Hone-All Precision

What Hone-All Precision does

Hone-All Precision Limited is a privately held, family-run precision machining subcontractor established in 1993 and headquartered in a single facility in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK. The company specialises in deep hole boring, deep hole drilling, CNC gundrilling, CNC honing, and CNC turning, with particular expertise in thin-wall tubing and long, tubular-type components (up to 4 metres in length) that other machinists reportedly find difficult or impossible to hold to tolerance. All manufacturing is undertaken in-house, giving the company complete control over supply chain, procurement, material sourcing, and lead times, with material procurement and heat treatment offered alongside the core machining services.

The company is qualified to aerospace-grade standards across every purchase order, holding BS EN 9100:2018, AS9100 Rev D, ISO 9001:2015, and SC4 certifications, along with Rolls-Royce approved supplier status. It serves enterprise customers across at least seven verticals — Aerospace/Defence, Oil & Gas, Hydraulics, Packaging & Printing, Formula 1/Motorsport, Medical, and Injection Moulding — with named clients including BP, Prodrive (F1), Corrotherm UK, RJ Engineering, Broder Metals, and Cardan Precision.

Go-to-market is relationship-led and direct: B2B sales via quote-based pricing, supported by content marketing (blog, downloadable guides) and active social media channels. Revenue, headcount trend, and order book are not publicly disclosed. The business operates with no external investors, no parent company, and no acquisition history, and is described as a stable specialist applying aerospace standards to commercial and critical work alike.

Name

Hone-All Precision

Legal name

Hone-All Precision Limited

Website

https://hone-all.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hone-All Precision Limited is a UK family-run subcontract precision machining specialist in Leighton Buzzard offering deep hole boring, drilling, gundrilling, honing, and CNC turning up to 4 metres, serving aerospace, oil & gas, hydraulics, Formula 1, medical, and packaging customers to aerospace-grade standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machining Services

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (3364)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grinding, Honing & Superfinishing Equipment (IMAHADAE)

Keywords

• Precision machining services
• Deep hole drilling
• Deep hole boring
• CNC honing
• CNC turning

Headquarters

HQ city

Leighton Buzzard

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Machining Subcontract Services: B2B subcontract precision machining services providing Deep Hole Boring, Deep Hole Drilling, Gundrilling, Honing, and CNC Turning to manufacturing customers across aerospace, oil & gas, hydraulics, medical, and motorsport sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hone-All Precision is a precision machining subcontractor performing Deep Hole Boring, Deep Hole Drilling, CNC Gundrilling, CNC Honing and CNC Turning in-house at its Leighton Buzzard facility. The company specialises in thin-wall tubing and long, tubular-type components up to 4 metres in length, applying aerospace-grade quality standards across every order. Supporting services include material procurement, heat treatment, precision rollers, tube manufacturing, extruder barrels, trepanning and hydraulic cylinder machining.

Product overview

Hone-All Precision is a relationship-focused precision machining specialist offering a portfolio of complementary manufacturing services. The core capabilities are Deep Hole Boring, Deep Hole Drilling, CNC Gundrilling, CNC Honing, and CNC Turning — all performed in-house at their Leighton Buzzard facility. They specialize in thin wall tubing and long, tubular-type components that others would find difficult to machine. The services complement each other: deep hole boring and drilling create foundational holes, gundrilling provides cost-effective deep hole production, honing achieves final precision surface finishes, and CNC turning machines the broader range of components. Supporting services include Precision Rollers, Tube Manufacturing, Extruder Barrels, Trepanning, and Hydraulic Cylinders, with material procurement and heat treatment also offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Deep Hole Boring Precision deep hole boring service for creating long, accurately machined bores in various materials to aerospace standards, targeting engineering and manufacturing customers.
• Deep Hole Drilling Precision deep hole drilling service for creating deep, accurate holes typically beyond the capacity of conventional drilling methods, delivered to aerospace-grade tolerances.
• CNC Gundrilling CNC-controlled gundrilling service for high-precision, cost-effective drilling of deep holes with exceptional accuracy, used for mould tools, large cavity blocks and bolster plates in injection moulding and similar applications.
• CNC Honing CNC honing service for achieving ultra-precise bore geometry, surface finish and dimensional accuracy on machined components, particularly for hydraulic cylinders and fluid power components.
• CNC Turning CNC turning service for precision machining of cylindrical components and tubular-type parts up to 4 metres in length, applied across aerospace, oil & gas, hydraulics and motorsport customers.
• Precision Rollers High precision rollers and shafts for the packaging, converting and print industries requiring high accuracy and excellent surface finishes.
• Tube Manufacturing Manufacturing of thin wall tubing and long, tubular-type components that require specialized machining capabilities, a core specialism of Hone-All Precision.
• Extruder Barrels Precision machining of extruder barrels for plastic processing and manufacturing equipment.
• Trepanning Trepanning service for creating large diameter holes efficiently from solid material using specialized cutting techniques.
• Hydraulic Cylinders Precision machining of hydraulic cylinders for the hydraulics industry, with honing as a pre-requisite process for precision cylinders and fluid power components.
• Sub-Contracting & Out-Sourcing Sub-contracting and out-sourced precision machining services for customers needing additional manufacturing capacity, including material procurement and heat treatment handling.

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rolls-RoycecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRolls-Royce approved supplier status, indicating Hone-All meets the stringent quality and technical requirements for aerospace engine components.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Xometry: Global on-demand contract manufacturing marketplace that connects buyers with precision machining shops. An indirect channel competitor that could divert subcontract orders away from standalone UK shops like Hone-All by aggregating capacity.

Direct peers

• Prodrax Group: UK precision engineering subcontractor offering CNC machining, milling and turning across aerospace, defence and industrial sectors. Comparable B2B subcontract machining business model and vertical mix to Hone-All.
• Dawson Shanahan: UK-based specialist manufacturer of precision cold-drawn and machined tubular components serving aerospace, medical, hydraulics and industrial markets. Most direct comparable to Hone-All on product type (thin wall precision tubing) and customer verticals.
• Nasmyth Group: UK precision aerospace component manufacturer with extensive AS9100 certifications serving Boeing, Airbus, GKN and Rolls-Royce supply chains. Larger direct competitor in aerospace subcontract machining and surface treatment.
• Cox Manufacturing: US precision machining services provider with AS9100 certification serving aerospace and defence primes. Comparable capability profile (precision subcontract machining for demanding sectors) though at significantly larger scale.
• Whiteley Engineering: UK precision engineering and subcontract machining business serving aerospace, oil & gas and industrial markets. Closely comparable size, capability mix and end-market exposure to Hone-All.
• Mollart Engineering: UK deep hole drilling and precision machining specialist with a heritage in gundrilling and boring services. Closest peer on core process capability (deep hole drilling/gundrilling), though larger and more industrial-focused than Hone-All.
• MB Aerospace: US-headquartered aerospace machining and component manufacturer operating across engine and airframe programmes. Comparable capability set (precision machined components for aerospace engines) and customer overlap with Hone-All's aerospace work.
• Thomas Engineering: UK precision engineering subcontractor providing CNC turning, milling and grinding to aerospace, hydraulics and motorsport customers. Overlapping service portfolio (turning, honing) and similar multi-vertical focus to Hone-All.

Broad incumbents

• INDEX-Werke: German CNC lathe and turning machine centre manufacturer. While primarily an equipment maker rather than a machining services shop, it operates a 'Turn & More' contract manufacturing arm that competes directly with Hone-All in CNC turned precision components.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Hone_All_UK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXUhAEedTQtWXd6VriVohUg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Hone-All-Precision-Ltd-156893864814796
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hone-all-precision-ltd-

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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