Keith Daley

Hartest Holdings Ltd. manufactures, sells and distributes precision instruments used in testing, measurement, performance improvement and research. The company specializes in delivering well recognized product and service brands into niche markets both at home and abroad. It operates under two divisions: Instrumentation and Medical Services. The Instrumentation division manufactures, sells and distributes a range of specialist instruments and supplies for use in testing, measurement, performance improvement, and research around the world. The brands covered by this division are Sheen Instruments-surface coatings, Wallace Instruments-rubber testing, ASL-temperature measurement, Tinsley Ophthalmic and Henson-ophthalmic testing, Tinsley Precision-underwater cable fault location and electrical impulse testing, Carnation Designs-power management systems for specialist vehicles and Agar Scientific-equipment and consumables for use with electron microscopes. The above operations of Sheen, Wallace, ASL, Tinsley Ophthalmic and Tinsley Precision operate jointly within one company, Hartest Precision Instruments Ltd. The Medical Services division trades under the names of Qados and Cross Technologies, acting as a distributor in the business areas of specialist medical and healthcare equipment, in both the public and private sectors. This division mainly operates in United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition to the sale of medical equipment, the division also has an active service and consumables operation, and is engaged in the distribution of radiopharmaceuticals. The company was founded on December 12, 1998 and is headquartered in Sandhurst, the United Kingdom.

Sifam Instruments Ltd. designs & manufactures analogue and digital meters, control knobs and nanopositioning systems. The company's products include moving coil meters, aircraft instruments, bar graph indicators, gas analyzers, as well as temperature, pressure, humidity and data logger instruments. It offers nanopostioning products for the disk drive and semi-conductor industries. Sifam Instruments was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Torquay, UK.

Part of RWS Holdings Plc, Queensgate Instruments Ltd. is a British company that manufactures optical network monitoring products. The private company is based in Torquay, UK. The company was founded by Paul David Atherton. Queensgate Instruments was acquired by SDL, Inc., part of RWS Holdings Plc from February 13, 2001 on March 08, 2000 for $210 million.

Part of Checkit Plc, Titman Tip Tools Ltd. is a world-renowned brand that offers the finest quality precision-made industrial tooling to customers worldwide. The private company is based in Clacton On Sea, UK. Independent tests have proven Titman cutters to be amongst the longest lasting in the world. Titman provides resources for customers to maximize the life of their tooling, including recommended feed rates and re-sharpening guidelines. Founded in 1973, Titman has grown from a backstreet shed into a leading brand in cutting technology. Titman Tip Tools was acquired by Howle Holdings Ltd., a SUB of Checkit Plc from Brunel Holdings Plc on July 01, 1997 for $1.73 million.

Sheen Instruments Ltd. manufactures and supplies inspection and testing instruments. Its products are used in industries including - paint, coatings, automotive and decorative sectors. The firm offers viscometry products. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in West Molesey, the United Kingdom.

Part of Checkit Plc, Inhoco 3013 Ltd is a British developmental stage company. The private company is based in Romford, UK. Inhoco 3013 was acquired by Checkit Plc on December 30, 2003.