Company & Team

General Info

Established in: 2017

Offices:

• Manchester, UK;
• Tallinn, Estonia;
• Tartu, Estonia;
• Turku, Finland

Employees: 70+

Why Are We Here?

About 50% of manufacturing equipment is sitting idle at any point. At the same time, customers do not know where to turn to for free capacity, competitive prices, etc.

Fractory partners with manufacturing companies, creating a streamlined metal fabrication service for engineering companies to scale production with a single point of contact.

All our partners undergo a strict vetting process including audits, test orders, proof of certifications, etc.

Fractory’s value-add comes from:

• Collective buying power, meaning we leverage the collective spend of our customers with the suppliers to offer competitive prices
• Support of experienced engineers as each business customer has a dedicated Project Engineer assigned to them to help with reaching the optimal solution, including DFC and DFM advice in the design stage
• Having a Quality Assurance team that adds a layer of security for getting the goods up to your standards
• Managing projects from quoting to delivery, we take care of the whole process
• Finding the optimal solution within the network to meet your requirements, managing multiple suppliers for bigger and more complex projects
• Active relationships with our suppliers whereby we know their real strengths with certain processes and materials, not just the machinery they have
• Frame agreements for long-term contracts with fixed prices for the duration of the contract
• Mitigating supply chain disruption risks via our deep network of partners (we worked just fine throughout Covid and recent material supply shocks)

At Your Service

Our international team includes more than 70 members divided between Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, IT, and other teams.

	Martin Vares – CEO One of the founding members of Fractory whose own experience in the manufacturing industry led to the inception of the company. Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020 for the achievements in Cloud Manufacturing.
	Ashley Hickling – Sales Director UK Phone: + 4478 8331 5667 Email Ashley has more than a decade of sales and account management expertise with Stanley Black and Decker as well as Klaxon Signals. He is bringing his experience to the table to make sure all of Fractory’s customers get the attention and know-how they need from our Project Engineers.
	Mark Kerwin – Head of Account Management Phone: +4475 9381 7902 Email With 5 years of experience at Fractory, Mark is one of our original UK members and has helped to build our processes into what they are today. With his Mechanical Engineering background and experience with project management, he works to ensure that all of our clients receive the best service and quality possible.
	Villem Hion – Head of Supply Chain Phone: +4475 8841 8279 Email Villem has been with Fractory for years in different roles, giving him an excellent overview of customer needs. He is now in charge of building the international supply chain network to maintain and increase the supply chain’s reliability and flexibility.
	Del Phillips – Quality Engineer Email Del has 8 years of experience in various quality roles supplying critical components and raw materials for industries such as aerospace, medical, survival equipment and the Ministry of Defence. His previous experience includes working at the biggest zipper company in the world (YKK), making high tech plastic injection moulded zippers and also Carpenter Additive,  where they atomise super alloys for additive manufacturing. Del loves to be proactive and improve processes to mitigate risks.