than full fabrication.

Broad incumbents

• Bystronic: Global manufacturer of laser cutting, bending and automation systems for sheet metal processing, also offering service bureau capacity in select markets. Comparable to Curl Moducons as a major player in laser cutting and bending, though primarily an equipment OEM with broader geographic and product scope.
• Trumpf: Global leader in sheet metal processing machinery (laser cutting, punching, bending) and laser technology. Comparable to Curl Moducons in the underlying sheet metal processing domain, though operates primarily as an equipment manufacturer rather than contract fabricator.
• Amada: Global manufacturer of sheet metal machinery including laser cutters, press brakes and punch presses, with a UK subsidiary serving the British fabrication market. Comparable to Curl Moducons through shared customer base of UK fabricators and overlapping laser/punching/bending technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curl-moducons

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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