Located near the Historical Naval City of Portsmouth, England

Located near the Historical Naval City of Portsmouth, England. Home of Lord Nelson’s
H.M.S. Victory, HMS Mary Rose and HMS Warrior - Britain's first iron-hulled armoured
warship.
Introduction
Hi-Tech Precision were formed in 1999 by the current directors Darren August and Simon Brown. Both qualified
engineers, both with years of experience working in the precision sub-contract manufacturing sector: each of them a
desire to run their own company.
Having initially set up in a small 1300 sq ft workshop, backed by personal loans secured against their homes, Hi-Tech
has grown into a thriving supplier of high precision machined parts and sub-assemblies into a variety of blue chip
industry sectors.
Now located in a 13,000 sq ft factory in Waterlooville, Hi-Tech employ 28 staff (including night shift), have a turnover in
excess of £2.5m and plans for further growth through investment in plant and perhaps most importantly, skilled
engineers.
Introduction
Servicing, amongst others, the Oil / Gas, Nuclear, Defence, Automotive, Aerospace, Marine & Formula one market
sectors, our philosophy of high quality throughout is critical to our future success.
Specialising in low to medium volume & high precision markets, our focus is on service to our customers. We have
experienced year on year growth as we develop strong working relationships with our customers, several of whom have
been with us from the beginning.
Our policy of re-investment means we are always at the cutting edge of market needs and can target our customers
specific requirements.
Key Personnel
Darren August
Director - Darren takes key responsibility for all things Financial, as well as QA, investment in
plant & equipment and strategic development.
Simon Brown
Director - Simon’s main focus is the efficient operation of the machine shop, ensuring
production throughput runs smoothly. Simon also plays a key role in procurement of materials
and tooling.
Tony Benham
Sales & Marketing / Technical - Responsible for Sales & marketing and Technical advice for
Manufacturing.
Andy Freemantle
Engineering Manager – Responsible for all technical production aspects, problem solving,
technical liaison with customers and 3D machining.
Chris Reeve
Production Manager - Responsible for production scheduling, deliveries and project related
communication between Hi-Tech and the customer.
Alan Payne
Manufacturing / Quality Manager - Responsible for the Manufacturing and Quality systems
and all aspects of Health and Safety and Environmental Safety.
The directors are very customer focussed and both are very “hands on” in the day to day running of the
business.
Key Skills
All of our shop floor employees are either fully skilled or undergoing continuous skill assessment. Hi-tech’s investment in
people means that we currently employ 3 apprentices that are fully trained in conjunction with PETA, with plans for this to
continue and increase as the business grows.
We conduct our own internal skills matrix measurements, ensuring additional training is focussed in key areas (example
below).
Quality
Hi-Tech are approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2008. We also work in line with ISO TS16949, for the automotive industry sector to
PPAP standards, and are also currently working towards OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001. To maintain these quality standards we
employ the services of an external Quality Assurance consultant.
We can also offer our customers specific Databook requirements which include First Article inspection reports, Certificates of
Conformity, Material Certification, Full dimension reports, Non Destructive Examination reports and full identification traceability.
Milling & Turning
CNC Milling – Up to 2.5 metre x 1.5 metre capacity
DMG - DMU 6OT
Eagle 1000
Fanuc Robodrill T21 (x2)
Bridgeport VMC 460
Bridgeport VMC 600 (x2)
Bridgeport VMC 760
Bridgeport VMC 800
Leadwell MH500 Horizontal
Sigma SDV2215 - 2.2 metres x 1.5 metres
Nicolas Correa CF-25 - 2.5 metres x 1.0 metre
YCM MV76A - 760mm x 510mm x 560mm
YCM TV116B - 1100mm x 600mm x 630mm
Hitachi Seiki VS40 5 AXIS - 600mm x 450mm x 450mm
CNC Turning – Up to 1.2 metre diameter and 1 metre Long
Hyundai HQT – 15
Hyundai HQT – 18 (x2)
Mazak SQT - 1 8MSY
Mazak Nexus 250M (x2)
Webster & Bennett VTL – 1.2 metre diameter
Wire EDM, Waterjet & Additional
Equipment
Wire EDM & Waterjet Facility
JETCUT Power 45 Waterjet - 2000mm x 1500mm
Agie Goldcut Classic Wire EDM - 500mm x 500mm
Inspection & Additional Equipment
Temperature Controlled Inspection Department
Johansson Topaz CNC CMM
Aberlink CMM
Mitutoyo CMM
Mitutoyo PJ300 Shadowgraph
Trimos Digital Air Cushion Height Gauge
Surftronic Surface Tester
Hardness Tester
Class A Gauge Blocks
Additional Equipment Expected in a modern Inspection Department
Pryor Marktronic CNC part marking machine
Nicem EVP- RA100 Vibratory Finishing Machine
Dust Extraction Equipment
Engineering and Exotic Materials
Hi-Tech can work with your engineering team where required. We have experience of working with customers at the
development stage of projects, and can offer assistance where design issues can significantly affect the cost of
manufacture. We can also offer Rapid Prototype facility along with reverse engineering capability.
We operate a suite of CAD systems and off line programming systems such as:
Vero International Visi CAD/CAM
Catia
Autocad
PEPS
Mazak Camware
Mastercam
Hi-Tech also have experience of working with the following exotic materials:
High Alloy Steels
Monels
Inconels
Titaniums
Glass Filled Laminates
Specialist Projects
Hi-Tech undertake complete outsource projects, including sub-assembly and fabrication where required. Hi-Tech use
local approved suppliers for fabrication, welding, finishing and any other specialist services.
All suppliers to Hi-Tech are managed under our QA approval BS EN ISO 9001:2008. We also use our customers
preferred suppliers where required.
Future Outlook
Partnership, Commitment and Visibility
We wish to align ourselves with customers who value the contribution and effort of vendors in meeting order
requirements, and to develop long term relationships based on trust and ongoing order input.
Our future plans for investment in plant and personnel rely on growth, and we are looking for accounts which can provide
in the region of £10k–£15K per month order input this year, rising to approximately £20-£30k per month over the next 2
to 3 years. These figures are approximate.
Latest Facility
We acquired an additional unit with approximately 6500 sq ft of factory space, and are looking to attract customers who
have a requirement for ongoing machining capacity.
Please note that we are in the process of assessing our future investment in plant and equipment, and should your
company have any specific capacity requirements we will happy to discuss these with you at the earliest opportunity.
New Facility with additional 6500 sq ft opposite our main site
Additional Plant in New Facility
Summary
New potential suppliers need to have a focus on Quality and customer service.
We believe Hi-Tech Precision Engineering is that supplier
Hi-Tech are a dynamic forward thinking company not afraid of investment, when required, to encourage growth.
We’d like to thank you for considering Hi-Tech as a potential supplier. We would welcome a site visit by you to show our
facilities and to answer any questions you may have, along with any quality audit which you deem necessary.
Should you have any questions regarding this or any other matter please do not hesitate to contact Us.
Tony Benham - T: 02392 262212 M: 07793 417208
Or
Darren August - T: 02392 262212 M: 07957 582279