Complete Fabrication

Complete Fabrication offers over two decades of experience in the field of specialist model creation and effects for film, television, theatre and advertising. Our company was founded in 1990 and over the last 20 years we have grown to become the UK leaders in this field. We employ only the most highly skilled professionals who are experts in the field of bespoke model making and special effects. Complete Fabrication has worked with some of the world’s most recognised international names including Warner Bros, BBC, Coca Cola, Channel 4 and British Airways, to name just a few.

Over the years our company has continually expanded to offer an extensive range of services including our specialist skills in bespoke art and design fabrication. Complete Fabrication are highly regarded as a prestigious UK company with the experience and in-depth skills to meet the demands and bring to life the visions of artists, galleries, design agencies and interior and lighting designers.

Our experience has led us to work with some of the most exciting and famous film projects in the world including the creation of specialist costumes for the Harry Potter films. We have also created special effects and models as well as specialist logos and branded models for a range of high profile television advertisements for businesses such as Waitrose, Cadbury, HSBC and Selfridges.

Visit the Complete Fabrication website for more information on the services we offer to the film, television, theatre and advertising industries.

Our Portfolio

Our online portfolio contains images and details of many of the film, television, theatre and advertising projects we have worked on. A portfolio of images, specifications, videos and showreels has been included for each of the services we offer including models, food and liquid effects, technologies and specialist equipment, idents, logos and branding as well as our puppets and props services. Complete Fabrication will be more than happy to answer enquiries on our range of services including our art facilitation services. Full contact details including telephone and fax numbers as well as our email address are available at our website.

Theatre Productions

Complete Fabrication is based in south-east London within easy reach of London’s world-famous West End theatre district. Our company has been involved in some of the most well-known theatre productions such as Oliver and The Lion King. We have created an assortment of puppets and props used in theatre productions on a world-wide scale and we have worked with prestigious companies such as The Royal Shakespeare Company as well as creating puppets for Disneyland Paris. Images and details of our puppets, stage and set props can be found on our online theatre and props portfolio.

Complete Fabrication Art and Design

Our bespoke art and design fabrication service is designed to turn the ideas of artists, photographers and designers into a physical reality. Complete Fabrication offers highly skilled craftspeople who have worked on a diversity of projects dedicated to the visions of designers and artists. We have a state of the art industrial workshop from which we fabricate complex and larger installations, and our services include bespoke object fabrication, commercial environment services, lighting projects, architectural features and art facilitation. We have collaborated with some of the world’s most well-known names including international hotels, restaurants, businesses and art galleries.

Advertising Campaigns

Complete Fabrication has been involved in numerous well-recognised television advertising campaigns for major businesses and organisations. Our expertise in the field of model creation and special effects has been utilised throughout many advertisements including our chocolate, food and liquid effects for major companies such as Cadbury, Kingsmill, Coca Cola, Gordon’s Gin, Subway, Sara Lee and Danone, to name just a few. Our highly skilled team has the experience to create desired special effects to client specifications. Our successful track record of client satisfaction is one of the reasons why our company has been the UK leaders in this field for over 20 years.

Models

Complete Fabrication has over 20 years of in-depth experience in the field of creating beautifully detailed models for a range of applications. Our models have been used extensively throughout film and television projects as well as many recognisable advertising campaigns. We provide tabletop food models, replicas and printed wrappers as well as bespoke models made to client specifications. We offer an extensive range of foodstuffs for hire and are experts at creating rapid plaster prototypes on demand. We have created a number of models and replicas for many well-known companies including Burton’s Foods, Frey, Nestle and Mars. Visit the Complete Fabrication website portfolio to view our complete range of model services.

Food and Liquid Effects

Complete Fabrication specialises in liquid and food effects used extensively throughout television, advertising and photographic projects and campaigns. We specialise in effects such as real and simulated food including beverages and confectionary (chocolate is one of our specialist areas). Our extensive range of effect skills includes both real and simulated beverages, the unwinding of wrappers used in advertisements and laundry product simulation. We have worked on many advertising campaigns due to our in-depth experience in effects such as food manipulation, which includes pouring, spiralling, flowing, breaking, swirls, vortexes and bubbles. We have the expertise and skilled professionals to bring advertising ideas to life through our extensive range of food and liquid special effects.

Idents, Logos and Branding

As part of our idents, logos and branding services we offer a range of bespoke models for online virals as well as a diversity of models for channel branding and idents. We have worked with internationally recognised businesses, organisations, agencies and companies including ITV, Channel 4, the BBC, Lever Faberge and Bacardi, to name just a few. Complete Fabrication has extensive experience in working to client specifications including branded objects for advertising stills and television commercials. We also specialise in the creation of company branded models and displays for a range of projects as well as professional branded exhibition equipment and sets.

Puppets and props

Complete Fabrication has created a range of puppets and props for some of the most well-known, international film and theatre productions. We are specialists in this field and have crafted and designed animation puppets and dolls for theatre productions such as The Lion King as well as set props for the Harry Potter films. We have also created theatre props for such shows as Oliver and Shrek the Musical. Our company has been sought out to create food puppetry featuring special effects such as tumbling, flipping and jumping as well as creating large installations including the Tutankhamun Countdown Clock for the O2 Dome.

Art Facilitation

Complete Fabrication offers an extensive art facilitation service designed to assist artists, photographers and galleries with complex art installations and art fabrications. We have the experience, skilled designers and craftspeople to bring art installations to life as envisioned by the artist, photographer or gallery owner. We have worked on some of the most high profile art installations and our enviable client list includes the Whitechapel Gallery, Paul Noble, Antony Gormley and Christina Mackie, to name just a few. Our website portfolio contains images of some of the art facilitation projects we have undertaken including kinetic sculptures, mechanical and electronic art, and Baltic concrete artworks and painted forms.

Bespoke Objects

We fabricate high quality, bespoke objects as part of our Complete Fabrication art and design service. Our company fabricates unique pieces for some of the most well-known names including ITV, ING Bank and the Metropolitan Hotel as well as many commissions for private clients. We can fabricate bespoke furniture to client specifications for use in residential and commercial environments as well as intricate and finely detailed smaller objects such as one-off trophies and vases. Our website holds examples and details of our extensive range of bespoke objects including glass tables, sculptures, awards, mirror frames, clocks and unique reception desks.

Commercial Environment

Complete Fabrication has extensively developed our range of commercial environment services built upon our skills, experience and proven track record to offer our clients a unique service. Our commercial environment service includes high specification and bespoke exhibition items as well as design agency campaign promotions. We also have in-depth experience of the creation of tailored window and retail displays for some of the most prestigious and well-known names in the UK. Complete Fabrication has successfully collaborated with businesses such as Vodafone, Selfridges, Madam Tussauds, the O2 Arena and UCI Cinemas, to name just a few. Visit our website to view our extensive portfolio of trophies, sculptures, signage and exhibition displays.

Lighting

Complete Fabrication Art and Design has the skills and knowledge to design and fabricate bespoke lighting displays from a range of materials. We can create complex and eye catching lighting designs for both interior and exterior use. Our lighting fabrications have been installed in prestigious London restaurants, hotels and nightclubs. We have worked with some of the most well-known names including Nobu Berkeley, the Myriad Restaurant, Marco Pierre White, the Connaught Penthouse and London Hotel NY. Visit our website lighting portfolio to view examples of our lighting fabrications including bespoke ceramic lamps, light boxes and tubes, yacht lamps and chandeliers.

Architectural Features

At Complete Fabrication Art and Design we have the skills and state of the art technology to create a wide range of architectural features. Our fabrications can include mirrors, friezes, sculptures, wall panels and bannisters constructed from a diversity of materials. Our website portfolio contains images and details of some of the architectural features we have created including clocks, copper wall plates, bottle panels and spiral bannisters for staircases. We have worked with some of the world’s biggest names including Nobu Berkeley, Celebrity Cruises, Myriad restaurant group, United Distilleries and Sheraton hotels, to name just a few.

Technologies and Specialist Equipment

Complete Fabrication offers a range of technologies and specialist equipment including our slope, glass-fronted oven case, which is the ideal solution for lighting and shooting evenly cooked foods. Our glass fronted oven has been used in numerous advertising campaigns and features a rotating turntable offering superior visibility for lighting and camera work. Computer timing equipment is used in conjunction with the oven to provide the highest accuracy when undertaking timelapse shots and repeatable takes. Our technologies and specialist equipment have been used throughout many film and television projects as well as being utilised in major advertisement campaigns. Visit the Complete Fabrication website for more information on our range of specialist equipment.

High-Speed Digital Timing Equipment

Our unique high-speed digital timing equipment is a major part of our technologies and specialist equipment department. This technology offers precise synchronisation of liquid and food effects. Our high-speed digital timing equipment permits consistency and easy repeatability even at high speeds of up to 1/100 of a second. We also use this equipment in conjunction with motion control and many film, television and advertising companies have utilised our high-speed digital timing equipment. More details of our technologies and specialist equipment can be found at the Complete Fabrication website.

Our Client List

Complete Fabrication has worked on some of the world’s most well-known film, television and theatre productions as well as many major advertising campaigns. Over the last 20 years we have built an enviable client list thanks to our reliability, innovative products and services as well as our high levels of client satisfaction. We have worked on some of the biggest films of the last decade including the Harry Potter films and international theatre productions such as The Lion King and Oliver. Our client list is diverse and includes major names in the business world including Cadbury, Coca Cola, KFC, Gordon’s, British Gas and Airbus, to name just a few.