About 600 Group

600 Group is one of the world’s leading names in the manufacture and distribution of state-of-the-art machine tools, workholding accessories and laser marking systems worldwide.

There are two core areas of business activity centred on machine tool and laser marking excellence.  The Group operates from 20 locations worldwide and sells products in over 180 countries.

600 Group are responsible for the development of many of the industry’s most respected brands including Colchester-Harrison turning and machining centres, Pratt Burnerd chucking systems, Crawford Collets, Gamet Bearings, Electrox Laser Marking Systems and Clausing conventional machine tools.

Over the course of its 150-year history, 600 Group has been credited with an impressive array of ground-breaking innovations and today, the group commands an enviable position within the global markets it serves. 

It is the largest machine tool PLC quoted on the London stock market and is the largest machine tool company in the UK, boasting the largest overseas portfolio of machine tool operations of any British company. 

600 Group has the largest industrial laser company in the UK and are the largest manufacturer of standard and specialised chucks, collets and precision machine tool bearings.  It was the first UK company to produce manual/CNC lathes and the first to offer low-cost, high performance CNC lathes.