Innovative engineering solutions since 1958

Stephenson Engineering is a long-established engineering company, specialising in the batch production of machined components and fabrications. We serve both domestic and international customers from a seven-acre site in Atherton near Manchester, where our extensive facilities range from the conventional to the state of the art.

Over the past 60 years, we’ve developed a broad and loyal customer base, through offering general engineering services and specialist support to subsea energy, offshore, mining, civil, and transport companies. 

We are a UK, family owned business, that offer a ‘build to print’ subcontract service, or a full turnkey package depending your needs, and our obsession with engineering quality is matched only by our reputation for flawless customer service. 

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Harry Stephenson & Sons Ltd was founded in 1908, supplying collieries with wire ropes, timber chocks and coal cutters. In 1958 – renamed as Arthur Stephenson Engineers – the company started to focus on engineering, and for the next 30 years produced machined fabrications for the mining, valve, boilermaker and construction industries. When the market shifted to subsea oil and gas, Stephenson Engineering shifted with it, to serve key participants in a rapidly expanding sector.

Moving to our current location at Atherton, Manchester in 1995 gave Stephenson Engineering the opportunity to build new workshops and move into the CNC age. Over the past 30 years, we have invested heavily in our plant, machinery and people to give us a World-class manufacturing facility.

Edward Ormerod & Co, founded in 1867, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stephenson Engineering, and specialises in the design and manufacture of mine cage suspension equipment and associated components, including Ormerod Safety Detaching Hooks.

What our customers are saying…

“Stephenson Engineering have supported us for many years and can be relied on to consistently deliver our most challenging projects on time and in budget.”

— Subsea Engineering Solutions Provider

“They (Stephenson Engineering) provide expert technical support, sound advice and dedicated project management that is both honest and uncomplicated.”

— Offshore Energy Company

Meet the Team

Stephenson Engineering currently employs a team of over 70 people: 16 running the office, and up to 60 engineers working on two shifts in the workshop. Our specialists include International Welding Engineers and NACE Level 2 inspectors.

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Robert Stephenson      

  • E: robert.stephenson@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07788 926755

    Robert joined the business in 1989 and took over the reigns as CEO in 2002. Under Robert’s tenure the business has continued to expand significantly, investing over £7million in new buildings and large machine tools, ensuring the company is the manufacturing partner of choice for the subsea oil and gas industry. In 2010 Robert also set up Stephenson Heritage Rail, supplying bespoke forgings to the steam locomotive preservation societies.

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Helen Bell   

  • E: helen.bell@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07789 957803

    Helen joined the company in 2007, initially working in the QA and Documentation departments. Having moved to the Projects department, Helen is now a Key Account Manager for various subsea customers.

Keith Roberts        

  • E: keith.roberts@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07837 351377

    Keith joined to company in 2011 as a customer facing Project Engineer. With over 25 years as a project engineer and manager within the offshore oil and gas sector, combined with hands on and design for manufacture experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge in supporting this area of the business.

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Mark Roberts

  • E: mark.roberts@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07842 415634

    Mark joined the Sales Team in 2023 to help promote the business, build our client base across all sectors of industry and support our current customers. With a diverse background in technical sales and account management, Mark brings his commercial experience from similar roles within associated industries.

    Look out for him at a trade show, networking event or exhibition very soon, and do please say hello – he is always happy to help.

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Toby Stephenson  

  • E: toby.stephenson@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07789 656743

    Toby joined the business in 2001 after a career working in investment banking. Toby’s primary focus has been in project delivery where he has developed strong relationships with key accounts. He also manages the sales team ensuring customer service is of the highest order.

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Neil Holdsworth   

  • E: neil.holdsworth@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07795 513291

    Neil has been our Quality Manager since 2020, having worked in various quality roles for the last 30 years, he brings experience from a variety of industries. Neil continually looks to improve the QMS in-line with the ISO9001:2015 standard, and together with the quality team, ensure that procedures are followed and our customer’s quality requirements are met.

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  • E: gary.chamberlain@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07794 123272

    Gary joined the company in 2011 as Senior Design Draughtsman and later progressed to Applications Manager in 2022. He served a full technical apprenticeship with a paper machinery manufacturer designing large engineered fabrications and castings, he then moved on to the role of drawing office manager for a large subsea moulding company where he managed a team of draughtsmen producing engineering drawings to relevant specifications.

    Gary and his team are responsible for providing effective and efficient machining methods, generating CNC code and using their experience of modern tooling systems to give our customers a high quality and cost effective product.

Gary Chamberlain

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Dave Simmons

  • E: dave.simmons@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07972 503276

    Dave joined Stephenson Engineering in early 2023 as Project Engineer and brings his knowledge and experience from similar roles within the industry. Dave has also enjoyed a military career having previously served with the Royal Engineers. As Project Engineer he manages our turnkey services for various clients across a wide range of disciplines and applications.

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Adam James   

  • E: adam.james@stephensoneng.co.uk

    Adams joins our Project Management Team and is responsible for overseeing engineering projects from start to finish for key clients.

    As Project Engineer he will manage all aspects of production from initial enquiry and order placement, through manufacture, to final delivery. Our Project Managers ensure efficient and timely workflows across all departments, continuous quality control and enhanced customer service.

Andy Hall   

  • E: andy.hall@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07377 729759

    Andy commenced his role as Production Director with us in early 2026 having operated at senior or director level within the engineering sector for almost his entire career. With decades of experience, knowledge and technical expertise, Andy drives production activity and supports all aspects of manufacturing within the facility.

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Rob Ash       

  • E: rob.ash@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07377 414939

    Rob joined the company in 2019 as Stephenson’s Welding Engineer and acting as the companies responsible welding coordinator. Rob previously worked as a Welding Engineer for a reputable stainless steel piping and pressure vessel manufacturer. Since joining, Rob has worked closely with the QA department on the continual development and improvement of our internal systems that support the EN 3834, EN 15085 and EN 1090 accreditations.

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  • E: gary.Jackson@stephensoneng.co.uk
    M: 07795 807353

    Gary joined the company in 2001 as our Machine Shop Manager. Previously he worked as a senior applications engineer at a major machine tool builder and brought a wealth of experience in both CNC machine tool capabilities and programming. For the last 22 years, Gary and his team have managed the machine shops, providing innovative and competitive machining solutions for the benefit of our customers.

Gary Jackson