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General Manager Kevin Batty is to retire at the end of 2024 after clocking up a quarter of a century at Paragon Toolmaking. And – despite the huge personal contribution he has made to the company’s success – he says he is ‘100% confident’ there is the knowledge and expertise within the business to ensure… Continue reading General Manager Kevin Batty to retire after 25 years with the business

At Paragon Toolmaking, we are committed to maintaining our status as an industry leader in the UK toolmaking sector. This commitment drives our continuous efforts to adopt cutting-edge technologies that enhance our capabilities and service offerings.  Our latest advancement is integrating Stampack software into our operations, a significant step forward supported by the ‘Made Smarter’… Continue reading Embracing the Future of Toolmaking with Stampack Software

By Kevin Batty, General Manager Digital technologies are at the heart of each and every job carried out by our highly-experienced team here at Paragon Toolmaking, from concept to completion. Despite being a small business, we operate in a world market and so have to be forward-thinking to remain competitive. We are fortunate to have… Continue reading How our continued investment into digital technology is keeping us at the forefront of precision toolmaking

Paragon Toolmaking’s Newest Addition – The Perfect PFG-70100DT CNC Grinding Machine

Any period of downtime on manufacturing production lines can prove hugely costly for manufacturers, yet many businesses simply don’t have the specialist in-house knowledge to quickly assess the problem when processes relying on highly-sophisticated press tools suddenly stop. Production lines can sometimes be ground to a halt due to relatively easy to fix scenarios such… Continue reading Tooling breakdown caused a production emergency? Get expert advice from experienced toolmakers

By Kevin Batty, General Manager, Paragon Toolmaking Precision toolmaking for manufacturing processes is an art learned and honed by highly-skilled engineers over many years, with each specific job requiring bespoke tooling solutions to produce the desired parts. Each and every tool which leaves our factory at Paragon Toolmaking has to perform not just a specific… Continue reading The questions all manufacturers must ask of their toolmaker – and one they should always avoid

Paragon Toolmaking’s complete commitment to nurturing and developing the industry’s future toolmaking talent has been recognised with a prestigious national award. We were crowned winners of the Training and Development category at the 2023 Engineering & Manufacturing Awards – a glittering awards night in London at which some of the biggest business names in UK… Continue reading Success at national Engineering and Manufacturing Awards completes hat-trick of training and development accolades

Paragon Toolmaking General Manager Kevin Batty says the business is better placed to handle larger and more specialist projects after adding new industry-leading machinery to the factory floor. The business recently took delivery of a new Hurco DCX32i CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) Milling machine – representing a £350,000 business investment into maintaining its reputation for… Continue reading New £350,000 CNC milling machine extends capacity for large 3D forming projects

Paragon Toolmaking are delighted to have been shortlisted as finalists in the 2023 Engineering & Manufacturing Awards. The national awards event covers all elements of the manufacturing cycle from design to production, celebrating the achievements of engineers of all disciplines and manufacturing of all types. Paragon has been shortlisted in the category of Training and… Continue reading Paragon Toolmaking named a finalist in national Engineering & Manufacturing Awards