What Teescraft Engineering does

Teescraft Engineering Limited is a UK-based precision engineering group headquartered in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The company operates as a privately held holding group owned by Robert Yorke, who started as an apprentice at the firm in 1987 and took full ownership in 2003. Its core business is providing integrated casting, machining, fabrication, and specialist industrial services to manufacturing customers across multiple heavy-industry verticals, including automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and quarrying, recycling, demolition, and dredging.

The group's technical capabilities span an unusually broad weight and size envelope. Casting capacity runs from 100g to 1,500kg across three foundry subsidiaries — The Stockton Casting Company (ferrous alloys, acquired 2011), Westland Castings (aluminium gravity die and sand casting, acquired 2016), and Bonds Precision Foundry (EcoShaw ceramic moulding for high-definition alloy steel castings, acquired 2020). Machining capacity reaches up to 4.5m in diameter via Harkers Machine Shop (acquired 2015) and up to 3 cubic metres at the Stockton facility. Fabrication is delivered through Steel Pro Services (acquired 2012), which operates a 2x2x2.3m pyrolysis oven rated to 760°C. A rubber products division was launched in Ashington in January 2019, and aftermarket spares for crushing equipment are supplied globally through LH Quarry Plant Ltd (acquired 2017). The group is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Commercially, Teescraft operates a direct B2B enterprise field-sales model with quote-based project pricing, no published price list, and no intermediary channel. It is positioned as a Tier One supplier to the automotive industry, machining over 300 different part numbers including alternator brackets, exhaust manifolds, hydraulic pump adaptors, and fan pulleys, and supplies high-integrity machined components to OEMs in aerospace, oil and gas, and powergen. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts and spare parts/hardware sales, with exports to Europe, the USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, and China. Growth has been financed entirely through operating cash flow and a serial acquisition strategy — eight acquisitions between 2011 and 2020 — with no disclosed external equity, debt, or venture capital backing.

Name

Teescraft Engineering

Legal name

Teescraft Engineering Limited

Website

https://teescraft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Teescraft Engineering Limited is a privately held UK precision engineering group providing integrated casting, machining, fabrication, and specialist industrial services to automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and quarrying sectors. Owned by Robert Yorke since 2003, the group operates multiple subsidiaries across North East England with global export reach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision engineering and contract manufacturing

NAICS

Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB), Aluminum Fabrication & Finishing (Machining, Anodizing, Coating) (IMAKACAI), Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Precision engineering services
• Industrial casting services
• Cnc machining services
• Metal fabrication services
• Crusher wear parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Bishop Auckland

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing Services: Revenue generated from precision manufacturing services including machining, casting, and fabrication. Services are provided to automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, energy, and general engineering sectors with products ranging from small components to large-scale industrial parts.
2. Spare Parts and Consumables: Supply of crusher wear parts, spare parts, screen spares, and specialist castings to quarrying, recycling, demolition, and dredging industries. Services include repairs, refurbishments, and on-site support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Teescraft Engineering provides precision engineering manufacturing services across casting (100g to 1,500kg in ferrous, nickel and aluminium alloys), CNC machining (up to 4.5m diameter), and bespoke steel/aluminium fabrication to industrial customers. The group supplies Tier One automotive OEMs and industrial OEMs in aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, quarrying, mining, recycling, demolition and dredging, and also sells aftermarket crusher wear parts, screen spares and rubber products via its LH Quarry Plant and Ashington Rubber divisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casting services Industrial metal casting services spanning 100g to 1,500kg component weights in ferrous, nickel and aluminium alloys, delivered through subsidiaries The Stockton Casting Company, Westland Castings and Bonds Precision Foundry. Includes EcoShaw ceramic moulding, sand casting and gravity die-casting for automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, power generation and general engineering customers.
• Machining services Precision CNC machining services for components from 0.5kg to 60kg and up to 4.5m in diameter, including 2-, 3- and 5-axis capability and machining up to 3 cubic metres at the Stockton facility. Operations include Teescraft Engineering Bishop Auckland (Tier One automotive), Teescraft Engineering Stockton (aerospace, oil and gas, powergen) and Harkers Machine Shop.
• Fabrication services Bespoke steel and aluminium fabrication from one-off prototypes to small components and large-scale steelwork, delivered through Steel Pro Services. Includes in-house welding, shot blasting, painting, finishing and a 2x2x2.3m pyrolysis oven for volatile material removal and pollutant consumption at up to 760°C.
• Crusher wear parts and spare parts supply One-stop supply, repair and refurbishment of manganese wear parts, crusher spares, screen spares, specialist castings, new and used crushers for quarrying, mining, recycling, demolition and dredging industries. Provided through LH Quarry Plant Ltd with 50 years of sector experience and extensive off-the-shelf inventory.
• Rubber products Manufactured rubber products produced by the Ashington Rubber Products division on the former Arefco site, complementing the group's metals portfolio.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Stockton Casting CompanycoreOthersAcquired in 2011, brings in-house casting capabilities to the group. Founded 1947 with 70 years experience in ferrous alloys and Fe-based steel castings. Capabilities include runs of 1-10,000 and casting weights from 1kg to 1,500kg.
• Steel Pro ServicescoreOthersAcquired in 2012, provides fabrication division for the group. Bespoke steel and aluminium products since 1996 with pyrolysis oven capabilities (2 x 2 x 2.3 metres).
• Westland CastingscoreOthersAcquired in 2016, produces aluminium castings through gravity die-casting and sand casting. Established 1962 with capabilities from 100g to 100kg sand casting and 100g to 25kg gravity die casting.
• LH Quarry Plant LtdcoreOthersAcquired in 2017, adds machining capabilities and new business stream. Services quarrying, recycling, demolition, and dredging industries in UK, Europe, Americas, Africa with expansion in Asia. 50 years experience in crusher spare/wear parts.
• Bonds Precision FoundrycoreOthersAcquired in 2020, adds precision casting capabilities using EcoShaw ceramic moulding process for high integrity alloy steel castings from 0.1-70kg.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hayward Tyler: UK-based precision engineering company producing pumps, motors, and high-integrity components for industrial markets including oil & gas, power, and aerospace. Direct peer in high-integrity component manufacturing.
• Grainger & Worrall: UK-based iron and steel foundry specializing in complex castings for automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications. Comparable mid-sized precision casting operation serving similar high-integrity end markets.
• Castings PLC: UK-listed iron foundry group producing iron castings for automotive and industrial customers. Direct peer in foundry services with overlap in automotive Tier One supply.
• Thomas Dudley Group: UK-based foundry and engineering group producing cast iron, bronze, and aluminium products. Direct peer in metal casting with similar customer mix in construction and industrial markets.
• LH Group (LH Quarry Plant): Note: LH Quarry Plant is a Teescraft subsidiary. Independent peers in the quarrying wear-parts segment include Metso and Sandvik, which provide crushing equipment and wear parts globally. Listed as comparison only for the wear-parts business line.
• Goodwin Steel Castings: UK-based steel foundry producing high-integrity steel castings for similar end markets including oil & gas, power generation, and general engineering. Direct peer in ferrous casting capabilities and customer base.
• Brandauer: UK-based precision metal presswork and stamping specialist producing high-volume components for automotive, electronics, and industrial customers. Direct peer in precision metal component manufacturing for similar B2B industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Mersen: Global industrial group producing specialty materials and components for energy, transportation, and electronics markets. Broad incumbent with overlap in graphite, electrical, and wear-resistant component categories.
• Bodycote: Global provider of heat treatment and metal joining services serving automotive, aerospace, oil & gas, and industrial customers. Broad incumbent offering complementary metal-processing services to manufacturers like Teescraft.
• Vesuvius: Global engineering group providing metal flow and refractory solutions to steel and foundry industries. Broad incumbent in the metal manufacturing services value chain with overlap in foundry customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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