Novanta Celebrates Major Milestone with Move to new $12M State-of-the-Art Facility
Novanta, a pioneer in manufacturing advanced lasers and optical sub-systems for medical and industrial applications, announced it is relocating from its founding premises at Emery Court Stockport, UK, to a state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot facility at the nearby Orion Business Park, quadrupling its capacity to serve its expanding team and clients.
Originally founded as Laser Quantum Ltd, the organization was established at the Emery Court location in 2002, prior to being acquired by US-based Novanta Corporation in 2017.
CEO Matthijs Glastra stated, “This transformative move marks a significant new chapter in our journey, symbolizing the unification of our UK team and ongoing commitment to growth and innovation across Novanta. Our investment in this state-of-the-art laser sub-system facility reinforces our position as a trusted technology partner to our global OEM customers. It also demonstrates our commitment to providing our team with the best possible work environment to innovate and excel. We’re excited about the opportunities this move presents and look forward to continuing to deliver exceptional value to our clients from our new facility.”
Key highlights of the new facility include:
World-Class Laser Sub-System Assembly: Two-thirds of the facility is enclosed in a clean room environment and sets the standard for quality, lean manufacturing, standard work practices and procedures, ensuring excellence in every aspect of optoelectronic module assembly.
State-of-the-Art and Flexible Work Environment: Large work environment with collaboration spaces inspire innovation and creativity. Onsite restaurant, gym, garden and reflection spaces create a flexible work environment that caters to diverse needs while promoting productivity.
About Novanta
Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. Novanta combines deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges, enabling Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance tailored to customers’ demanding applications. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol NOVT. The company exists under the laws of New Brunswick, Canada, and serves principal geographic markets in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.