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RNS Number : 8639W  SDI Group PLC  17 March 2026

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SDI Group plc

("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")

 

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17 March 2026 - SDI Group plc (https://sdigroup.com/) , the buy and build
group, focused on companies which design and manufacture specialist lab
equipment, industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific
products, provides an update on recent activities from within the Company's
portfolio.

 

Stephen Brown, Chief Executive Officer of SDI Group, said:

 

"The level of activity we are seeing within our portfolio reflects the Group's
focus on driving organic growth through product innovation and customer
service. Winning international blue-chip clients, securing contracts with new
and existing customers, entering new geographies and launching pioneering new
products demonstrates that our portfolio companies continue to gain traction
across the world in industries as diverse as aerospace and defence to Formula
One."

 

Industrial & Scientific Sensors

 

Sentek, the manufacturer of electrochemical sensors, has secured a significant
£2.1m contract with a multinational industrial manufacturing company, to
supply custom electrochemical sensors. Sentek has partnered with this customer
for several years, and the latest contract reflects both the quality of the
company's product and customer service offering.

 

Chell Instruments ("Chell") continues to see solid demand for its pressure,
vacuum, gas flow and control instrumentation, executing on the previously
announced £0.9m contract to supply testing machines and support equipment to
a leading gas meter manufacturer establishing a new production facility.

 

Chell continues to trade strongly, with a healthy pipeline of aerospace
contracts, including an order for the supply of scanners for the new Tempest
aircraft programme, and the delivery of a bespoke designed Q-DAQ scanner
variant to a major UK based aero engine manufacturer. In addition, the company
has expanded its reach into near-space testing, with an order from HALO Space
for a several microDAQ3 (https://chell.co.uk/pressure-scanners/microdaq3/)
pressure sensors, to provide real time pressure measurements.

 

In Formula One, Chell has added the competition's most newly formed team,
Cadillac, as a customer, providing miniature on-car and wind tunnel scanners.
The company now supplies 10 of the 11 teams in the Formula One World
Championship.

 

MPB Industries, which designs and manufactures flowmeters and control
instrumentation, recently launched its Long Series 1200 Flowmeter
(https://www.mpbflowmeters.com/product/long-series-1200-variable-area-flowmeter-including-low-flow-range/)
, featuring ultra-low flow and high-resolution capabilities. The new flowmeter
delivers instantaneous flow rate measurement for virtually any process gas or
liquid, with applications across multiple markets including medical and
aviation.

 

Lab Equipment

 

Monmonth Scientific ("Monmouth"), the market-leading provider of clean air
solutions, has continued to see strong momentum in demand for its products,
including an exclusive partnership with IMeBIO to deliver mobile modular
cleanrooms and biocontainment laboratories. The partnership opens Monmouth to
new markets, allowing the mobile cleanrooms to be installed in just five hours
with simple utility connections, allowing organisations to respond quickly to
urgent research or biocontainment needs. The company has also completed the
design, manufacture and installation of a 1,700sq ft ISO Class 8 Modular
Cleanroom for Parker Hannifin, supporting controlled manufacturing
operations, demonstrating Monmouth Scientific's capability to deliver
scalable cleanroom solutions for engineering and manufacturing applications.

 

Severn Thermal Systems ("Severn"), the designer and manufacturer of high
temperature furnaces and environmental chambers, has recently developed a new
vacuum furnace in collaboration with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (the
"Authority"). Following its development, the Authority has placed an order for
three furnaces, demonstrating the strength of the technology. Severn sees
strong potential for vacuum furnaces as it enters a new market.

 

LTE Scientific, the manufacturer and supplier of laboratory and medical
equipment, has received an order for the delivery of 12 bespoke drying
cabinets for a major client. The units have been designed to be flexible,
stand-alone solutions and for use across multiple rooms.

 

Safelab, one of the UK's leading fume cupboard manufacturers, continue to
execute their significant £1.3m contract for supplying the defence industry
with over 100 Airone XP4 fume cupboards. Alongside this, they have also won a
significant contract to supply fume cupboards to HEB2 (Higher Education Bundle
2) in Ireland via their longstanding Irish distributor. They also continue to
develop new products for the company's core customer base and recently
launched its new Airone C700 recirculating fume cupboard. The compact solution
is designed for University laboratories, R&D facilities, Pharmaceutical
labs and Industrial testing environments, and can be installed either as a
bench top unit or trolley mounted for enhanced portability.

 

Industrial & Scientific Products

 

Scientific Vacuum Systems ("SVS") recently received a significant £2.2m
contract with one of the world's largest consumer brands, and one of their
longest-standing customers, reflecting continued confidence in the quality of
its systems, which form an integral part of the customer's workflows.

 

Earlier this month, following the success of the Dragonfly project, Atik
Cameras announced its camera technology will be integrated into the MOTHRA
(Modular Optical Telephoto Hyperspectral Robotic Array) project. MOTHRA aims
to construct the world's largest all-lens telescope, with capabilities
exceeding those of any existing telescope on Earth or in space. The project is
designed to facilitate unprecedented observations of the large-scale structure
of the Universe, including the network of gas and dark matter that connects
galaxies.

 

Fraser Anti-Static ("Fraser"), the manufacturer of equipment and solutions
used to control static electricity, has seen continued contract momentum from
both existing and new customers, with market recognition of the application
and value of Fraser's technologies. In particular, Fraser has seen increased
order activity from South Korea, a key market and high-quality base for
industrial manufacturing.

 

InspecVision has seen sustained market traction for its precision inspection
machines, notably in the North American market, where it has recently
completed installations for Boeing, Amazon and Parker Hannafin, and has also
expanded its customer base with new contracts in the UK and the Netherlands.
InspecVision continues to invest in new product development and was recognised
at the international trade fair, Blechexpo, with the "Best Award 2025 for
Innovation" for its newly developed, AI powered guidance and verification
system.

 

 Enquiries:

     SDI Group plc                                                        +44 (0)1223 727144

     Stephen Brown, Chief Executive Officer                               www.sdigroup.com (http://www.sdigroup.com)

     Amitabh Sharma, Chief Financial Officer

     James Dimitriou, Group Head of Corporate Development

     Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (NOMAD & Joint Corporate Broker)       +44 (0)20 7220 0500

     Ed Frisby / Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance

     Andrew Burdis / Sunila de Silva - Corporate Broking

     Stifel (Joint Corporate Broker)                                      +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
     Fred Walsh / Brough Ransom / Ben Good

     Vigo Consulting (Financial Communications)                           +44 (0)20 7390 0230

     Tim McCall / Rozi Morris / Fiona Hetherington                        SDIGroup@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:SDIGroup@vigoconsulting.com)

 

About SDI Group plc

 

SDI Group plc is a group of small to medium size companies with specialist
industrial and scientific products in growth sector niches which help solve
customers' key challenges.

 

It specialises in the acquisition and development of companies that design and
manufacture specialist products for use in lab equipment, industrial &
scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products.

 

Its portfolio of businesses supplies the life sciences, healthcare, plastics
and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics and measurement instrumentation
markets.

 

SDI aims to continue its growth through driving the organic growth of its
portfolio companies and by the acquisition of complementary technology
businesses with established reputations in global markets.

 

For more information, please see: www.SDIGroup.com (http://www.SDIGroup.com)

 

 

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