Iterate this week, not next month.
PLA prototypes from £6 with next-working-day dispatch on orders paid before 1pm. Upload a STEP straight from Fusion or SolidWorks, or an STL or 3MF, and get a firm price in seconds, with a live badge telling you your part qualifies before you pay.
Next-working-day dispatch, defined precisely
Most rapid prototyping in the UK means a 2 to 4 day express queue on top of a £40 minimum. Ours means this:
What qualifies in practice
Your quote shows your part's verdict live, before you pay. Dispatch is by Royal Mail Tracked from £3.95, free over £40.
PLA first, engineering plastics when it matters
Prototyping is a ladder, and paying nylon prices to check a hole spacing is a waste of your budget.
1. Prove the fit in PLA
Crisp detail, the lowest cost and the fastest lane. Perfect for form, fit and does-it-actually-clip-in questions. From £6 a part, next-working-day dispatch when it qualifies.
2. Test it in PETG
Also in stock, also qualifies for next-day dispatch. Takes knocks, screws and moderate heat, so your prototype survives real handling and outdoor trials.
3. Finish in engineering material
Same file, one dropdown: ASA for UV, PC for strength and heat, Nylon for wear. Order-in materials add a working day and carry a £40 minimum. Then run the batch with volume discounts up to 40 percent.
Built for iteration, not batch queues
The big powder-bed bureaus are excellent at what they do, which is production batches. Iteration is a different job with different economics.
Turnaround, side by side
Bureau figures are the published tariffs of leading UK SLS/MJF services, correct July 2026.
From CAD to your bench
Upload
STEP, STL or sliced 3MF, up to 100 MB. Firm price in seconds with the next-day badge shown before you pay.
Pick material and quantity
PLA or PETG for the rapid lane, engineering materials for final parts. Five or more identical parts discounts automatically.
We print it
On the bench the same afternoon or overnight, then checked and photographed before packing.
Tracked dispatch
Royal Mail Tracked from £3.95, free over £40, with an invoice for your records.
Anyone whose project is waiting on a part
If your iteration loop is blocked by a print queue, this lane exists for you.
Rapid prototyping, answered
What exactly does next-working-day dispatch mean?
Pay before 1pm on a working day, choose an in-stock material (PLA Basic or PETG), and keep the total print time under 9 hours, and your parts leave the workshop by tracked post the next working day. The instant quote shows you whether your part qualifies before you pay, so there is no guesswork.
What if my part does not qualify?
Nothing changes except the timeline. Bigger jobs run on our Express 2-day dispatch or the cheaper Bulk turnaround, and order-in materials add a working day. The quote always shows which lane your job is in.
What happens if a print fails?
Usually we reprint overnight and still make the date, which is why the 9-hour cap exists. If a part fails twice we email you the same day with an honest new dispatch date. No silent slipping.
Is dispatch the same as delivery?
No. Dispatch is when your parts leave us. Delivery is Royal Mail Tracked from £3.95 (free on orders over £40), which typically adds one to two days. You get the tracking number either way.
Will my prototype stay confidential?
Yes. Files are never shared or published, quote files that do not become orders are wiped from the server within 30 days, and we are happy to sign an NDA before you send anything.
Can I go from prototype to production with you?
That is the point of the material ladder. Prove the fit in PLA, print the functional version in PETG or ASA from the same file, then run the batch with automatic volume discounts up to 40 percent. Business accounts get invoicing, purchase orders and a named contact.
Can you design the part for me?
We print, our partner CEEQ Design models. If the part only exists as an idea, a sketch or a broken original, CEEQ reverse-engineer or design it and we print the result. One handoff, no juggling.
Tell us what you are building
Send the details and we come back the same working day with a quote or a sensible next question. Prefer email? [email protected].
A real UK workshop, not a marketplace
Every prototype is printed on a machine we maintain ourselves in Basingstoke, and you talk to the person who pressed start. No quote bots, no offshoring, no middlemen.