The Farnworth Grinding Company
20 Gladstone Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7EH
About
FGC Manufacturing, a family-run precision engineering firm established in 1961 in Manchester, UK, offers comprehensive sub-contract machining services across Europe. Their extensive capabilities include CNC vertical milling and turning, conventional milling and turning, fabrication, welding, surface finishing, and full machine and sub-assembly, handling materials like aluminium, stainless steel, mild steel, brass, and plastics for small to medium batch production. Holding ISO 9001:2015 certification, FGC Manufacturing's strongest differentiator is their full delivery service, which encompasses stockholding of customer parts for same-day dispatch, complemented by fitting and assembly in a dedicated area with calibrated inspection facilities.
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FGC Manufacturing, formerly Farnworth Grinding Company Limited, is a family-run precision engineering company based in Manchester, UK, established in 1961. They specialize in sub-contract machining, offering a comprehensive suite of CNC and conventional engineering services to clients across Europe.
Their capabilities encompass CNC vertical milling and turning, alongside conventional milling and turning. FGC Manufacturing also provides fabrication, welding, surface finishing, and full machine and sub-assembly services, including the procurement of consumables. They work with a variety of materials such as aluminium, stainless steel, mild steel, brass, and plastics, producing component parts in small to medium batch quantities.
The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, underscoring their commitment to quality. A key differentiator is their full delivery service, which includes stockholding of customer parts for same-day delivery, supported by fitting and assembly services in a dedicated area with fully calibrated inspection facilities.
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CNC capability3
- Sub-process
- Milling, Turning
- Named machine brands
- Bridgeport
- MOQ (minimum batch)
- small
Materials & sectors1
- Materials
- Aluminium, Stainless steel, Mild steel, Brass, Plastics
Certifications & approvals1
- ISO 9001
- Held
Welding & fabrication2
- Welding automation
- Manual
- Fabrication offered
- Yes
Services & production1
- In-house finishing
- Anodising, Plating
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CNC capability: Specialist categories · Tier-one builder presence · CAM software · Aerospace-grade CAM · CAD software · In-house design · Tolerance (typical) · Tolerance (tight) · Micro-machining · Lead time (weeks)
Materials & sectors: Industries served
Certifications & approvals: ISO 14001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485 · IATF 16949 · NADCAP · Primes supplied · ITAR registered
Welding & fabrication: Welding materials · Coded welding (any) · Fabrication sub-categories · EN 1090 EXC level
Quality & traceability: NDT methods · Part marking · Process traceability · CofC offered · Cleanroom assembly · 3D scanning · Industrial CT · In-house toolroom · FAIR capability (AS9102)
Services & production: DFM support · Repeat orders (Kanban / VMI)