Cookies

We use essential cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our cookies page.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. For example, the selections you make here about which cookies to accept are stored in a cookie.

You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics Cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify you.

Third Party Cookies

Third party cookies are ones planted by other websites while using this site. This may occur (for example) where a Twitter or Facebook feed is embedded with a page. Selecting to turn these off will hide such content.

Home

  • A Lynx Wildcat
  • A Boeing 777
  • A Grumman F-14 Tomcat
  • A Boeing 787

COMPLEX PARTS  |  RAPID TURNAROUND  |  END-TO-END SOLUTIONS

HIGH END CAPABILITIES
R E Thompson is a precision engineer with over 75 years’ experience providing complete manufacturing solutions to customers. We offer rapid response times to match tight project deadlines by using advanced pallet systems and in-house automation, which enable us to turn around and change parts within hours. Our mission is to solve customers' problems by providing them with outstanding precision manufacturing solutions

5-AXIS CNC MACHINING
Complex manufacturing capabilities. Low to high production volumes. Small to large components. We consistently invest in the latest machines to stay ahead in the ever-evolving engineering industry. Our machines deliver exceptional precision, ensuring that manufactured parts meet the required specifications consistently

RAPID MACHINING SERVICES
Need your parts fast without compromising on quality? With automation, we have it covered. The combination of precision engineering principles and rapid machining techniques allows for the efficient and accurate production of complex parts within tight timelines

SMALL TO LARGE COMPONENT MACHINING
Capable of manufacturing components up to 65cm x 150cm to very tight tolerances. We can produce intricate parts or large-scale components, precision engineering ensures the accurate and reliable manufacturing of these critical components.

AUTOMATION
We operate 24/7 lights-out, automated manufacturing with advanced pallet systems, meaning high adaptability, fast response times and lower costs. Precision engineering and automation go hand in hand to enhance productivity, efficiency, and accuracy in manufacturing processes

TRUSTED BY OUR CUSTOMERS
We value long-term, collaborative partnerships and many of our customers in the aerospace, defence, automotive and electronics industries have worked with us for over 20 years

““We have a continual plan to grow the company; we have doubled the turnover of the company in the past five years, in which time we’ve invested almost £7 million in capital equipment. We are on track to double the turnover of the company again, and in the next three years are planning for further investment in world class manufacturing plant, all automated to run twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. Our highest priority is our customer service, so delivery on-time, every time with absolute quality conformance is what we strive for every day. We provide long-term supplier partnerships””

Michael Thompson, Managing Director

2018 is our 70 years anniversary 2018 is our 70 years anniversary