Engineering capacity for British manufacturing
Contracts Engineering is a precision sheet metal manufacturer based in Kent. We work with UK manufacturers such as OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and established producers whose fabrication needs to scale with their business, or who are moving production out of overseas supply chains and in-house workshops and into a UK partner who can carry the work.
Contracts Engineering is a UK contract manufacturer working exclusively with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers who build in Britain. We are one of the largest subcontract sheet metal manufacturers in the South-East, and by 2028 we plan to be one of the largest in the UK. Our in-house capability covers fabrication, welding, finishing, and mechanical assembly of components and sub-assemblies in ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The clients we serve share a common profile: repeatable production requirements, long-term growth plans, and a need for a supply chain partner who can be counted on. We exist to take supply chain complexity out of their hands so they can put their attention back where it belongs — on their customers and their growth.
The best of British manufacturing, under one roof
Contracts Engineering is an ISO 9001:2015 accredited, fully integrated precision manufacturer based in Sittingbourne, Kent. Our 34,000 sq ft factory operates two shifts a day, giving the flexibility to meet high-volume requirements on short lead times. All fabrication is done on modern CNC machinery, robotic welding, and across six dedicated welding bays. Powder coating and blast finishing are handled in-house through our sister company, Custom Wytelyne, with galvanising, anodising, and plating managed through audited finishing partners. We work regularly in mild steel (including pre-galvanised and Zintec), COR-TEN steel, stainless steel, and aluminium, and occasionally in brass and copper.
UK-engineered, shipped where you need it
Most of our clients are based in the UK, with finished products regularly shipped into Europe, the Middle East, and North America. On the commercial side we supply urban and street furniture, cycle and access infrastructure, construction products, and landscaping equipment. On the industrial side we work with manufacturers of heavy plant and agricultural equipment, lifting and access equipment, HVAC and extraction, food and process machinery, rail and transport infrastructure, renewable energy and EV hardware, construction products and assemblies, defence and military fabrications, office and commercial furniture.
This is the team running Contracts Engineering. The structure reflects how the business operates: one point of accountability across the operation, with production, sales, engineering, quality and supply chain each managed as its own discipline.
Dave Fisk
Managing Director
Dave is Managing Director of Contracts Engineering. His remit covers the strategic and commercial direction of the business, alongside the wider direction of manufacturing services across the BAMUK Group, where he works closely with Catherine Barratt, the Group’s CEO. He is the primary point of contact for senior client relationships and group-level decisions, and his focus is the long-term shape of the business — building the partnerships and capability that allow Contracts Engineering to grow alongside its OEM and Tier 1 customers. Day-to-day responsibility for running the business sits with Daniel as General Manager.
Daniel Mills
General Manager
Daniel is General Manager at Contracts Engineering. He leads day-to-day management of the business, with sales, supply chain, engineering, quality and production all sitting under a single structure. Before joining Contracts Engineering in 2024, Daniel spent 20 years working in Brazil for multi-national OEMs, with senior roles including Plant Director, and he brings that operational discipline to the running of the business.
Craig Pagett
Production Manager
Craig is Production Manager at Contracts Engineering. He owns planning, labour, workflow and daily SQDCC performance, and leads the company’s continuous improvement programme, including 5S and wider Lean practice across the shop floor. His role covers the journey from how work is won commercially to how it is delivered on the floor, with particular attention to flow, ownership and the discipline that high-volume work demands. His practical leadership style and detailed understanding of how the operation runs make him central to the management team.
Samantha Doy
Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager
Sam is Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager at Contracts Engineering. Her remit covers supplier performance, cost control, and the development of a supply chain built to support growth across the business. Cost and supply volatility — driven by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), geopolitical disruption to commodity flows, and inflation in raw materials — sits squarely on her desk, and her job is to hold the line on margin and continuity for the OEM and Tier 1 contracts that anchor the business.
Sean Johnson
Technical Manager
Sean is Technical Manager at Contracts Engineering. He leads the integrated technical function, with quality and engineering sitting under a single remit, and runs the company’s robotics and automation programme. The structure is built around prevention rather than inspection, with strong NPI processes that align jig design and manufacture with the priorities of the welding cells.
Tyrone de Saedeleer
Sales Manager
Tyrone leads sales at Contracts Engineering. His approach is consultative and partnership-led, building accounts that reflect how OEM and Tier 1 customers expect to work with their fabrication partners. The customer view is properly represented inside the business: it shapes how Contracts Engineering plans and how it communicates across delivery. In business development, his role is to align effort with the right opportunities and to make sure the company engages with the customers most aligned to its strategic direction.
Quality and on-time-in-full as a discipline, not a promise
Our ISO 9001:2015 system underpins everything we do, but it’s Lean thinking and SQDCC that shape how we deliver for customers. We focus relentlessly on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Culture, with clear measures owned at every level of the business. Performance is reviewed weekly by leadership and shared transparently with the whole team. Our SQL-based ERP system provides full end-to-end traceability from raw material to dispatch, giving customers proven assurance that quality and delivery are built into the work itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. No, although that is where most of our deepest partnerships sit. We work with established manufacturers and brands who need repeatable, high-quality fabrication at volume. Some are large OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Others are mid-tier manufacturers outsourcing fabrication for the first time, or moving production back to a UK partner. The shared requirement is repeatable work to a clear specification, delivered to a quality standard we can document.
Because project work disrupts the production flow our clients depend on. We are structured for predictable, repeatable manufacturing runs with the volumes and planning horizons to match. Clients pursuing project, retail, or one-off work are better served by a different type of fabricator.
A structured Design for Manufacture and NPI process, in-house robotic welding for volume, integrated powder coating through our sister company Custom Wytelyne, and a quality system built around total traceability. The combination of fabrication-to-finish under one quality plan is something most UK subcontractors cannot offer.
It usually starts with a short exploratory call — with our sales team or our engineering team, depending on what you want to talk through. For some clients that’s a single part. For others it’s a package of work they’re trying to consolidate, or a fabrication line they’re moving back from overseas. Where it helps, we visit your facility and walk through the work together before a quote is on the table. From there, if the fit is right, we move to a First Article Manufacture meeting against your drawings, a quote with volume price breaks, and for new clients trialling us, the first prototypes free of charge up to £500 in total including delivery.