Oxford Instruments Chief Executive visits India

Oxford Instruments Chief Executive visits India

Meets senior professors at Key Universities and announces opening of three new regional offices across India

Mumbai, February 28, 2014: Jonathan Flint, Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments visited India in January 2014 to meet senior professors at key universities and announce expansion of its India operations. Oxford Instruments is a leading supplier of high technology tools and systems for  research and industry. Headquartered in Mumbai, Oxford Instruments India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Oxford Instruments Plc (based in UK).

Jonathan Flint said “India is a very attractive market for Oxford Instruments. Its academic community is receiving increasing worldwide recognition for the excellence of its research and the growing wealth of the nation means that there will soon be significant demand for nanotechnology tools in India.”

Since its direct presence as a 100% subsidiary in 2012, Oxford Instruments India has recorded growth of over 50 percent in the first year. To support and fuel this growth in India, Oxford Instruments has increased its local presence with a dedicated team and expanding presence in India. Oxford Instruments India has a wide reach with 3 more branch offices across India, increasing the geographic coverage and maintaining close links with key customers.

Oxford Instruments has a rich heritage of innovation & excellence. Globally it has been committed to offering its customers high quality products and services that meet their high standards.  Anurag Tandon, Managing Director, Oxford Instruments India, said “Our Chief Executive’s  visit to India and meeting with key customers is a significant step for Oxford Instruments India. It reflects our commitment and growth strategy for India. In less than a year after inaugurating its head office in Mumbai, we now have a presence across India, covering regions in the North, South, East and West. This is strategic decision by Oxford Instruments to increase its reach and to be near to its customers and prospects to help us understand and cater to their requirements.”

About Oxford Instruments India Pvt. Ltd.

Oxford Instruments India Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxford Instruments plc (based in UK) and supports key customers in industry, research and academia. Oxford Instruments India offers range of high quality products for Industrial Analysis and Nanotechnology. Head quartered in Mumbai, it is one of the few companies in India to set up a demonstration lab for Industrial Analysis products where distributors and customers can analyse samples, demonstrate systems and be introduced to new technologies. This lab houses a range of analysers that span applications from metals analysis, to low sulphur in petroleum and gold coating analysis.

About Oxford Instruments plc

Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. It provides solutions needed to advance fundamental physics research and its transfer into commercial nanotechnology applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.

The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University over fifty years ago, Oxford Instruments is now a global company with over 1900 staff worldwide and is listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG).  Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors.

This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-ray, electron and optical based metrology, and advanced growth, deposition and etching.

Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products, expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment, security and health.