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Top 25 Optical inspection equipment companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Optical inspection equipment companies based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 95 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 95 optical inspection equipment companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,582 professional contacts across them, including 652 with verified work emails. Abingdon is the largest hub.

This list covers optical inspection equipment companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest optical inspection equipment companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 95 optical inspection equipment companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to optical inspection equipment companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	G&h Gooch & Housego	Partial evidence	Ilminster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	391 contacts →
	Partial evidence “G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Elcometer Inspection Equipment	Strong evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	138 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than seventy years Elcometer has been a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of Coating Inspection and Physical Test Equipment, Ultrasonic NDT equipment and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	LK Metrology	Strong evidence	Castle Donington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At LK Metrology, we are shaping the future of measurement, optical inspection and design technology with precision, reliability and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Prior Scientific	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Prior Scientific is the global leader in the design and manufacture of precision positioning devices, optical systems, automation solutions and components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Birmingham Optical	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A reputation built on the reliable supply of an extensive range of high quality instruments and machines with our unrivalled customer service, we are known as Birmingham Optical.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Knight Optical	Partial evidence	Harrietsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Here at Knight Optical, we enable pioneers to harness the power of photonics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Specialised Imaging Limited	Indirect evidence	Pitstone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialised Imaging Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Torr Scientific LTD	Partial evidence	Bexhill-on-sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Torr Scientific Limited is an innovative company that brings together a unique range of expertise, skills and equipment from the worlds of thin film vacuum coating, vacuum…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Rhopoint Instruments LTD	Indirect evidence	St Leonards On Sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Rhopoint Instruments, a leading manufacturer of appearance instruments used in industries such as automotive, paints and coatings, consumer electronics, aerospace and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Imetrum LTD	Indirect evidence	Wraxall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Imetrum is a world leader in the field of camera-based, non-contact precision measurement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Arden Photonics	Partial evidence	Solihull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arden Photonics is a leading manufacturer of optical fiber measurement solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	GT Vision LTD	Partial evidence	Wickhambrook, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GT Vision Ltd is the UK's largest independent supplier of optical microscopes, advanced imaging accessories such as cameras and motorised systems, and custom engineered systems…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Industrial Vision Systems LTD	Partial evidence	Didcot, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Industrial Vision Systems Ltd (IVS®) is a global provider of vision systems, machine vision and automated inspection machinery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Carfulan Group	Indirect evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who are we?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Alrad Instruments LTD	Indirect evidence	Newbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alrad Instruments ltd has been trading since 1970 we are based in Newbury in Berkshire in the south of England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Lambda Photometrics LTD	Partial evidence	Harpenden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1977, Lambda Photometrics Ltd is a leading supplier of characterisation, measurement and analysis equipment, applied to signals from DC to Light.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	OGP UK	Indirect evidence	Foston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who are we?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	NDT Global Services LTD	Strong evidence	Preston Farm Industrial Estate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “NDT Global Services Limited is a Company specialising in providing a broad spectrum of inspection and test equipment for inspection companies, process plant, manufacturing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Bentham Instruments LTD	Partial evidence	Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bentham design and manufacture monochromator-based optical metrology instrumentation, offering expertise and established in-house capabilities for the advancement of light based…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Cairn Research LTD	Indirect evidence	Faversham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	The 3d Measurement Company LTD	Partial evidence	Bridgnorth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The 3D Measurement Company Ltd are the UK’s fastest growing system & service provider for 3D measurements, quality and inspection, reverse engineering and 3D printing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	PFO Instruments	Partial evidence	Wokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PFO is a world leader in the design and manufacture of optoelectronics test instruments for characterisation of Optical Fiber.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	CN Technical Services LTD	Indirect evidence	Wisbech, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trusted Distributors of Industry Leading Scientific Instrumentation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Inspecvision LTD	Partial evidence	Mallusk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “InspecVision develop and manufacture a range of high accuracy 2D and 3D inspection machines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Optimec Systems	Partial evidence	Malvern, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Optimec Systems provides advanced measurement and inspection technology for the world’s best contact lens and intraocular lens manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: optical inspection equipment companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names optical inspection equipment companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of optical inspection equipment companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name optical inspection equipment companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Optical inspection equipment companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

41.2%Verified-email coverage

16.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.2%Largest-city concentration · Abingdon

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 95 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among optical inspection equipment companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “optical inspection equipment companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names optical inspection equipment companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among optical inspection equipment companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 652 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names optical inspection equipment companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many optical inspection equipment companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 95 optical inspection equipment companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

G&h Gooch & Housego, headquartered in Ilminster, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most optical inspection equipment companies?

Abingdon leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (4) and Leicester (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 652 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 95 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.