Pressfab Engineering

What Pressfab Engineering does

Pressfab Engineering Limited is a UK-based precision metal fabrication company founded in 1993, operating from a 17,000 square foot factory facility in Flitwick, Bedford. The company delivers a vertically integrated suite of six services—laser cutting, CNC machining, CNC punching, folding and bending, welding and fabrication, and finishing—enabling customers to source complete metalwork components from a single supplier rather than coordinating multiple subcontractors. Its equipment base is anchored by Trumpf CNC laser systems (handling sheet and plate up to 3000mm × 1500mm to ±0.1mm tolerance), a Trumpf TruPunch 1000 (up to 600 strokes per minute, 6.4mm thickness), eight CNC machining centres including 5-axis capability, press brakes up to 100 tonnes, and robotic plus manual MIG/TIG welding.

The company serves eight identifiable end-markets: aviation (with Airbus named as a customer), defence, automotive, leisure (including high-end gym equipment), architectural metalwork, shop fitting, healthcare, and electronics. AS9100D aerospace certification, BS EN ISO 9001:2015 quality certification, and Cyber Essentials certification underpin its ability to participate in regulated supply chains and protect customer intellectual property.

Commercial operations are sales-led and project-based: customers request quotes by phone (01525 719 991) or email ([email protected]), pricing is bespoke per project, and a £50 minimum order applies with 30-day credit terms available. The firm is a privately held English private limited company (company number 3786163) with no disclosed external funding rounds, no parent company, and no M&A activity in the record; growth to date has been funded organically, with the most recent major capacity move being the 2000 purchase of the current factory facility.

Name

Pressfab Engineering

Legal name

Pressfab Engineering Limited

Website

https://pressfab.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pressfab Engineering is a UK precision metal fabrication company founded in 1993, operating from a 17,000 sq ft Flitwick facility to deliver laser cutting, CNC machining, punching, welding, and finishing services to aerospace, defence, automotive, and other regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Metal Fabrication Services: One-time and production run manufacturing services for custom metal parts. Services include laser cutting, CNC machining, CNC punching, folding/bending, welding, fabrication, and finishing. Revenue generated per project/order with pricing based on specifications, materials, and volumes. Minimum order value of £50.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pressfab Engineering is a UK-based precision metal fabrication subcontractor that manufactures custom engineered metalwork components from raw material through to finished parts. The company operates a 17,000 sq ft Flitwick facility offering laser cutting, CNC machining, CNC punching, folding/bending, welding/fabrication, and finishing services to clients across aviation, defence, automotive, healthcare, electronics, leisure, architectural, and shop-fitting sectors. Revenue is generated per project based on specifications, materials, and volumes, with a minimum order value of £50.

Product overview

Pressfab Engineering is a precision metal fabrication company offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing services from its UK facility since 1993. The core offering consists of six integrated service areas: Laser Cutting (2D precision cutting using Trumpf CNC systems), CNC Machining (milling, turning, and 5-axis capabilities), CNC Punching (Trumpf TruPunch for complex sheet metal components), Folding and Bending (press brake operations up to 100 tonnes), Welding and Fabrication (MIG/TIG with robotic and manual options), and Finishing (powder coating, wet paint, engraving, laser marking). These services are designed to work together, enabling customers to progress from raw materials through to completed, finished metalwork components—all from a single supplier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Cutting

Named customers7 records

Segments8 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

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WEC Group: UK metal fabrication and precision engineering group offering laser cutting, CNC machining, welding and finishing; directly competes with Pressfab for similar contract manufacturing work, albeit at larger scale.
• Pearson Engineering: UK-based precision engineering firm providing CNC machining and fabrication services to defence and industrial clients; comparable quality standards and customer mix.
• Multiform Metals Group: UK precision sheet metal fabrication business offering laser cutting, punching, bending and finishing to industrial customers; overlaps directly with Pressfab's core service set and customer profile.
• Kemlows Deritend Precision Engineering: UK-based precision sheet metalwork and CNC machining services company with similar mid-market B2B model, serving comparable industrial and aerospace-adjacent customers from UK facilities.
• Amtek Precision Engineering: UK precision engineering and CNC machining provider serving aerospace, defence, medical and industrial sectors with similar full-service fabrication offering.
• Cubik Engineering: UK precision CNC machining and prototyping specialist serving aerospace, defence and industrial clients; comparable capability set and quality certification profile.

Broad incumbents

• Doncasters Group: Global precision-engineered components supplier with strong UK presence serving aerospace and industrial customers; offers overlapping precision metal components at much greater scale than Pressfab.
• Meggitt plc: Major UK-headquartered aerospace and defence components manufacturer (now part of Parker Hannifin) supplying engineered components and precision parts across commercial and military aviation; broader incumbent competing for the same aerospace wallet.
• Senior plc: Large UK-listed precision engineering group serving aerospace, defence, automotive and industrial markets with a much broader portfolio and global footprint; represents the scaled incumbent Pressfab competes against for aerospace work.
• GKN Aerospace: Global tier-1 aerospace components manufacturer with UK operations producing precision aerostructures and engineered parts; represents the dominant scaled competitor whose supply chain Pressfab feeds into.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pressfab-engineering-ltd

Compliance3 records

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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