Our Story

When we first set up the business we got a small unit on a trading estate midway between our homes and started Axiom Laboratory - just Paul and myself. We wanted to get back to making high quality work, looking after our clients, and giving them individual care and really great service. That was our aim and I think we have succeeded. Given the sort of work that we’re doing, we thought it was time to move to better premises. At that time we had outgrown our old laboratory and we wanted to give our team a great working environment and to show our clients that we care about investing in the business. 

The new Axiom Laboratory is on the same trading estate as our first laboratory. In our old place there had been eight of us – five qualified technicians and three apprentices. Though the new laboratory is larger we’ve only had two extra work stations fitted - to have a maximum of ten technicians in total. Having good personal relationships with our clients is integral to the way we work, and we want to stay the right size to maintain that important aspect of our service. One area we have developed in here is our 3D CAD/CAM imaging and scanning facility. We believe in moving forward with technology and we have a scanning machine which we use for a significant amount of our work. Using CAD/CAM technology to digitally scan and design can offer great accuracy and predictability for our clients. Everything at our new laboratory is open-plan, that’s the way we’ve always worked. The benching is all free-standing, and everyone is within easy talking distance of each other, that’s important because we’re a tight-knit unit.

Having the right lighting is essential for doing quality work, and the lighting in our new laboratory is excellent. Our unit has floor to ceiling windows both at the front and the back, so there’s lots of natural light. 

As part of the design of the new Axiom Laboratory, we have created a small intimate lecture facility to accommodate 15 to 20 people, so that we can organise speakers and invite dentists to come for seminars and lectures. Other companies will be able to use the facility for training courses at weekends. 

Axiom Dental Laboratory use a wide range of materials for our work ranging from top quality porcelains to polyceramics such as   Ceremage and Twiny.

Shade Taking

Axiom offer an in-house shade taking facility for patients using the most recent digital technology which is then transferred onto a 50 inch screen suspended in the laboratory for when the work is being constructed by our small team of hugely talented technicians. This facility really does give us the best chance of getting those small details correct and giving the patient the best results possible. We can also come and visit the surgery that can sometimes be a bit too far for a patient to travel to.

Service

Axiom provide a daily collection and delivery service using our delivery drivers when possible. A freepost postal service is also in operation and guaranteed next day courier service ensuring safety and assurance that your work will always arrive to you on time. Axiom pride ourselves on their service to the surgeon and feel that this aspect is as important as the construction of the work itself.