Cambridge Rapid started in a small unit in Saffron Walden, Essex in 1987. Over a period of thirty years the company expanded and by the end of 2018 was located in three interconnected units on the Shire Hill Industrial Estate.
In 2019 the company relocated to Haverhill in Suffolk, supported by a Suffolk Growth Fund grant. The new factory was a single building and the company invested in both laser technology and a new folding machine with full offline programming. This enabled the company to substantially increase its capacity which has allowed shorter lead times to be introduced.
The company serves many customers from a variety of industries, including scientific, laboratory, furnace, communication, and motor to name just a few.
Our expert knowledge of the processing of stainless steel means that we work in all grades including high-temperature variations.
With new technology and full offline programming, it means components can be processed from models which allows reduced programming costs and increased accuracy as they are manufactured as they are designed.
Steve and Esther lead a multi-skilled workforce dedicated to serving its customers. Lean engineering has been introduced, along with visual management throughout the factory.
Continuous improvement is embedded in the ethos of the company, and we invest not only in the technological advances that improves our customer products but also in our staff who all put our customers first.
We are ISO 9001 registered
OUR VISION
Our vision is to build a business that is market-leading in customer satisfaction, technical excellence, staff engagement, and retention. The customer is always at the forefront of our thinking, and we build relationships that add value and last.
OUR VALUES
We want to understand our customers’ need and build strong ties that lead to long-term relationships built on trust. Our customers, business partners and members of our team should feel valued. Our aim is to provide first-class customer satisfaction and world-class metalwork.
We want to understand our customers’ need and build strong ties that lead to long-term relationships built on trust. Our customers, business partners and members of our team should feel valued. Our aim is to provide first-class customer satisfaction and world class metalwork.
OUR MISSION
We are a technically adept company with a multiskilled, highly trained team that specialises in processing all grades of metal. We train our team to understand how technology and smarter working practices lead to better customer satisfaction and strong long relationships. Our customers come back to us because we are the best at what we do.
Here when you need us
We aren’t just 9-5, we are here to support you when you need it
Rapid Lead Times
We don’t believe in standard lead times – we believe in meeting our customers requirements and making sure that they have the parts when they need them.
Investing in our staff
We believe in lifelong training as well as apprentices. Over 25% of our staff are apprentices at all different levels,
Continuous Improvement
With an ethos of continuous improvement, we aim to continuously improve our prices by looking at manufacturing methods ahead of percentage pay increases
