Success for Quality Gauging Systems' new owner

Since re-launching QGS in January, 2005, following a management buy-back by original owner and managing director Martyn Gill, the company has not only surpassed its £1 million per annum turnover target, but moved into larger premises, increased the number of staff to 10 and recently taken on the 'master distributorship' for the whole of Europe for MTI Instruments, the USA-based specialists in non-contact measurement solutions. The firm’s new premises - in the grounds of Luton Hoo - allow plenty of space for expansion, which is good since a booming order book has already led the company to extend into additional workshop space, with further expansion planned for the near future. Many orders are for customers overseas, including Mexico, China, Puerto Rico, USA and Singapore, so a fully operational remote conferencing facility has also been created at the new offices. More activity beyond the shores of the UK is expected in 2006, with the planned opening of a manufacturing and sales office in North Carolina, USA, and strengthening ties with Laredo Tools, QGS’ new agent for Central America and the Caribbean, while ASI DataMyte do Brazil looks after South America. With so much new work, staff numbers have also increased, with the latest addition being Ian Hicks, who started in March, 2006 and is providing technical support across the range of QGS product offerings. QGS is a distributor for ASI DataMyte, Optiflex, BMT, Aberlink, Heidenhain, LaserGauge, LMI, PAV and the new MTI Instruments, among others.