About

Oxford Engineering Limited of Abingdon, Oxfordshire specialises in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and precision engineering to provide total manufacturing solutions.

Our mission is to be “an engineering company worthy of high regard” (as featured in Timothy Forster’s, ‘101 Great Mission Statements’ — How the world’s leading companies run their businesses. A collection of mission statements from leading organisations from all over the world, selected by experts in the field. Organisations such as Coca-Cola, Mc Donalds, Toyota, Ford, British Airways, Johnson&Johnson, American Express, Apple Computer, IBM, Microsoft, British Telecom, Bayer, Glaxo, Federal Express, Tesco, W H Smith…). We have the ability and the experience to provide cost competitive, lean, low risk manufacturing solutions to a wide variety of demanding industry needs.

Since its formation in 1968, Oxford Engineering Limited has built an extensive expertise in a number of selected focused industry sectors; namely Nuclear, Medical, Semi conductor / Instrumentation, Energy (Oil and Gas & Power Generation) and Aerospace.

The key to the company’s success is customer focus, with 90% of business resulting in repeat work from clients, many of whom have trusted the Company as a single source for over 25 years.

Here are a few testimonials:

“We have worked closely with Oxford Engineering to fabricate hundreds of packagings and spares over many years, which have been manufactured to the highest standards. Oxford Engineering is a first-class facility, operated by skilled, dedicated, and friendly people.” [Designer and licensor of packagings for the transport of radioactive materials, regulated by the nuclear regulatory bodies, UK ONR and US NRC by the Head of Radiopharma Packaging Manufacture]

“It has been a pleasure working with everyone at Oxford Engineering over the last two years and thanks to everyone for all of your hard work and dedication to achieve both the Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 deadlines.” [Nuclear Industry UK Critical National Asset – Critical Project by the Project Manager]

“Oxford Engineering is an outstanding supplier in quality, delivery and relationship.” [Global leader in immunodiagnostics by the Global Supply Chain Manager]

“Oxford Engineering is the most proactive and strategic mechanical supplier. The relationship example is used as a benchmark to all suppliers.” [One of the world’s largest electrical engineering and electronics companies by the Global Supply Chain Manager]

  1. Holifields founded

  2. Oxford Engineering founded as Engineerequip

  3. Hutton Engineering founded

  4. Holifields relocated to present site

  5. Oxford Engineering achieves ISO 9001

  6. Featured in Timothy Forster’s, ‘101 Great Mission Statements’ – How the worlds leading companies run their businesses

  7. Oxford Engineering relocates into the former MG car racing plant in Abingdon

  8. Holifields acquires its first CNC machine

  9. Oxford Engineering achieves Rolls Royce approval

  10. Oxford Engineering becomes a reference site for MAS, the UK Government's Manufacturing Advisory Service

  11. Oxford Engineering named “A jewel in the crown of British Engineering” by the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry

  12. Holifields becomes part of KAS Technologies Group
    KAS Technologies Group employs more than 10 people
    Hutton becomes part of KAS Technologies Group
    KAS technologies group employs more than 50 people
    Oxford Engineering Eesti, Estonia founded

  13. Achieving ISO 14001 Environmental certification at Holifields
    Sales for KAS Technologies cross £5 million
    Implementing Best Business Practices
    Supply Chain Management certificate
    Karim Sekkat completes Business Growth Programme at Cranfield University School of Management
    Karim Sekkat Oxfordshire’s Business Person of the Year – Runner Up

  14. Achieving AS 9100 Aerospace certification at Holifields
    KAS Technologies Group achieves World Class standards
    Oxford Engineering becomes part of KAS Technologies Group

  15. Sales for KAS Technologies cross £10 million
    Karim Sekkat Oxfordshire’s Business Person of the Year – Runner Up
    Karim Sekkat Regional Business Person of the Year – Finalist
    Karim Sekkat National Business Person of the Year – Finalist
    KAS Technologies Group Manufacturing Operations Finalist at the Manufacturer Awards
    KAS Technologies Group employs more than 100 people

  16. Hutton and Holifields merge
    Sales for KAS Technologies cross £15 million

  17. Oxford Engineering is certified for Ministry of Defence and NATO contracts
    Siemens Supplier Award for Innovation - Oxford Engineering
    Siemens Supplier Award for Excellence - Hutton Engineering
    Best New Supplier into World Leader in Oil&Gas
    Case study performed by world leader to adopt Oxford Engineering’s policies on Customer Focus
    Cranfield Manufacturing resilience case study on Oxford Engineering
    First investment in Painting.

  18. Oxford Engineering carbon footprint reduction in partnership with the Carbon Trust
    Oxford Engineering opens its Clean Room
    Global leader in the medical sector awards Oxford Engineering with advanced supplier status

  19. Investor in People Gold award (288 companies hold Gold in the UK, representing 0.01% of companies with only 1 Contract Manufacturer: Oxford Engineering)
    Lean Improvement Program performed company wide
    KAS Technologies Group National Business Awards Customer Focus Finalist
    Oxford Engineering enters the Thames Valley 250 ranking (Only contract manufacturer ranked, Thames Valley is a £32bn economy of which top 250 contribute £17bn, one of the wealthiest regions in the European Union, UK’s fastest growing)
    Oxford Engineering enters the top SME 100 listing of private independant businesses accross a broad range of sectors
    Oxford Engineering exports over 50% of its production
    KAS Technologies Group employs more than 150 people
    2011 sales for KAS Technologies cross £20 million

  20. Global qualification achieved for FMC Technologies, Global leader in Oil & Gas
    Oxford Engineering receives Customer Focused Award
    Oxford Engineering exports £3 million to BRIC countries

  21. Oxford Engineering recognised by world leaders as having a high performance culture

  22. Apprentices program launched at Oxford Engineering
    Oxford Engineering achieves BS OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditation

  23. SC21 Bronze award for Hutton Engineering (Aerospace Defence Security Space 21st Century Supply Chains)
    Oxford Engineering celebrates half a century of existence

  24. Major investment in Scheduling with secondary constraints.
    Implementation of real time data factory wide.
    Developed use of Business Intelligence tools.

  25. First investment in Laser and Bending.
    Major investment in large Milling with the MTE capable of an envelope of 3000*2000*700 mm.
    First investment in Painting.
    Oxford Engineering is ISO 45001:18001 certified.

  26. Major investment in top of the range CMM with laser capabilities.
    Winner of National Competition in Artificial Intelligence; Oxford Engineering launches it's R&D in this field.
    Oxford Engineering is certified Cyber Essentials.
    Oxford Engineering offers LTQR's.

  27. Major investment in zero point systems for all machines regardless of size.
    Improving lights out machining with 35 pallets machine.
    Oxford Engineering is certified Cyber Essentials Plus.

  28. Increasing investment in turning capabilities now covering from small to large turning.

  29. Major investment in large machining boosting 5 axis milling capabilities.