Thank for all your input, I have quite a bit of research to do. The SkyFire looks interesting and accommodates my budget pretty well. The CM1 is the cutest and most capable machine I've seen for a while! I've also been looking at MDA Precision, Makino N and Datron Neo, but all of those are big budget machines and will be the next step after the one I'm currently contemplating.
The reasons I'm brining production in-house are several. Chinese production costs are only moving one way and currency forever fluctuates, UK production costs are very high, lead times are way too long and most contract machine or toolmaking companies are very reluctant to accept high precision work because they are not tooled up for it. Those that are have lead times from anywhere between 8-12 weeks. The final reason is that prototyping is simply not accurate enough for our work just yet, so owning our own toolroom we can prototype and produce on the same equipment. This will save a LOT of money and even more time.
Thanks, Steve