Hi Geoffrey,
Yes, a friend at work also suggested Fobco so I'll have a look.

Diesel,
Had also considered that long and hard. Looked at the ArcEuro Sieg Super X2P for around £630 delivered, and others. In the end I decided that I should continue to invest in making my homemade cnc machine the best machine it can be, and buy a purpose built pillar drill 'just' for drilling holes.

Thanks