Meet our team
Prototype Projects was established in 1980 by Dennis McFetrich. In 1999, A G Pringle Ltd bought the company and it has been run by the Pringle family ever since.

Prototype Projects was established in 1980 by Dennis McFetrich. In 1999, A G Pringle Ltd bought the company and it has been run by the Pringle family ever since.
Our team, which is currently 22 strong, has nearly 200 years’ worth of experience developed at Prototype Projects alone. Some of our team have many years of prior experience working in our industry.
Office team
Our office team manages everything from the commercial, consulting and planning of the business through to the management of customer quotations and invoicing. If you’d like to meet the team, and take a tour of our prototyping facilities, please contact us.
Model Making & RP Workshop team
CNC Machining team
Our CNC machining team produce accurate, high quality parts with an excellent finish from our suite of CNC machines. Request a quote for your next prototype part.
Dispatch service levels
We offer a range of service levels for 3D Printing and CNC Machining.
We never compromise on quality, so these service levels are designed to help you meet tight timescales or economy budgets.

Finishing options
We offer a range of finishing options on 3D printed parts. Please visit our Finishing page for more information.
Take the tour
We encourage our customers to visit our prototyping bureau in Royston so we can show our full range of services and answer any questions you may have about your next project. If you would like to arrange a tour, please contact us.
Request a quote
Next day dispatch: we offer a next day dispatch service for SLA, SLS, FDM, Polyjet and Figure 4 3D printed parts. All final data for our Express Service Level is required by 4.30pm to guarantee next working day dispatch.
Super-economy: use our My 3D AM service for instant quoting and ordering of SLS and SLA parts which are not urgent.
Quote requests: we process all quote requests and orders between 8.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Quote requests received between 8.00am and 4.00pm are usually responded to on the same day. This does, however, depend on the complexity of the requirement. Quote requests received after 4.00pm will be responded to on the following business day.
Express dispatch: for CNC Machined parts for dispatch in 3 working days, subject to criteria. All final data for our Express Service Level is required by 4.30pm to guarantee next working day dispatch. We also offer Standard, Economy and Super-Economy service levels.
Quote requests: we process all quote requests and orders between 8.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Quote requests received between 8.00am and 4.00pm are usually responded to on the same day. This does, however, depend on the complexity of the requirement. Quote requests received after 4.00pm will be responded to on the following business day.
To request a quote for any of our other technologies/services, such as Vacuum Casting, Model Making and Laser Cutting, please complete this contact form.