The UK and Ireland arm of Quantum Design, which supplies advanced measurement and cryogenic instruments to universities and company laboratories, based in Leatherhead, Surrey.
Quantum Design UK and Ireland supplies scientific instruments to universities, research institutes and company laboratories. It is part of the Quantum Design International group, whose parent has more than 30 years of experience making materials characterisation systems, which are machines that measure the magnetic, electrical and thermal properties of materials, often at very low temperatures. The group's product lines cover magnetism, spectroscopy, microscopy, cryogenics, optics, lasers and life sciences. These instruments are widely used in the labs where quantum materials and devices are tested.
In January 2026 Quantum Design Inc. acquired the NanoScience division of Oxford Instruments, which designs ultra-low-temperature cryogenic equipment, and the unit is now operating as Quantum Design Oxford in Oxfordshire. The company's page says the deal combines Quantum Design's physical property measurement systems with Oxford Instruments' ultra-low-temperature cryogenics. That makes the group a larger name in cooling equipment for quantum experiments. We found no mission statement for the UK arm and have not invented one.
The UK and Ireland company is registered as Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited, company number 01259082, and Companies House lists it as active at 1 Mole Business Park, Leatherhead, Surrey, incorporated in 1976. It is a member of the British Cryogenics Council. The group's European business is run from Quantum Design GmbH in Grimbergen, Belgium, and Quantum Design Oxford adds a second UK site in Oxfordshire.
We found nothing published about team size or culture. The group publishes a technical journal, SPECTRUM, and a magazine on cryogenics, and offers measurement services and maintenance contracts, which points to a company that employs scientists as well as salespeople. Treat that as an inference from its products rather than a statement about working life.
The roles in a supplier like this include application scientists who demonstrate and install instruments, service engineers who keep them running, sales and technical sales staff with science degrees, customer support, and operations and finance teams. Physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering are typical backgrounds, and the work suits someone who likes meeting researchers and solving problems on the spot. In Oxfordshire, the former Oxford Instruments NanoScience business adds cryogenic design and manufacturing roles. Check the group's website for openings.
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