SHIELD WORKS · CUSTOM TOYS, GAMES & STEM PRODUCTS
OEM manufacturing for toy and game brands: construction systems, tabletop games, and connected STEM kits, built with toy-safety compliance and launch confidentiality designed in.
Shield Works manufactures toys, games, and STEM products for Western brands from an ISO-certified, British-owned facility in Zhuhai, China.
Construction systems, board games, and connected educational kits are built from components across multiple vetted suppliers, with EN 71, ASTM F963, and CPSIA compliance managed per market and launch confidentiality protected by black-box workflows.
Who We Are
A great game or toy is a precision product wearing a friendly face: mouldings that click identically across millions of parts, print that matches the box art, electronics that survive being thrown, and packaging that sells it from the shelf. Each of those comes from a different supplier, and the brand carries the blame if any one of them slips.
Shield Works integrates that chain under one roof, with toy-safety compliance engineered in at design stage and the secrecy of your next launch protected by structure.
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Safeguarding your innovations
In toys and games, the product is the surprise: a leaked design before launch season can sink a line. Black-box workflows, supplier isolation, and absolute client project separation keep your launch confidential.
Toy safety engineered in
Material safety, small-parts review, and mechanical hazards are addressed at the DFM stage, with compliance testing against EN 71, ASTM F963, and CPSIA requirements managed for your target markets.
Multi-component builds
Tiles, tokens, mouldings, printed components, packaging, and electronics from many suppliers, made to feel like one product in the hand. We manage the chain and integrate the finished game in-house.
Electronics & connected play
Sound modules, sensors, app-connected features, and STEM electronics are assembled in our ESD-controlled room with controlled firmware loading.
Quality proven per batch
Internal incoming, in-process, and final checks against your inspection plan, then independent batch verification by a C2W Group quality engineer who reports directly to you.
British management
British owned and managed, with production planned around launch seasons and crowdfunding timelines, backed by the C2W Group’s 20 years in China manufacturing.
What We Build
We have real, delivered experience across new-generation toys and games, from mechanical play to app-connected STEM. Much of it is under NDA, so we keep client names off this page and the work confidential: the launch you are protecting is exactly what our black-box workflow is built to protect. Toys, games, and educational products engineered for safety, play value, and the finish premium brands are judged on.
Interlocking sets and building toys with the moulding precision that makes parts click, every time.
Tiles, tokens, dice, and components with printed boards, custom inserts, and retail-grade packaging.
Multi-part learning kits combining mouldings, electronics, printed materials, and instructions in one packed product.
Sound, light, and sensor-driven toys with electronics assembled in our ESD-controlled zone.
Garden games, sports toys, and active play equipment built with outdoor-grade materials.
High-finish collectible items and display products where paint, finish, and consistency carry the value.
Our Development Process
Share your concept, materials, target market, and production goals. We sign an NDA before specifics are discussed, then assess feasibility and the best path forward.
A structured manufacturing roadmap for your product: key stages, estimated costs, and production timelines, agreed before tooling money is committed.
Engineering files refined into physical prototypes, iterated until materials, function, and durability are proven rather than assumed.
Bill of materials, tolerances, and assembly workflows finalised for repeatable production, eliminating manufacturing problems on paper rather than on the line.
A pilot batch verifies every component against specification before full production. Multi-supplier sourcing means no single supplier ever sees the complete design.
Every batch is inspected against your agreed criteria, then packed, consolidated, and shipped from our own warehouse, in secure custody until it leaves for your market.
Certifications
Shield Works is independently certified across three management systems: Quality (ISO 9001), Environmental (ISO 14001), and Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001). Also audited annually under SEDEX SMETA, an independent ethical-trade audit covering labour, health and safety, environment, and business ethics.
| Certification | Standard | Accredited By |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality Management System | BSI ANAB |
| ISO 14001 | Environmental Management System | BSI ANAB |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational Health & Safety | BSI ANAB |
| SEDEX SMETA | 4-Pillar Ethical Audit | Independent third-party |
Frequently Asked
Construction and building systems, board games and tabletop components, STEM and educational kits, electronic and app-connected toys, outdoor play products, and collectibles. Multi-component products combining mouldings, print, packaging, and electronics are our speciality.
Yes. Compliance testing is managed against the requirements of your target markets, including EN 71 for Europe, ASTM F963 and CPSIA for the US, with material safety and small-parts review built into the DFM stage rather than bolted on at the end.
Operators only see their assigned task, suppliers receive only the data their component requires, and each client project is fully isolated, which protects the timing and secrecy of launches. See the full IP protection model.
Yes, and we do regularly. Campaign timelines, backer fulfilment, and pledge-tier packaging are familiar territory. See our crowdfunding manufacturing expertise.
Yes. Boxes, boards, rulebooks, inserts, and retail packaging are produced through vetted print suppliers and integrated with the product in-house, so the complete game ships from one accountable line.
We do not run a fixed minimum order quantity, but projects typically start from USD 10,000 in order value.
We look at your product and requirements, assess fit, and reply to most enquiries within 24 hours. If it looks like a fit, we review the project in detail and issue an NDA where needed, then set up a call to confirm fit before we come back with a proposal. All work runs under a paid engagement. Submit your project brief.
Age grading, material safety and small-parts rules decide whether a product can ship at all, and they are far cheaper to design for than to retrofit. Compliance goes into the specification, and we hold the test documentation buyers ask for.
Start Your Enquiry
Send your drawings, your target age grading and safety standards, or a description of the product line you have in mind. We assess fit and reply to most enquiries within 24 hours.
If it looks like a fit, we review the project in detail and issue an NDA where needed, then set up a call to confirm fit before we come back with a proposal. All work runs under a paid engagement.
