Bristol-based IES, a global provider of world-leading machine moving services, logistics, and project management in high technologies industries including semiconductor, printing, pharmaceutical, defence, and aerospace, is celebrating its 30th year in business.

The company was founded in 1991, starting out with a small team which has since expanded to now employ 70 people operating from a 30,000ft² facility. Since its inception, IES have continued to grow year-on-year, ending the 2020/21 financial year positively despite a turbulent time for everyone. IES is also forecasting continued growth for the forthcoming year and is planning to recruit further.

Evolving along with technology trends, IES specialises in decommissioning, relocation and re-commissioning of complex equipment and production lines, as well as complete factory moves. The company also re-engineers, maintains and upgrades machinery in the UK and around the world.

Niels Morch, IES’s co-founder and managing director, said: “The past 30 years have been an adventure. We moved into supporting the semiconductor industry early on and are very proud of the name we have made for ourselves with some of the market leaders.

“Expanding into supporting innovative companies globally has been exciting, allowing us to grow and we are now at the forefront of high technology machinery relocations and logistic projects.”

IES also offers resource support on short-, medium- and long-term contracts for on-site engineering and technical services. It is a trusted provider of compliance assessment and testing for CE marking, UKCA marking, and low-voltage, electromagnetic compatibility and machinery directives work.

Mr Morch continued: “We work with multinationals including Intel, Applied Materials, Rolls Royce, HP, GE Healthcare, and UK-based companies including AB Dynamics. We have an incredible team that is continuing to grow, and we cannot wait to see what the next 30 years will bring.”