Delivering exceptional quality, precision and expertise since 1955
Established in 1955, Summit Engineering has been at the forefront of engineering excellence for over six decades. Based in Leicester, UK, we are proud to offer high-quality machined, lasered, and fabricated products, tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients. Our core values are centred around precision, innovation, and collaboration, and these principles are at the heart of everything we do.
Services and Capabilities
At Summit Engineering, we specialize in providing engineering solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including earth moving, construction, agriculture, power & rail, and precision engineering. With an extensive production space of over 6000m2 and a highly skilled workforce of over 75 employees, we possess the expertise and facilities to deliver an extensive range of components, parts, and services.
- Earth Moving: We fabricate heavy-duty components and spare parts for major yellow goods manufacturers, such as buckets, bonnets, battery boxes, linkage fulcrums, cabs, and stabilizer legs.
- Construction: Our production capabilities extend to backhoe loaders, diggers, and excavators, including buckets, wheel accessories, pivot links, trailer hitches, stabilizers, and forks.
- Agriculture: Our offerings to the agricultural sector encompass seed drilling parts, wheel hubs, couplings, links, and robust moving parts.
- Power & Rail: We supply specialist engineered components and parts to the power generation, transmission, distribution, and transport sectors.
- Precision Engineering: Meticulously crafted components produced to the minimum permissible customer set dimensional tolerances through the use of advanced measuring equipment, enabling adherence to stringent ISO standards.
- Design, Assembly, & Bespoke Engineering: We offer complementary parts and services for your business, backed by ISO 9001:2015 certification and meeting the Gold Standard for the Social Impact Ambassadors Sustainability Audit.
Commitment to Quality and Environmental Sustainability
Summit Engineering is committed to achieving the highest standards of quality and environmental sustainability. This commitment is reflected in our ongoing efforts to invest in our personnel, technology, and facilities for continuous improvement. Key achievements include:
- Achieving a low rejection rate of 0.00028% or fewer than 280 PPM.
- Annually manufacturing over 250,000 components and spare parts.
- Consistently meeting quality standards and holding top quality supplier status for over 20 years.
- Implementing a zero-emissions facility strategy by 2025.
Overall Impression
The reviewer, Karl Byrne, has given a 3-star rating to the weld shop, indicating a neutral to slightly positive experience.
Staff and Service
The reviewer has praised the staff, describing them as a "nice bunch" and commending their skills as fabricators. The shop's ability to weld a wide range of materials, from thin to thick, is also highlighted as a positive aspect.
Location
The shop's location on the outskirts of Blaby is noted as a drawback for the reviewer, who had to travel from the other side of Leicester.
Trust and Recommendation
Despite some limitations, the reviewer would trust the shop with a project requiring steel work, indicating a level of confidence in their abilities.
