17 June 2026
Contracts Engineering Ltd has restructured its senior team to align day-to-day management with a long-term strategy of winning and retaining high-volume work with original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers. The changes consolidate operations, sales, supply chain, engineering and quality under a single leadership structure – one designed for longer-cycle… Read More
30 August 2024
When Contracts Engineering pivoted to a new business strategy, welding robots was a key ingredient to massively grow the manufacturing business. This is the story of how it happened. There were no robots, and nothing was automated when Troy Barratt bought his first manufacturing company – Contracts Engineering Ltd. – in… Read More
9 July 2024
Contracts Engineering Ltd. (CEL) received Manufacturing Outlook’s prestigious European Top 10 Contract Manufacturer Award for 2024. We are the first metalwork contract manufacturer in the South of the UK to win this prestigious award in recent years. Read More
24 May 2024
Contracts Engineering Ltd. (CEL) received Manufacturing Outlook’s prestigious European Top 10 Contract Manufacturer Award for 2024. We are the first metalwork contract manufacturer in the South of the UK to win this prestigious award in recent years. Read More
23 April 2024
Our vision is to bring volume manufacturing back to the UK by supporting a green industrialisation of our national economy. Sourcing 100% of our electricity from renewables alone, verifiable through the worldwide Carbon Trust is a great start. We’re making the switch this month. It’s part of our commitment to… Read More
8 January 2024
Contracts Engineering Ltd. (CEL) has announced significant changes to its senior leadership team with Troy Barratt stepping up to become CEO and Dave Fisk joining the business as Managing Director. The restructure, which marks the start of an exciting new chapter for the award-winning Sittingbourne, Kent based business, is focused on achieving continued growth to 2028 and beyond. Read More
13 December 2023
Our managing director, Troy Barratt shared CEL’s experience of integrating robots onto the production line at a recent NatWest webinar. Read More
1 December 2023
It was a double win for Contracts Engineering (CEL) after being named Best Small Business and Best Creative, Digital and Innovation Business at the Canterbury Business Awards 2023. Read More
9 November 2023
Speaking to Welding World for their October Edition, our Managing Director, Troy Barratt outlined how robots don’t take jobs, they fill vacancies and create opportunities in manufacturing. Read More
24 October 2023
Contracts Engineering Limited manufacture and supply products in the UK for global OEMs and Tier 1 clients. And their deep understanding of customer’s quality and production requirements sets them apart from the rest of the competition! Troy Barrat, Ian Michael Payne, and TinaMarie Adams of Contracts Engineering Limited share their… Read More
