Full-service fabrication · Andover, Hampshire
Sheet Metal & Fabrication, Finished Fast
From a small one-off part to high-volume production, we do it all: with a highly skilled team, industry-leading equipment, and a fully connected factory with all processes available in-house.
Tight deadline? We offer fast turnaround and same-day services. Unusual job? Try us. If it's metal, we can make it!
- Fast lead timesStandard lead times of 1–6 working days, with next-day rush services available
- Rapid quotes. Clear advice.Manufacturing advice and design support from our CAD team
- Latest technologiesHighly equipped and connected modern workshop
- Complete in-house serviceFrom CAD to powder coat, and everything in between
Speed engineered into the service
Great service, Fast manufacture. Quality parts.
We operate at the leading edge of modern fabrication techniques: our factory runs a bespoke, fully connected software system from quoting all the way to dispatch, directly driven by your exact 3D data. Get instant order progress 24/7 through our customer portal, connected to the factory floor in real time.
Why work with us
Modern, connected capability
Full-service fabrication,
built to respond.
Skilled people, modern equipment and our own bespoke software enable rapid, accurate and competitive quoting.
Start anywhere
CAD & design support
Turn a sketch, sample or 3D model into an approved, manufacturable product.
Design guidance ↗
Cut in-house
Fibre laser cutting
Highly accurate, repeatable and fast, with automation for high-volume jobs.
Laser cutting guide ↗
Edges & surfaces
Deburring & finishing
A variety of surface options as standard, with high-volume, belt-fed machinery.
Finishing levels ↗
Fully formed parts
Folding
Cutting-edge press brakes, with a robotic cell for higher quantity work.
Bending guide ↗
Secondary machining
Tapping & countersinking
Prepare parts for fasteners and assembly with precision threads.
Machining guide ↗
Inserts · riveting · assembly
Fixings & hardware
Press-fit inserts, rivet nuts, blind rivets, studs, PEM hardware and assembly services.
Fixings guide ↗
Skilled fabrication
Welding
MIG, TIG and laser welding in mild steel, stainless and aluminium.
Welding guide ↗
Finish in-house
Powder coating
Durable colour and finish planned into the complete fabrication route.
Finishing guide ↗
Commercial & subcontractOne-offs, batches and scheduled supply for OEMs
Prototypes & urgent workNew parts, DFM feedback and rush work
People + equipment + software
We invest in all three.
Experienced people make the judgements. Modern machinery makes accurate parts. Bespoke software keeps the approved detail connected.
How our connected service helps customers- Practical design and process advice
- Capable, well-maintained machinery
- Quote-to-dispatch visibility
One connected workflow
Quote, plan and manufacture without losing momentum.
One contact keeps quoting, planning and manufacture moving without delay.
- 01
Requirements & Quoting
Let us know what you need and when, then get an accurate quote, fast.
- 02
CAD & scheduling
Your parts are processed for manufacture and fitted into our adaptive schedule.
- 03
Laser, deburr and fold
Sheet metal parts are produced and prepared for further processing.
- 04
Insert, weld, coat & deliver
Secondary operations performed, and your order is packed and shipped.
Made here
Different briefs.
The same urgency and care.
Whether you need 10,000 or just 1 prototype, every order gets our high-quality service and attention to detail.
Made by Hurstbourne Forge
Looking for the shop?
Our ready-made metal homeware, garden pieces, signs and gifts are still right here: made with the same workshop skills, just no longer the main story.
Start a project
What do you need, and when?
Send a drawing, a photo or simply describe the problem. Include your required-by date and our responsive team will come back quickly with a practical, accurately costed route and lead time.
