Design intent stays intact
When a mould moves between suppliers, small design decisions get lost. Radii round up, cavities drift, and the chef's intent gets diluted.
One stop shop
From master pattern to matched reorder.
One team, one workflow. Master pattern, cavity design, food-contact silicone tooling, replacement runs. All in one workshop in Warwickshire.
One workflow
A single supplier for the whole tooling life.
A mould isn't just one purchase. There's the master pattern, the first cavity, the sign-off, the production tray, the paperwork, the replacements and the eventual second-tool build. Buying from one supplier that handles all of it means the design conversation, the grade spec and the drawings all sit in one place.
What one supplier covers
The full arc.
01
Design conversation with the chef
The first conversation is with the person who'll actually use the mould. We travel to your kitchen if useful.
02
Master pattern making
3D printed, CNC machined or hand-finished — whichever fits the geometry.
03
First cavity for sign-off
A single hand-poured cavity for the chef or the buyer to sign off before scaled tooling.
04
Production tooling
Scaled cavity tools when volume justifies it — compression or injection routes.
05
Paperwork bundle
Material declaration, grade record, cavity check. Enough for supplier approval visits.
06
Replacement and expansion
Drawings on file, so reorders and fleet extensions are quick to price and quick to deliver.
Why one supplier matters
The invisible cost of switching.
Grade record is retrievable
One supplier means the exact grade used on order one is retrievable on order twenty. Your paperwork story stays clean.
Reorder is fast
The drawing and grade sit on file. A reorder is a phone call, not a fresh spec conversation.
Fewer people to chase
One engineer runs your job. You have their name, their number and their diary.
At a glance
The idea in a picture.
How a food mould gets made
- 01DrawingWe agree the shape with you
- 02MasterMade to the drawing
- 03Proof cavityPoured in food-grade silicone
- 04Your testTry it with your own recipe
- 05Full trayPoured or pressed to size
- 06On recordGrade and drawing kept for reorders
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Want the whole job in one place?
Send us the brief — from a sketch to a scaled production spec.
We'll cover the full arc — pattern, first cavity, sign-off, production, replacements, paperwork.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Culinary, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- BRCGS Grade AATechcraft Industries Culinary Ltd. See the certificate details.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
TheodoreEmployee Welfare