February Machining Project Round Up:
- We've generated 94 projects...
- From 64 different UK manufacturers......
- Across a variety of industries such as Aerospace, Medical and Marine.
- These buyers have a combined machining spend of £9M
- and a combined total outsourcing spend £31.9M
In 2016 we produced 86 machining projects from 54 different UK buyers. On a year by year comparison, these figures show machining projects are up 9% and the number of buyers using Qimtek up 18%. Machining has been performing steadily over the last few years – Great news for UK machinists. The Qimtek contract manufacturing index shows no grown or decline for machining over a 2 year period, with machining services making up 49% of the entire subcontract market.
We understand how time-consuming finding the right suppliers can be. Qimtek have been actively helping buyers for over 23 years, connect with relevant UK suppliers, saving you time, money and hassle! What’s more, our service is completely free to industry buyers. Just Drag, Drop and Source your project. Here are a few examples of enquiries we sent out in February:
£1.5million spending buyer requires quotes on bracket assemblies.
Machining with Fabrication
Ongoing Bi-monthly requirement
Buyers annual machining spend: £1.5Million
£500k spending food and beverage company seeks ongoing supplier of stainless steel assemblies.
Machining with Fabrication
Ongoing annual requirement
Buyers annual machining spend: £500K
£1million spending buyer seeks the assistance of a new machining supplier.
Turning, Medium Volume
ongoing requirement
Buyers annual machining spend: £1Million
Material handling equipment manufacturer with a £1million spend seeks production of rubber radiator wads.
Machining, Plastics
Ongoing requirement
Buyers annual machining spend: £1Million
Qimtek provides a steady stream of enquiries for UK subcontract engineers. Winning an initial project, however, is just the first step towards securing future and repeat work. The long term goal is to nurturing the initial order and new business relationship, into a long term customer who will continue to provide you enquiries directly going forward.
Here are a few examples of Machining projects awarded to our members in February:
Rail industry buyer seeks quotes on substantial quantities of four machined parts.
CNC Machining, Medium Volume
Ongoing requirement
Buyers annual Machining spend: £20K
Initial order value: £2450
Opportunity to become a long-term supplier to a buyer with a £500k annual spend.
CNC Machining, Medium Volume
Ongoing annual requirement
Initial order value £2000
Buyers annual Machining spend: £500K
£90k spending buyer is looking for a dual facilities supplier for a regular requirement of brass flanges.
Machining with Fabrication
Quarterly requirement
£1750 Initial order value
Buyers annual Machining spend: £10K
Selection of larger parts needed for use within a bespoke industrial machine.
Machining, Large 1m Plus
one-off requirement
£1200 Initial order value
Buyers annual Machining spend: £20K
If you would like to discuss how Qimtek can help your business generate enquiries, or if you have a project you would like to source, please call us on 01256 394 500.