Arrow Medical

What Arrow Medical does

Arrow Medical Limited is a UK-based medical device contract manufacturer founded in 1989 in Kington, Herefordshire, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forefront Medical Technology since 2020. The company provides B2B outsourced manufacturing services to medical device OEMs and healthcare providers, specialising in silicone injection moulding (LSR and HCR), plastic injection moulding, Class 6/7/8 cleanroom assembly, RF welding, medical textiles fabrication, and UV curing — operating from a 16,000 sq ft facility comprising four industrial units with five certified cleanrooms (ISO 14644-1:2015). Its services span the full product lifecycle from prototype design and engineering support through volume production, sterile packaging, sterilisation, and global distribution through the Forefront group's sterile chain.

The company's portfolio includes contract manufacturing services for Class I, IIa, IIb, and III medical devices alongside a small number of branded finished products such as CE-marked SMMS Isolation Gowns (ISO EN 13795) and the patented EZYSWAB nasopharyngeal swab kit. Named enterprise customers span anaesthesia/airway management (LMA — sole-source manufacturer for 25 years), haemodynamics monitoring (Deltex Medical's CardioQ-ODM oesophageal Doppler probes), cardiac (Dot Medical's Alert atrial fibrillation catheter), and DVT prevention (Impad/AV Impulse System textile assemblies). Revenue is generated on a project-based, quote-by-quote basis across multi-year B2B contracts with no public pricing.

Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, anchored by annual exhibition presence at MedTech Innovation Expo (NEC Birmingham), Medical Technology UK (Coventry), and Medical Technology Ireland, supplemented by direct outreach via website forms, phone, and email. Sales engagement is led by Managing Director Rita Didcock and EU Business Development Director Rick Hayman, targeting design engineers, buyers, and project managers at medical device OEMs. The company's competitive position rests on its regulatory certification stack (ISO 13485:2016, FDA GMP, CE Mark, Japanese device certifications), 30-plus years of process know-how, and integration with the Forefront group's four-country manufacturing platform (UK, Singapore, Mexico, China) for global supply chain flexibility.

Name

Arrow Medical

Legal name

Arrow Medical Limited

Website

https://arrowmedical.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Arrow Medical is a UK-based medical device contract manufacturer (Kington, Herefordshire) providing silicone and plastic injection moulding, Class 6/7 cleanroom assembly, RF welding, and medical textile fabrication to medical device OEMs and healthcare providers, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forefront Medical Technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open & Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments (Handheld, Laparoscopic, MIS) (HLAHADAA), Vascular Access Devices (AV Grafts, Catheters, Fistula Accessories) (HLAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Medical device contract manufacturing
• Cleanroom assembly services
• Silicone injection moulding
• Medical textile assembly
• RF welding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: B2B contract manufacturing services for medical device companies. The company serves as an OEM contract manufacturer producing components and complete devices to customer specifications. Services include cleanroom assembly, injection moulding, textile assembly, and packaging with sterilization. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with varying volumes and complexity levels.
2. Medical Device Assembly and Distribution: Complete product assembly services including labelling, packaging, stockholding, and worldwide distribution through the sterile chain. Services span from prototype design through pre-production, production planning, engineering, to volume unit production, providing end-to-end manufacturing solutions.
3. Component Manufacturing: Manufacturing of specialized components including medical tubing, silicone moulded components, textile assemblies, and RF welded products sold as components or sub-assemblies to other medical device manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arrow Medical is a UK-based contract manufacturer of disposable medical devices operating five cleanrooms (ISO Class 6, 7 and 8) totalling 16,000 sq ft of production space. It provides silicone and plastic injection moulding, cleanroom assembly, medical textile assembly with RF welding, UV curing, packaging, sterilisation and global distribution services to medical device OEMs, alongside a small portfolio of own-brand products such as the patented EZYSWAB nasopharyngeal swab and CE-marked Isolation Gowns.

Product overview

Arrow Medical is a UK-based contract manufacturer of disposable medical devices, operating as a subsidiary of Forefront Medical Technology. The company offers a vertically integrated portfolio combining manufacturing services (clean room assembly, injection moulding, textile/RF welding, medical tubing) with specific finished products (Isolation Gowns, EZYSWAB nasopharyngeal swabs, catheter systems, airway management devices). Core capabilities centre on silicone injection moulding (LSR/HCR), plastic injection moulding, cleanroom assembly to Class 6/7 standards, and precision textile fabrication via RF welding and sewing. Products span anaesthesia/airway management (LMA systems, endotracheal tubes), cardiac devices (atrial defibrillation catheters, oesophageal Doppler monitoring components), DVT prevention (Impad/AV Impulse System assemblies), and wearable medical textiles. Services include full product lifecycle support from prototype design through production, packaging, sterilisation, and global distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Isolation Gowns British-made disposable non-sterile gowns with set-in sleeves, adjustable neck sizes and welded seams, manufactured from SMMS multi-layer polypropylene fabric for microbial barrier protection. CE marked to ISO EN 13795 for surgical gowns and drapes.
• EZYSWAB Nasopharyngeal Swab Kit Arrow Medical's patented nasopharyngeal swab with a flexible biocompatible nylon tip and Safe Break Point feature for quick transfer into a sample collection tube, designed for patient comfort and effective sample collection.
• Silicone Injection Moulding Services Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and high consistency rubber (HCR) injection moulding services using Maplan and Arburg presses, with overmoulding and compression moulding capabilities for medical sealing applications and other Class I–III devices.
• Plastic Injection Moulding Services Full-spectrum plastic injection moulding services covering design, prototyping, mould making and part fabrication using thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers for medical and industrial customers.
• Medical Injection Moulding Services Medical-sector injection moulding for Class I, IIa, IIb and III medical devices including design consultation, 3D prototyping and production with three-shift operation on dedicated LSR equipment.
• Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) Injection Moulding LSR injection moulding using a 1:1 ratio two-component liquid silicone system with cold-runner methods and rapid cycling for high-volume production of complex medical-grade geometries.
• Cleanroom Assembly Services Class 6 and 7 cleanroom assembly for single-use medical devices including manual and semi-automated assembly, injection moulding, UV curing and sterile packaging ready for gamma or ETO sterilisation, certified to ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 14644-1:2015.
• Textile & RF Welding Services Precision fabric assembly using RF welding, precision cutting, punching and multi-layer assembly for medical fabrics, films and textiles, with welding capacity from 1,200x900mm to 220x60mm and 3–15 kW power output, accredited to ISO EN 13485:2016.
• Medical Tubing Small-diameter medical tubing including cardiovascular introducer sheaths, angiography catheters, guiding catheters, steerable catheters, coiled/braided shafts, stents, introducer sheaths and dilators, manufactured within the Forefront Medical Technology group.
• Silicone Rubber Manufacturing UK-based silicone rubber manufacturing from raw material incorporation through extrusion, cutting, joining and hand finishing of gaskets, with full traceability for medical applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manufacturer of LMA system for 25 years with supply chain management of components sourced globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Forefront Medical TechnologyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Arrow Medical is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forefront Medical Technology, acquired in 2020. This parent company relationship provides Arrow Medical with access to quality and competitive manufacture of components using plastics and polymer injection moulding, blow moulding, and silicone extrusion. Forefront Medical is an EN ISO 13485:2016 contract manufacturer of medical devices with plants in the UK, Singapore, Mexico, and China, offering vertically integrated manufacturing services including assembly of finished devices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Biomerics: Specialist medical device contract manufacturer focused on polymer processing, silicone moulding, and catheter-based therapeutic devices. Direct overlap with Arrow's silicone and catheter manufacturing capabilities for similar cardiac and airway OEM customers.
• Freudenberg Medical: Medical device CDMO offering silicone and thermoplastic moulding, extrusion, catheter development and cleanroom assembly. Operates globally with dedicated medical-grade facilities; comparable to Arrow across its core silicone moulding and tubing stack.
• Confluent Medical Technologies: Medical device contract manufacturer specialising in nitinol, polymer, and silicone components, including catheter and tubing assemblies. Comparable to Arrow on catheter, tubing, and cleanroom assembly capabilities serving structural heart and airway OEMs.
• Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical: Global CDMO specialising in silicone and polymer moulding, extrusion, and medical device components, with strong presence in Class I-III device manufacturing. Direct overlap with Arrow's LSR/HCR moulding and cleanroom assembly offering for similar OEM customers.
• Europlaz Technologies: UK-based medical device contract manufacturer offering injection moulding, cleanroom assembly and device packaging to ISO 13485 standards. Closest like-for-like UK peer to Arrow on size, services, and customer base in the British medtech CDMO market.
• Forefront Medical Technology: Direct parent company of Arrow Medical, operating the same medical device contract manufacturing model with overlapping capabilities (silicone moulding, extrusion, tubing) across UK, Singapore, Mexico, and China plants. Most comparable as it shares DNA, processes, and customer relationships with Arrow.

Broad incumbents

• Integer Holdings: Large global medical device outsource manufacturer offering design, manufacturing, and assembly of Class I-III devices including catheters, leads, and introducers. Broader and more scaled than Arrow, but operates in the same medical device CDMO segment with overlapping customers.
• Jabil Healthcare: Global manufacturing services provider with a dedicated healthcare division covering medical device assembly, injection moulding, and sterile packaging. Competes with Arrow for OEM contract manufacturing work at much greater scale and geographic footprint.
• Sanmina Healthcare: Global contract manufacturer with medical segment producing Class I-III devices including injection moulding, assembly and packaging. Operates at significantly larger scale than Arrow across similar service categories.

Regional players

• LPE Medical: UK-based contract manufacturer specialising in injection moulding and assembly of medical devices in cleanroom environments, serving European OEMs. Comparable to Arrow on capabilities and UK geography but with a smaller custom tooling focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arrow-medical-limited

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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