Leamington Spa manufacturer targets expansion in South East Asia

A WARWICKSHIRE manufacturer is looking at greater global expansion by boosting its presence in South East Asia’s renewable energy market.  

Geotechnical Instruments, which supplies and manufactures portable and fixed gas analysers, is the market leader for biogas monitoring equipment in South East Asia, enjoying 50% of the market in Malaysia and Thailand, and with a growing presence in Indonesia.

It is now enhancing its focus and investments in South East Asia by expanding its offerings in the landfill and palm oil sectors.
 
The company is looking to beef up its after sales service offering, which includes educational content, webinars and skills development programmes.
 
The company, which was set up in the West Midlands over 40 years ago, has expanded its presence to 66 countries, with its venture into South East Asia’s biogas market starting in 2006.

It has been supplying these countries with monitoring equipment and support services for biogas analysis and production, a key component in the production of renewable energy.
 
Much of the firm’s success in the South East Asian markets is attributed to the popularity of its portable gas monitoring equipment, BIOGAS 5000.

It now plans to boost its growth in the region with the introduction of the GA3000 PLUS, its flagship fixed gas analyser. The company operates via a distributor model, collaborating with local partners in the region in order to supply its products to a wide range of customers and industries in the region.
 
Steve Billingham, managing director of Geotech, speaking following Geotech’s participation at the Asia Pacific Biogas Forum in Kuala Lumpur, said: “In the era of globalisation where many UK-based manufacturing and engineering companies are moving their production and manufacturing operations abroad, we are very proud to have retained all of our expertise, operations and capabilities in our West Midlands premises while still being able to service a wide range of customers around the world.
 
“South East Asia is an exciting market for us due to increased interest by landfill and palm oil plantation operators in the region to move towards greater renewable energy production through anaerobic digestion (AD); a process that can turn food and palm waste into biomethane.

“We have had great success in the UK and Europe, in helping plant operators optimise their AD processes and boost energy production targets and we are excited to share our experience and expertise in this field with industry players in South East Asia.”