Automotive
Volume production to automotive quality requirements, with traceability through every batch.
Precision manufacturing and assembly
Components and assemblies, made right the first time
Calder manufactures to specification for customers who cannot afford a part that is nearly correct. Quality is engineered in, documented, and traceable.
Make it with us
Send us a drawing or a specification
Capabilities
What we make
Machining, fabrication, assembly and the inspection that backs them.
CNC machining
Milling and turning to tight tolerance, in most materials.
Sheet metal & fabrication
Cutting, forming, welding and finishing, in-house.
Assembly & integration
Sub-assemblies and finished units, tested before they ship.
Quality & inspection
Documented conformance, not asserted conformance.
Design for manufacture
The conversation that takes cost out before anything is cut.
Scheduled supply
Call-off agreements, stock holding and a lead time you can plan around.
By the numbers
Calder in figures
- 99.2%
- on-time delivery
- <1%
- defect rate
- 2 days
- typical quotation turnaround
- ISO 9001
- quality management system
Standing
Quality
Certifications held, and how they are audited.
Quality management system
ISO 9001
A certified quality management system covering enquiry, production, inspection and dispatch, audited annually.
Environmental management
ISO 14001
Energy, waste and emissions managed to a certified standard, with data reported to customers on request.
Health and safety
ISO 45001
A certified occupational health and safety system across every area of the plant.
Full material traceability
EN 10204 3.1
Certificates of conformity and material test reports supplied with every batch, retained and retrievable by lot.
In-house inspection
Coordinate measuring and surface inspection on site, so first-article and in-process checks do not depend on a third party.
Who it is for
Industries
The sectors we are approved to supply.
Aerospace & defence
Controlled processes, full material certification and the documentation that goes with it.
Medical devices
Cleanroom handling, validated processes and device-file documentation.
Energy & infrastructure
Heavy sections, long lead materials and components with a design life measured in decades.
Food & beverage
Hygienic design, food-contact materials and finishes that survive daily wash-down.
Industrial equipment
Build-to-print and build-to-spec subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers.
How we work
What working with us looks like
Four stages, and you will always know which one you are in.
01
Enquiry
Send drawings or a sample. Quotation within two working days, with a note on cost drivers.
02
First article
A first article with full inspection report, signed off by you before production runs.
03
Production
Scheduled manufacture with in-process inspection and traceability through every batch.
04
Supply
Delivery to schedule, held stock where agreed, and a quarterly supply review.
Capabilities
Recent work
The kinds of problem customers bring us.
Trusted by teams like yours
- OEMs
- Capital equipment
- Regulated supply chains
- Product developers
Find us
How to reach us
Send us a message and we will come back to you within one working day.
Request a quote- Office hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am – 5.30pm
- Response time
- We answer enquiries within one working day
Places
Facilities
Plant, floor space and what is installed where.
Main works
Production
The principal production hall: machining, fabrication and assembly under one roof with overhead craneage.
- Two-shift operation
- Overhead craneage
- Customer audits welcome
Inspection & metrology
Quality
A temperature-controlled inspection room with coordinate measuring equipment and calibrated instrumentation.
- Temperature controlled
- Calibration traceable to national standards
Finished goods & despatch
Logistics
Racked storage for finished and call-off stock, with scheduled despatch and kanban replenishment.
- Call-off and consignment stock
- Scheduled despatch
Send us a drawing
Quotations usually come back within two working days, with a note on anything in the design that will cost you more than it needs to.
Request a quote