“At UCM we find the help and support given to us by our Sourcing Account Manager Caroline and colleague’s excellent. Qimtek provide a service that allows us extra time in an industry where fast turnaround is essential.”

Works Manager. United Construction & Manufacturing

“We have always found qimtek to be a really useful option when searching for a new part for a great price with great quality.  Always helps me out loads and saves a big chunk of time A +++++.”

Chris Byrom, Production and Procurement Manager. ETL Fluid Experts Ltd

“I have been using Qimtek for a number of years now. It has been invaluable to our business in sourcing new suppliers of which we have quite a number now via Qimtek that we place orders with on a regular basis. I can’t recommend Qimtek highly enough who have become a valuable asset to our business. A very professional company. I personally deal with Kate who herself is most helpful and a pleasure to deal with.”

Robert Rickman, Owner. Precise Sheetmetal Engineering Ltd

“Nexen Lift Trucks is a UK based materials handling manufacturer based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. After buying, selling & hiring forklifts for several years, Nexen put its experience to good use and decided to design their own range of equipment focused around ease of serviceability & driver comfort.

“Always found using the service provides an effortless extension to our Purchasing operations, with speedy replies and top quality vendors available, it is a real value add” 
W.Shackel, Purchasing Manager. Tinius Olsen LTD

Cambridgeshire-based Effie is a start-up company run by engineers, who have a shared vision of abolishing traditional ironing methods. Through extensive research and development, Effie have designed and created the world’s first automated in-home ironing system.

‘Being an R&D firm has its difficulties,’ explained buyer Eren Erturk. ‘Suppliers tend not to quote low volume components and when they do, the costs are far too high.’

It is amazing sometimes to consider what it takes to speed up a production line – it can simply come down to the performance of a single component. Essentially this is what the team at Thurne came to understand with their bacon slicer technology – and the solution came from close co-operation with Lee Spring as a long-term strategic supplier. Lee Spring was able to create a spring set for Thurne machines that released the potential speed of their CD Mono Card Dispenser, thus rebalancing the whole packaging line.

"The service is excellent; the suppliers are professional and Qimtek provides a personal, friendly service, not to mention the quick turnaround on quotes! Qimtek for me is not just a service provider, but a partner!"

"Outsourcing via Qimtek is far less hassle than going directly to numerous companies. I particularly enjoy the independent supplier reviews, which help me make an informed decision when placing work."

TS.Creations, a manufacturer of custom props and art pieces, such as replica lightsabers for Sci-Fi fans, told us that using Qimtek is "the easiest and most effective way, we have found, to compare engineering quotes.”

“Since finding Qimtek, we have found and sourced high-quality parts from a vast range of companies"

With an outsourced fabrication spend of £2 Million, Timberwolf use Qimtek to outsource parts their existing suppliers cannot manufacture.