What VISION PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD does

Vision Precision Engineering Ltd is a privately held, family-run CNC precision engineering job shop founded around 1998 and headquartered in Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire, UK. The company manufactures precision machined components for customers in Formula E motorsport, aerospace, defence, mining, food and beverage, automotive, rail, electrical distribution, and pharmaceutical testing. Publicly named enterprise customers include Costa Coffee (a 7+ year relationship), BAE Systems, Formula E, Judd Racing (KTM), L.B. Foster, BWFS, Edmundson Electrical, and Alliance Medical. Service scope spans one-off bespoke prototypes through to high-volume mass production runs.

The technical offering combines multi-axis CNC turning and milling, broaching, boring, thread rolling, drilling, screw cutting, sawing, and metal polishing, supported by OneCNC CAD/CAM software for design-to-manufacture workflow and an OGP SmartScope Flash CNC 300 multi-sensor measurement system for quality assurance. Recent capital investment of over £500,000 has enabled lights-out unmanned machining and high-speed production, and the firm holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification and JOSCAR supplier registration for the aerospace, defence and security sectors.

The business operates a sales-led, direct-to-customer model with no intermediaries. Customers contact the company by phone or email (with the Gibson family leading sales conversations) and are acquired primarily through Google organic search and word-of-mouth referrals. Pricing is quote-based and transaction-based per job or batch, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring revenue component. There is no external institutional funding, the firm is bootstrapped, and reinvestment of operating cash flow has funded the recent facility expansion and equipment upgrades.

Name

VISION PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD

Legal name

Vision Precision Engineering Ltd

Website

https://visionprecisionengineering.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vision Precision Engineering Ltd is a family-run UK CNC precision machining job shop in Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire, producing bespoke prototypes and mass-production components for Formula E motorsport, aerospace, defence, food, mining, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Engineering & CNC Machining Services

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (3364), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Screw Machine Products (3451), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inspection, QA & Certification for Finished Parts (NDT, CT, Surface Roughness, Documentation) (IMAAAGAM)

Keywords

• CNC precision machining
• Precision engineering services
• CNC milling turning
• Metrology inspection services
• Prototype mass production

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley Mill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Component Manufacturing: Job-shop style manufacturing of precision machined components. Services range from one-off bespoke prototypes to large quantity mass production runs. Revenue is transaction-based, earned per job or batch, with pricing based on complexity, materials, and volume. No subscription or recurring revenue model; purely project-based manufacturing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vision Precision Engineering is a family-run UK precision engineering job shop that manufactures machined components via CNC turning, milling, drilling, boring, broaching, thread rolling, screw cutting and metal polishing, supported by OneCNC CAD/CAM design and OGP SmartScope multi-sensor metrology. It produces both one-off bespoke prototypes and large-volume production runs for industrial clients, and offers emergency breakdown/ replacement-part services with immediate capacity.

Product overview

Vision Precision Engineering is a precision engineering and manufacturing services company offering a comprehensive suite of machining and metrology services. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a modular software platform. Core services include CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Mass Production Auto Turning, Inspection & Measurement Services (featuring the OGP SmartScope Flash CNC 300), CAD/CAM System Services (using OneCNC), and secondary operations including Drilling, Boring, Broaching, Sawing, Screw Cutting, Thread Rolling, and Metal Polishing. Advanced capabilities include Multi Axis Mill Turning, Lights Out Unmanned Machining, and High Speed Machining. The company serves Formula E Motorsports, Aerospace, Mining, Food, Automotive, Waste, and Defence industries with capabilities spanning from one-off prototypes to large-scale mass production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Turning Services Precision CNC turning services for external and internal cylindrical machining, producing straight, conical, curved, or grooved workpieces with high accuracy. Includes multi-axis mill turning, lights-out unmanned machining, and high speed machining capabilities for industrial customers.
• CNC Milling Services 4-axis CNC milling services using XYZ 560 HD and XYZ 710 Vertical Machine Centre, handling complex parts up to 710 x 500mm with Renishaw probing for high-speed machining, for industrial sectors requiring precision milled components.
• Inspection & Measurement Services Advanced metrology services using OGP SmartScope Flash CNC 300 multi-sensor measurement system with optical, laser, and tactile capabilities for complex 2D and 3D feature inspection with full digital inspection reports. Offered to UK customers nationwide from East Midlands base.
• Mass Production Auto Turning High-volume automated turning services producing components up to 1200mm long x 240mm diameter and flanges up to 450mm diameter x 100mm long using XYZ CT65 HD with Hydrafeed bar feed.
• CAD/CAM System Services Design and manufacturing solution using OneCNC CAD/CAM Mill Expert supporting STEP, IGES, Parasolid, SAT, VADF, Solidworks, Rhino, DWG and DXF file imports, with up to 5-axis simultaneous machining capability for design-to-manufacture workflow.
• Drilling Services CNC and conventional drilling services including peck drilling and high-speed chip breaking, with capability for mass production drilling and profiling for non-standard hole sizes.
• Boring Services Precision boring services for enlarging existing holes to achieve superior diameter accuracy, including line boring and backboring capabilities.
• Broaching Services Precision broaching services using Marlco Keyway Broach capable of broaching 4mm to 45mm keyways and up to 180mm diameter, suitable for internal splines, keyways, and complex shapes.
• Sawing Services Precision sawing services using Pedrazzoli Circular Cut Off Saw and Bennett Diamond Cut Off Saw for cutting blanks of material prior to machining.
• Screw Cutting Services Precision screw thread cutting services using single-point cutting on CNC and manual lathes for accurate English and metric threads.
• Thread Rolling Services Thread forming and rolling services using Fette thread rolling heads achieving tolerances of ±0.001in (±0.025mm) with 15-20% material savings, production rates of approximately one piece per second.
• Metal Polishing Services Surface finishing services using different grades of polishing compounds and polishing mops to increase component surface finish and visual appearance.
• Breakdown & Emergency Services Emergency manufacturing services for breakdown situations with immediate capacity to produce replacement parts and get companies back up and running.

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alliance MedicalminorOthersAlliance Medical is listed among company logos, suggesting a supplier or customer relationship in the medical/healthcare equipment sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Renishaw: UK-based global leader in precision measurement, metrology, and additive manufacturing. VPE uses one of its supply-chain tools (Renishaw probing) and competes in the same precision ecosystem.
• Mitutoyo: Established precision measurement and inspection equipment supplier. Adjacent to VPE's inspection services business and a presence in the same UK Midlands manufacturing corridor.
• Cosworth: Larger UK motorsport and high-performance engineering firm with overlapping aerospace and motorsport customers (including Formula E ecosystem). Different scale but adjacent customer base and precision capability.
• Matsuura Machinery: Manufacturer of high-end CNC machining centres (including 5-axis). Operates upstream to VPE in the same precision turning/milling value chain with overlapping customers.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Global industrial metrology and quality inspection vendor. Competes with VPE's OGP SmartScope-based inspection service offering while supplying complementary measurement software/hardware.

Direct peers

• Hills Precision: UK precision machining company serving aerospace, defence, and motorsport with CNC turning and milling. Closely comparable scale, customer verticals, and job-shop service model.
• Produmax: UK precision machining job shop delivering CNC turning, milling, and metrology services to aerospace, medical, and industrial customers. Closely comparable in scale, customer profile, and service mix.
• Dawson Shanahan: UK-based precision machining specialist producing turned and milled components for similar aerospace, defence, and industrial sectors. Directly comparable job-shop business model with multi-axis CNC capability and quality accreditations.
• Aerocom Metals: UK precision sheet metal and machining fabricator serving aerospace, motorsport, and defence. Comparable vertical mix and small-team specialist positioning.
• Trucut Engineering: UK precision engineering firm offering CNC turning, milling, and inspection in a similar segment of small-to-medium specialist shops. Directly comparable offerings and customer types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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