Cheshire Wire Erosion

What Cheshire Wire Erosion does

Cheshire Wire Erosion Ltd is a UK-based, family-run subcontract precision machining company founded in 1995 in Sandbach, Cheshire, and headed by Lesley-Ann Edwards and her four sons. The business specialises in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM), operating 15 Sodick machines across three core service lines — Wire Cut EDM, Die Sinker EDM, and Small Hole EDM — supported by Faro Arm measurement, Bowers XT Holematic internal bore micrometres, and Guyson media blasting equipment. The Sodick fleet includes compact units (A320D) through to large-format machines (AQ900L with 900×600×400mm travel) and linear-motor-driven models that eliminate ball-screw backlash; the company cites surface finishes of 1.12 Ra µm and sub-micron tolerances achievable in production.

The company serves UK-leading industrial customers across aerospace, subsea, automotive, petro-chemical, electronics, pharmaceutical, mining, rail, defence, and motorsport, machining exotic stainless steels, hardened alloys, and other conductive materials that cannot be processed by conventional milling or turning. Projects are quote-based and project-specific, with revenue derived from machining fees per component or batch (e.g., 150-off rack piston batches). GTM is direct B2B, primarily driven by word-of-mouth referrals, the company website, email enquiries, and selective trade exhibition attendance. The business is ISO 9001 accredited, is pursuing AS9100 Aerospace Standard Accreditation, and operates under a strict non-disclosure policy to support client confidentiality.

Name

Cheshire Wire Erosion

Legal name

Cheshire Wire Erosion Ltd

Website

https://cheshirewireerosion.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cheshire Wire Erosion Ltd is a family-run UK subcontractor founded in 1995 that provides precision Electrical Discharge Machining (Wire Cut, Die Sinker, and Small Hole EDM) on exotic alloys and hardened materials for enterprise customers in aerospace, subsea, automotive, defence, motorsport, and other UK industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machining Services

akta.pro primary industry

EDM & Electrochemical Machining (Wire/Sinker EDM, ECM) (IMAHADAF)

Keywords

• Wire EDM services
• Precision machining
• Die sinker EDM
• Subcontract manufacturing
• Electrical discharge machining

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandbach

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subcontract EDM Machining Services: The company generates revenue through providing subcontract Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) services including Wire Cut EDM, Die Sinker EDM, and Small Hole EDM. Work is project-based, producing precision components to customer specifications. They work within customer budgets and deliver components at agreed timescales. Revenue comes from machining fees for components machined or modified to specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cheshire Wire Erosion provides subcontract Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) services from its Sandbach, UK workshop, operating 15 Sodick EDM machines running seven days a week. The company delivers three core EDM capabilities — Wire Cut EDM, Die Sinker EDM, and Small Hole EDM — producing precision components, prototypes, tooling, and batch parts to tight tolerances for UK industrial customers across sectors including aerospace, automotive, subsea, petro-chemical, electronics, pharmaceutical, mining, and rail.

Product overview

Cheshire Wire Erosion is a family-run precision machining company established in 1995, offering subcontract Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) services across the UK. The company operates 15 Sodick EDM machines in their workshop, providing three core EDM service types: Wire Cut EDM (WEDM) for precision cutting of intricate shapes and profiles, Die Sinker EDM for producing complex components with high accuracy, and Small Hole EDM for creating micro-holes. The machines span multiple specifications from compact units (Sodick A320D) to large-scale machines (Sodick AQ900L with 900x600x400mm travel). Supporting technology includes Faro Arm measurement systems, Bowers XT bore micrometres, and Guyson media blasting equipment. The company serves diverse industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Subsea, Petrochemical, Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Mining, and Rail sectors, working with materials ranging from exotic stainless steels and alloys to brass, aluminium, and laminated steels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wire Cut EDM Wire Electrical Discharge Machining service using state-of-the-art technology for high precision cutting of intricate shapes and contours in conductive materials, including steel alloys and exotic stainless steels, for prototypes and complex components.
• Die Sinker EDM Die Sinker EDM service producing intricate and detailed components with complex shapes and features for hardened or conductive materials difficult to machine conventionally.
• Small Hole EDM Specialised EDM machining process for creating tiny, highly precise holes ranging from micrometres to millimetres in various conductive materials, for medical devices, aerospace components, and other precision applications.
• Precision Components Machining Subcontract precision machining service producing components efficiently and effectively for clients, including prototypes, small and large batch work, exotic material machining, extrusion tooling, press tooling, and mould tooling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Surface roughness of 1.12 Ra µm achieved using Sodick four-cut technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature16 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wallwork Group: Established UK subcontract precision engineering and heat treatment group serving aerospace and industrial clients. Broader but overlapping machining service line and end-markets.
• Reliance Precision Manufacturing: Larger UK precision engineering company producing high-accuracy components for aerospace, defence and scientific instrumentation. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same precision-machining service category.
• Aspect Precision Engineering: UK precision engineering subcontractor serving aerospace, defence and motorsport. Comparable due to similar precision-machining service model, vertical mix and tight-tolerance work, though typically broader service scope.

Others

• Sodick UK: UK arm of Sodick, CWE's principal equipment supplier. Related as the enabling technology provider rather than a direct service competitor — useful for understanding installed-base comparability and equipment-roadmap signals.

Direct peers

• Approved EDM Company: UK-based subcontract EDM service provider offering wire and die sinker EDM to industrial clients across multiple sectors. Directly comparable in service offering, customer verticals and order sizes to Cheshire Wire Erosion.
• Pentangle Tooling: UK precision subcontract tooling and machining firm with overlapping capabilities in small-batch, tight-tolerance precision components for industrial customers.
• EDM Precision Ltd: UK precision engineering firm focused on electrical discharge machining for tight-tolerance components. Comparable due to direct overlap in EDM subcontract service model and tight-tolerance component manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WireErosion

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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