Altus invests in 363 m² HQ expansion

Altus Group, a distributor of electronics manufacturing equipment in the UK and Ireland, has announced a major expansion of its headquarters following the acquisition of an adjoining facility that will significantly increase its demonstration, training and customer collaboration space.

The expansion adds approximately 363 m² (3,900 ft²) of additional space and includes the creation of a new customer experience centre, developed in collaboration with its technology partners. The investment will enable Altus to install a complete inline manufacturing solution at the heart of its facility, allowing customers to see first-hand how a full production environment can be configured across SMT assembly, THT assembly, backend production and component management.

The investment follows a period of sustained growth for Altus, with the company increasing its market share and becoming an established long-term partner for electronics manufacturers making new investments. The additional facility will increase demonstration capacity and create dedicated areas for customer training, applications support and collaboration, enabling Altus to further enhance the services it provides across the UK and Ireland.

Turnkey solutions

A key part of this development has been the expansion of Altus’ portfolio, which now enables the company to offer a complete turnkey solution for an entire manufacturing facility where required. This broader capability allows Altus to support customers with a more complete view of the production environment, rather than focusing solely on individual machines within it.

Joe Booth, Chief Executive Officer at Altus Group, said: “The acquisition of this additional facility represents another important milestone for Altus and provides us with the space to fully demonstrate our capabilities as a single-source manufacturing partner.

“The new customer experience centre will allow manufacturers to see how an entire production environment can be configured and optimised as one connected process, rather than viewing individual pieces of equipment in isolation.

“It will provide a collaborative environment where customers can evaluate technologies, undertake training, discuss manufacturing challenges and gain a better understanding of how a complete turnkey solution can be tailored to their requirements. Our aim is to create a gold standard facility that reflects how modern electronics manufacturing operates.”

The expanded customer experience centre will be located alongside Altus’ existing purpose-built headquarters in Redditch, which opened in 2019 and is expected to open in September 2026.