Posted to News on 12th Nov 2026, 14:30
Helping UK businesses find the right manufacturing partner
Contract Manufacturing UK has launched to give buyers and engineers one place to find their UK contract manufacturer. It brings together more than 1,000 UK companies from its specialist directories, including EMS Directory, CNC Directory, EMC Directory and PCB Directory.
At the heart of the site is Chip, a friendly AI assistant. Buyers describe what they need made or tested in plain English. Chip asks a few simple questions, shortlists suitable suppliers, then builds and sends the request for quotation for them. If they'd rather follow up themselves, he emails them the links instead.
Finding a partner usually means searching process by process and region by region, then writing the same enquiry several times. Contract Manufacturing UK brings that search together across electronics manufacturing, CNC machining, PCB, 3D printing and test services, and buyers can also browse by process, location and sector.
"Buyers shouldn't need to spend hours searching online to find their UK contract manufacturing partner. Contract Manufacturing UK lets them describe the job in their own words and get a shortlist of UK companies that do that work, quickly and free of charge," said Colin Astbury, founder of Contract Manufacturing UK.
The service is free for buyers, and listing is free for UK contract manufacturers. They can find out how to be listed at www.contractmanufacturing.co.uk/get-listed.
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