ABOUT HBMC
PRECISION MADE IN HAWKE’S BAY.
Hawke’s Bay Machining & Customs is a specialist machining and custom manufacturing business based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
HBMC was created to provide a dedicated local option for precision components, replacement parts, prototypes, production machining and custom engineering solutions — combining CNC capability with practical engineering knowledge and real-world problem-solving.
MORE THAN A MACHINE SHOP.
HBMC was created after recognising a need for a dedicated machining business that could do more than simply receive a drawing and manufacture a part.
Our approach is to understand what the customer actually needs, how the component needs to function and the best way to manufacture it.
That means you don’t necessarily need a finished CAD model or engineering drawing before talking to us. Bring us a drawing, an existing component, a broken part, a rough sketch or simply an idea. We’ll start with what you know and work from there.
BRING US THE PROBLEM. WE’LL HELP WORK OUT THE SOLUTION.
WHAT MATTERS TO US
BUILT ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONS.
Our goal is to build HBMC into a recognised and trusted machining business in Hawke’s Bay, with the capability to service customers throughout New Zealand.
We’re steadily building our equipment, capabilities and team to take on increasingly complex CNC work while retaining the flexibility and personal service of a locally owned business.
From one-off components and difficult repairs to prototypes and ongoing production work, we want HBMC to be the workshop customers come to when they need something made properly.
Our longer-term goal is to develop HBMC into a highly capable, fully lights-out machining workshop.
KEEGAN
ENGINEERING • PROBLEM-SOLVING • PROJECT DELIVERY
Keegan brings 17 years of engineering experience across mechanical engineering, maintenance, equipment installation, diagnostics, project work and engineering management.
His career has included extensive work throughout New Zealand with specialised equipment in the meat and food manufacturing industries, where reliability, accurate diagnosis and minimising operational downtime are critical.
He holds trade qualifications in Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Mechanical Engineering, has a certified limited electrical background, Front Line Leadership training and a Diploma in Business Management.
His strength is practical problem-solving — understanding the wider engineering problem, not simply the individual component.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE MACHINES.
HBMC combines complementary experience across precision machining, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, diagnostics, project delivery and business management.
STEVE
CNC MACHINING • TOOLMAKING • CUSTOM MANUFACTURING
Steve brings 12 years of machining and engineering experience, beginning with a machining and toolmaking apprenticeship producing low-volume, high-accuracy components.
His experience ranges from precision one-off components, including work for machinery and America’s Cup boats, through to production machining and performance automotive components.
He later managed a production machining workshop in a hands-on role, combining machining, manufacturing, workflow and quality management.
Steve specialises in precision CNC machining, toolmaking, component design and efficient manufacturing. He particularly enjoys custom and one-off projects and has designed and manufactured components for boats, competition burnout cars, motorbikes and other specialised applications.
NOT EVERYTHING COMES OFF THE SHELF.
Custom work is an important part of Hawke’s Bay Machining & Customs.
From performance automotive and motorsport components to machinery parts, prototypes, modifications and unusual one-off projects, we enjoy work that requires both accuracy and creative problem-solving.
Sometimes the appearance of a component matters just as much as its function. Sometimes the challenge is making something that simply can’t be bought.
That’s where the “Customs” side of HBMC comes in.
CONNECTED ENGINEERING CAPABILITY.
HBMC and BEC Limited are separate but closely connected Hawke’s Bay engineering businesses.
HBMC specialises in machining, precision components and custom manufacturing, while BEC provides complementary capability across fabrication, welding, structural steel, general engineering, coatings, site installation and larger engineering projects.
Where a project crosses between machining and fabrication or wider engineering work, HBMC and BEC can work together and direct the project to the right capability. From the customer’s perspective, the process should be seamless.
