A Black Country testing specialist is celebrating its fifth birthday in style by committing to reaching £1m+ sales over the next 12 months. Staht, which was created by former 3M global product manager Rob Hirst, says it is transforming the way companies complete pull-testing and proof loading testing for fixings and safety eye bolts.
The company’s growing range of products have been designed to deliver optimal measuring performance and “boasts the best digital app in the marketplace”, giving a ‘connected’ solution that provides a GPS location, videos/photos and data in real time.
The Lye-based company has also tapped into support from Business Growth West Midlands (BGWM) to help it build brand awareness and access capital funding to buy a 3D printer. BGWM’s package of support includes advice from local business growth advisers, grant programmes to improve productivity and expedite the businesses’ journey towards net zero, innovation support, and assistance for entrepreneurship and start-up businesses.
“We’ve come a long way since we started in my kitchen during Covid-19 and sometimes you have to take a step back and realise how far you have come as a business,” says Hirst. “I knew there was a gap in the market for a new pull-testing and proof loading product and, five years on, we now have an industry-leading ‘connected’ solution.”
He adds: “Our first year saw us achieve about £250,000 in turnover, but that was all about laying the foundations, with 2026 set to generate £1m+ in revenues. To cope with this expansion, we’ve invested heavily in our warehouse and workshops on Hayes Lane Trading Estate and have recently added a new training centre to educate existing and new clients on how our products work.”
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