Founder

Dr Marc Holmes

EngD · Materials & Process Simulation

Eight years research at Swansea University. Tata Steel. A doctoral thesis on blast furnace simulation. Now building original products in a cabin in SE9.

Brands

Five brands. One workshop. Everything designed and made here.

HolmesDoesTech Bespoke engineering commissions Live HolmesLayered 3D printed home accessories Live
Tiltyard LARP accessories Coming Soon
Kidbrooke Toys EN71-3 certified children's toys Coming Soon
JustHoldThat Camera accessories · Sony FX3 Coming Soon

The Story

One engineer, one workshop, everything made here

I'm Marc — Dr Marc Holmes. I spent eight years in research at Swansea University, earning an EngD in Materials & Process Simulation, with a doctoral thesis modelling the inside of a blast furnace. Along the way I worked with Tata Steel on the kind of heavy industrial simulation most people never see.

These days the lab is a cabin in SE9. I design and make original products end to end — from the first CAD sketch to the finished object in your hands. Five brands, one workshop, everything made here.

HolmesDoesTech is where I take on the bespoke work: the discontinued part nobody stocks anymore, the custom component, the thing that only exists in your head until it's on the bench.

The workshop in SE9

Products

What comes out of the workshop

3D printed homeware
3D printed homeware
LARP accessories
LARP accessories
Children's toys
Children's toys
Bespoke commissions
Bespoke commissions

Need something made?

Bespoke engineering commissions, discontinued parts, custom components. If it can be designed, it can be made.

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