Material verification
Incoming material checked for grade and dimensional conformance before it enters production.
Capabilities
Forging, machining, and finishing under one roof.
Four core processes, four engineered materials, and decades of working knowledge of how they behave together.
01 · Hot Forging
Solid material, shaped under pressure.
Hot forging produces components with a continuous internal grain structure, giving the finished part materially better strength, fatigue resistance, and dimensional stability than equivalent cast or extruded equivalents.
We hot-forge solid brass and aero-grade aluminium for door handles, pull handles, escutcheons, and fittings where load and longevity matter. Net-shape forging reduces machining time downstream, which keeps unit costs reasonable on volume runs.
- Materials: solid brass, aero-grade aluminium
- Suitable for: handles, pulls, escutcheons, decorative hardware
- Output: net-shape forgings ready for machining and finishing
02 · Precision Machining
Tight tolerances on materials that resist them.
CNC turning and milling for stainless steel, brass, and aluminium components. The parts where dimensions, fits, and surface finish are non-negotiable.
Stainless steel is harder to machine well than most materials, and brass and aluminium each behave differently under tooling. Working across all three day-to-day means we know which speeds, feeds, and tooling produce a part that fits the first time.
- CNC turning and milling for one-off prototypes through to production runs
- Working tolerances suited to security and load-bearing components
- Consistent surface finish in preparation for plating, coating, or polishing
03 · VMC Machining
Complex geometries, repeated reliably.
Vertical machining centres handle the multi-axis features that single-axis equipment cannot, including pockets, profiles, asymmetric cuts, and combined operations on a single setup.
The benefit is consistency. The first part out of a run looks like the thousandth, because the part has not been re-fixtured between operations. For multi-feature components, this is what keeps yields high and rework low.
- Multi-axis features in a single setup
- Repeatable production for medium and high-volume runs
- Suitable for hardware components with multiple working surfaces
04 · Laser Cutting
Sheet and plate, cut clean.
Laser cutting for stainless steel and aluminium sheet and plate. Escutcheons, mounting plates, kickplates, signage blanks, and bespoke fabricated components.
Clean kerf, minimal heat-affected zone, and edges that need little or no secondary finishing. Combined with our forming and finishing capabilities, this lets us deliver complete sub-assemblies rather than just cut blanks.
- Stainless steel and aluminium, sheet and plate
- Escutcheons, kickplates, signage, custom fabricated parts
- Combined with forming and finishing for complete sub-assemblies
Materials we work with
Each material chosen for what it does best.
SS316
Marine-grade stainless
Molybdenum-bearing alloy with superior corrosion resistance for coastal, chlorinated, and high-humidity environments. Used where standard stainless will pit or stain over time.
SS304
General architectural stainless
The workhorse austenitic stainless. Strong, formable, and corrosion-resistant for everyday architectural applications. Good machinability and finish.
Aero-grade Aluminium
Strength-to-weight optimised
High-strength aluminium alloys forged to net shape. Ideal for contemporary hardware where weight, finish, and structural performance all matter.
Solid Brass
Heritage and decorative
Hot-forged solid brass for traditional, modern, and bespoke decorative hardware. Takes a wide range of finishes including polished, brushed, antiqued, and plated.
Quality & control
Direct oversight, from billet to box.
Because forging, machining, and finishing all happen on the same site, quality control is continuous rather than transactional. Issues are caught and corrected before they propagate.
In-process inspection
Dimensional and visual checks at each stage rather than only at the end of the line.
Pre-dispatch sign-off
Final quality sign-off against the customer specification before packing and shipping.