We've Doubled In Size

No, we haven't responded to one of those dodgy emails we all get thousands of - well some of us might have, but that's a different story!

We were previously a "semi-detached" modern industrial unit of 8,000 square feet. We've now taken next door, doubling us up to 16,000 square feet. The directors are shaking in their boots at the expansion, but everyone else in the team is over the moon!

Our plans are a little bit secret at this stage, but suffice to say we'll be expanding our capacity and capability in the coming months; watch this space...

Our latest Charity Ball was the Moulin Rouge theme, again for the Forget-me-not Trust. We once again cut the stage decorations in wood & MDF, the table centres were in powder-coated metal, and we even made the windmill turn all night!

Some exciting news (some would say for a change!). We're now able to offer a full laser engraving service on lots of different materials. We can laser engrave logos, text, artwork, photographs on plastic, wood, mdf & even metal. Contact us for more information on this exciting development.

 Laser cut card is now quick & easy

 Laser engraved acrylic shows excellent  detail

 We can even engrave fruit - The  question  now is Why!?

 Laser engraved wood looks very  effective

We now accept credit / debit cards - this allows an even faster turnaround of your first order, as there's no waiting for cheques to be sent.

Welcome to our revised web site! We've just got this up and running so please have a good look at it and tell us what you think. We've tested it but there may be some teething problems, or you might think it's the best site you've ever seen. Whatever your thoughts, please use the form on the contact page and let us know.

The new site includes a lot more information about us and about lasers in general. We hope it's useful.

We're pleased to report Barry is now back in action, albeit in a limited sense as his arm is strapped firmly to his body, and will be for some time to come. However, it's really funny watching him trying to answer the phone, use his mouse, and type all at the same time, so we don't mind!

Barry is now officially known as the director who tries to cash cheques his body can't afford!

June 2006

Cutting Technologies has, since its formation, supported the Forget-me-not Trust, a Yorkshire charity set up to raise the finance to build a children's respite centre & hospice. One of the ways we support the trust is to use our creative side to design and cut props for the annual ball. The latest theme was the "Big Apple" and we designed and cut table centres and stage furniture based on the New York skyline. We had a great time coming up with the ideas, and an even better time at the ball itself!

The New York skyline at the Big Apple Ball - to support the charity, or to learn more please visit the Forget-me-not trust website

Jan 2006

We've just installed a Nitrogen Generator. The £110,000 investment will allow us to improve our efficiency when cutting stainless steel. It should also help us to maintain our prices in spite of the huge energy and gas cost increases hitting industry at the moment.

The generator uses compressed air passed through a special filtration system, resulting in pure nitrogen; we store the nitrogen in high pressure tanks and use it to cut stainless steel and other non-ferrous metals. The initial high capital investment is offset by the savings made on buying bottled gas, and despite the forecasted increase in energy and gas costs, should allow us to maintain our current pricing structure for nitrogen assisted gas cutting.

Cutting Technologies is one of the first sub-contract laser companies to adopt the technology. We're happy to allow other laser companies to come and see the equipment, and look at our cost justification calculations.