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Key facts
Counted staff
15
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
1977
49 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
1
Grant · Oct 2022 · US$ 5.4K
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
United Machinists precision engineer critical components for high tech manufacturers.
Founded in 1977 by Doug Ramsay, United Machinists has a long history servicing leading New Zealand manufacturers including local stalwarts such as Fisher & Paykel and Scott Technology.
Today, owned by the next generation of Ramsays, we continue with tradition, proudly serving clients across the aerospace, medical, mining and marine industries – we like to say we ‘machine possibilities’.
Our vision is to be the machine shop of the future, working in partnership with New Zealand’s leading product innovators. To achieve this we are undergoing a transformation – investing heavily in new capabilities, plant and machinery.
In our game precision is a given, to differentiate ourselves we have raised the bar of what’s expected from your average ‘job shop’. Our clients tell us that our documentation, real time visibility of schedule and proactive communication are outstanding.
Despite our minnow size, because of our attitude we’ve become leaders for industry in the Southern region. We are the co-founders of industry collective SOREC (www.sorec.org.nz). SOREC’s focus is to build the industry’s capability and capacity, so that we can collectively attract more work to the region.
Our Country is seen as an incubator of high-tech ideas, but without a manufacturing backbone that’s sustainable all of these ideas are going to go offshore for production.
What does that mean for the future of work? Not everyone is born to be a programmer, we want youth in our community to have taking up the trade as a career goal. Because who wouldn’t want to make camera gear for the set of X-Men in Canada, propulsion jet units for the Yukon Delta, or life changing multi-articulating prosthetic hands.
The craft in our trade is inspiring, but our workforce is dying – we must change the narrative from one that says there is no future in manufacturing, to one where high tech manufacturing is the future of NZ.
Specialties
- production
- precision machining
- prototyping
- medical
- marine
- milling
- aerospace
- cnc machining
- contract manufacturing
All 11 specialties
- CNC Machining
- Contract Manufacturing
- Milling
- Turning
- Machine Shop
- Precision Machining
- Marine
- Aerospace
- Medical
- Production
- Prototyping
Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | NZ |
All codes: NZ
Addresses
- NZ23 Thomas Burns St; Dunedin, Otago 9016Primary
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Funding
Rounds1
Round typeGrant · non-equity funding
Amount (USD)5,400
Stage rank1
Investors named1
Since last round3 yr 2 mo
Funding
Show as table · 1 funding round
| Rounds | 1 |
|---|---|
| Axis | 1977 to 2026 |
| Grant · 29 Oct 2022 | US$ 5.4K |
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People & contacts
4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at United Machinists?
The record holds 15 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 11–50 band.
Where does United Machinists have offices?
One address on record, New Zealand only. Primary: 23 Thomas Burns St, Dunedin, Otago 9016.
Has United Machinists raised funding?
One round. Latest 29 October 2022: grant, US$5,400, investor Callaghan Innovation.
What does United Machinists list as its specialties?
11 tags on the brand's own list, among them production, precision machining and prototyping.
Which companies are listed alongside United Machinists?
Eight peer profiles on record: Business South and Buckley Systems Ltd.