Accujet, a small engineering company that specialises in profiling and fabrication, is becoming the go-to business for artists, sculptors and designers. Based in Upton, near Poole, Accujet has created art installations and sculptures that are on prominent display around the country. Well-known artists, including Luke Jerram, Tom Hiscocks and Stuart Semple, take their concepts to the team at Accujet, which turns them into reality.

The company was set up 10 years ago by Ken Battrick, who had no idea that within a decade, a third of his growing business would be in the art and design sector. “I sold my house and bought a waterjet cutting machine; it was 2009 and the country was in recession,” he says. “I envisaged working as a subcontractor for other engineering firms and that’s how we started.”
The first art commission for Accujet then arrived from Dorset-based maze maker Adrian Fisher, and from then onwards the company’s reputation grew and it started to take on other art-related work – often at very short notice.
“I bought a second waterjet machine and hired another engineer who has experience in graphic design and 3D modelling,” says Battrick. “Later, we invested in our own laser-cutting machine and fabrication department.”
The company is now a team of seven and has taken over three units on the Upton Industrial Estate.
“Our art side of things is something we want to develop further,” says Battrick. “In engineering, you never really see the end product, but with art I can go and see a piece of work that we have made for an artist and be proud of it. Artists choose to work with us because we are able to understand their concepts and designs, and show enthusiasm for their work.”
For further information www.accujet.co.uk