18 | Tees Business
THE APPLIANCE OF
SCIENCE
Applied Integration
launches new cutting
edge Tees firm
T
he Tees Valley is home to a new cutting
edge research and development
business, Applied Scientific
Technologies, that plans to forge a niche
global market in high-end technologies and
robotics.
AST will be led by experienced
mechatronics expert Jamie Marsay, with
financial backing and support from the four
directors of one of the Tees region’s leading
automation and control experts, Stokesley’s
Applied Integration.
The new business, which has visions
of recruiting at least 10 staff over the next
three years, will look to harness cutting edge
scientific technologies to bring a range of hi-
tech products to market its directors believe
could revolutionise a wide range of 21st
Century industries.
AST’s directors say the new company is
unique in the global market, in seeking to
harness new niche digital technologies such
as Industry 4.0 that includes cyber-physical
systems, the Internet of Things and cloud
computing.
Marsay, who has previously enjoyed 17
years in senior engineering and managerial
positions with Stokesley’s Labman
Automation, said: “I’m absolutely elated
because the potential for Applied Scientific
Technologies is fantastic. It’s what I’ve
wanted to do for a long time.
“We all see the potential that is there. I’ve
got no doubt that this is a massive emerging
market and am very confident this will be a
huge business.
“There’ll initially be a need for lots of
research and investment but there are huge
potential rewards at the end of it. The areas
in which we want to operate are emerging
and growing markets, it’s where all the
“At Applied Integration,
we’re always looking for
the next technological
leap forward – and this
new business is all
about innovation.”
Tech take-off: from left, Garry Lofthouse, Jamie Marsay and Lee Raywood
are the brains behind new Tees firm, Applied Scientific Technologies.
funding is, and it’s a sector that doesn’t have
an issue in either attracting or retaining talent
because it’s so cutting edge and ex