Five services, and the reason they belong in the same practice
Operational work exposes documentation that was never written. Documentation work exposes parts that can no longer be bought. Doing all of them is what lets us follow a problem to the end of it rather than handing it on.
The five services
Fractional Operations
Senior operational leadership, one or two days a weekWe come in one or two days a week and fix the mechanics — what a job actually costs, how work is sequenced, and where the margin leaks.
Engineering & Drawings
Manufacturing drawings, DFM and technical documentationIf the drawing only exists in one person’s head, you cannot second-source it, cost it properly, or reproduce it. We write it down, to a standard a supplier can quote from.
Obsolete Parts & Reverse Engineering
Measured, drawn and manufactured in metal — quantity of oneMost UK reverse engineering stops at a CAD file. We measure the part, establish what it was made from, produce a drawing you own, and see it manufactured.
Paper to CAD Conversion
Legacy paper drawings redrawn as manufacturable CADThe archive is paper, and the person who understood it is retiring. We redraw the drawings that are worth redrawing — and query the ones that no longer match the part.
Technology Solutions
Managed IT, Microsoft 365, cyber security and connectivityMost SMEs do not need more technology. They need what they already depend on to be secure, reliable and properly looked after — and someone to work out which is which.
Start from what you have, not from what we call it
Several of these produce an engineering drawing and from the outside they look similar. What separates them is the starting point — a physical part, a sketch, a design, or a filing cabinet.
| What you have | Where to start | Business price, from |
|---|---|---|
| A physical part you cannot buy any more | Obsolete Part Replacement | £750 |
| A sketch, a photograph or a sample | Manufacturing Drawing Service | £295 |
| Paper drawings, old PDFs or marked-up prints | Paper to CAD Conversion | Per drawing |
| A problem, with no solution decided yet | Engineering Problem Review | £395 |
| A drawing, design or 3D model | Design for Manufacture Review | £495 |
| A product or assembly with no complete documentation | Manufacturing Drawing Pack | £1,250 |
| A business that is busy but not making money | Fractional operations | Day rate |
What we can actually make
Recommendations here can become real components — sheet metal, fabrication, welding and machining. Processes such as castings, forgings, gear cutting, heat treatment, plating and specialist coatings are placed with specialist suppliers we manage, and we tell you which parts of a job are which.
Quotation turnaround: typically within one working day. CAD accepted as DXF, DWG, STEP, PDF.
Describe the symptom. We will work out which of these it is.
Most enquiries arrive as a problem rather than a service. Any description of what keeps going wrong is a good opening.