Movetech UK

What Movetech UK does

Movetech UK, trading as British Turntable Co Limited, is a Bolton-based specialist manufacturer of physical movement solutions, founded in 1959 and family-run under Managing Director Tim Entwistle. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures turntables, air film load-movement equipment (Hovair brand, acquired), and distributes JUNG hydraulic jacks and machinery skates for the UK market. Core proprietary technology centres on Hovair air film skates and transporters — compressed-air systems that create a frictionless air bearing, enabling loads of up to 100+ tonnes to be moved with as little as 5kg of force, with omni-directional capability. The company serves six primary verticals: automotive (car manufacturers and dealerships, including a 50+ year preferred-supplier relationship), retail and visual merchandising (Waitrose, ASDA, Marks & Spencer, Hotel Chocolat), film/TV and entertainment production (Fremantle, Channel 4, with 35+ years in the film industry), construction and logistics, industrial manufacturing (foundries, steel mills, power generation), and specialist sectors including nuclear (Sellafield, BNFL, Mirion Technologies), aerospace (Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems), and rail.

The business operates four revenue streams: one-time product sales of standard and bespoke turntables, usage-based rental of revolving stages and turntables (1m to 33m diameter) for events and productions worldwide, subscription maintenance and servicing contracts on installed vehicle turntables, and professional bespoke engineering services for custom industrial projects. Go-to-market is a hybrid model combining direct enterprise field sales for large bespoke projects (working with architects, surveyors, construction firms, and project engineers from design through commissioning), a multi-website e-commerce platform (movetechukshop.co.uk, revolvingstage.co.uk, truckturntables.co.uk, hovair.co.uk, machineryskates.com) for SMB and consumer purchases, inside sales via phone and email, and event-driven demand generation through industry exhibitions including Bauma 2025 and Tomorrow's Warehouse 2024. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, CHAS, Constructionline Gold, and SafeContractor accreditations, and operates a team of 11-50 employees including in-house design engineers using CAD and 3D modelling.

Name

Movetech UK

Legal name

British Turntable Co Limited

Website

https://movetechuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Movetech UK is a Bolton-based, family-run manufacturer (est. 1959) of turntables, Hovair air film load-movement systems, and JUNG hydraulic jacks, serving automotive, retail, film/TV, construction, nuclear, and aerospace customers globally via direct sales, rental, and bespoke engineering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of turntables, air film equipment, hydraulic jacks, and bespoke industrial movement solutions. Products available through online shop and direct sales.
2. Equipment Rental: Short and long-term rental of turntables and revolving stages for film, TV, exhibitions, product launches, and events. Includes delivery, installation, and removal services worldwide.
3. Service and Maintenance Contracts: Servicing plans for vehicle access turntables, including routine maintenance, emergency breakdown support, and full service records for compliance.
4. Bespoke Engineering Services: Custom design and build services for industrial movement solutions, working with clients from concept through manufacture, installation, and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Movetech UK (trading as British Turntable Co Limited) designs, manufactures, and supplies physical movement solutions including vehicle access turntables, Hovair® air film equipment (skates, transporters, tuggers, and lightweight bearings), revolving stage turntables (1m–33m diameter), retail display movements, and bespoke industrial movement systems. The company also exclusively distributes JUNG hydraulic jacks and machinery skates in the UK, offers short- and long-term rental with global delivery/installation, and provides servicing, maintenance, and bespoke engineering services.

Product overview

Movetech UK, a trading name of British Turntable Co Limited, is a manufacturer of movement solutions with over 65 years of experience. The company offers a portfolio of physical turntable and load-moving products rather than a unified software platform. The core product lines include Vehicle Turntables (for car parking and truck access), Hovair® Air Film Equipment (air skates, transporters, tuggers, and lightweight air bearings for frictionless load movement), Revolving Stage Turntables (1m-33m diameter for events and entertainment), Retail Display Movements (small/large carousel turntables, ceiling mounted, automotive turntables including the Merlin® Major 21 and Olympian, point of sale movements, sign mechanisms), and Bespoke Industrial Movement Solutions (custom heavy industry turntables and positioning systems). The company also distributes JUNG Hydraulic Jacks and Machinery Skates. Products are available for purchase or rental, with installation and servicing support offered globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hovair®: Air film skates and transporters for omni-directional load movement
• Merlin® Major 21
• Olympian Turntable
• Merlin®

Products and services

• Vehicle Turntables Heavy-duty turntables for cars, trucks and HGVs to rotate in restricted spaces such as city centre office blocks, delivery yards, supermarket car parks and construction sites. Available in standard and bespoke designs for internal or external use, integrating into ground or suspended slabs.
• Hovair® Air Film Equipment Air film skates, transporters, air-powered tuggers and lightweight air bearings that use compressed air to create a thin frictionless film between load and floor, enabling omni-directional movement of loads from 2 to over 240 tonnes with minimal effort.
• Revolving Stage Turntables Large-format revolving stages from 1m to 33m diameter, fully programmable via DMX, used in car showrooms, concert venues, conference halls, exhibitions, fashion shows, film sets, theatre and TV productions. Available for purchase or rental.
• Retail Display Movements Complete range of small/large carousel turntables, ceiling-mounted turntables, automotive turntables (Merlin Major 21 and Olympian), sign mechanisms, point of sale movements, motor units, manual bearing turntables, cabinet turntable kits and motorcycle display turntables designed to attract customer attention and increase retail dwell time and sales.
• Bespoke Industrial Movement Solutions Custom-designed movement solutions including heavy duty turntables, parking solutions, azimuth positioners and bespoke movements for foundries, repair workshops, fabrication halls, process plants, steel mills, paper mills, power generation and automotive production lines.
• JUNG Hydraulic Jacks and Machinery Skates Distributed range of JUNG lifting jacks (5–50 tonne capacity) and machinery skates (1–120 tonne capacity), offering high load-to-self-weight ratios, minimal rolling resistance and swivelling load stability feet for heavy load handling.
• Rental Service Rental of turntables and revolving stages from 1m to 33m diameter with delivery, installation, on-site support and removal for TV, film, product launches, theatre and exhibitions worldwide.
• Vehicle Turntable Servicing Full routine service, maintenance records and emergency breakdown support for vehicle turntables provided by trained engineers to ensure compliance and reliability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Force of less than 5kg can accelerate a 1000kg load on air skates
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Oaksmere Design LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2025Led overall project planning and coordination for Waitrose Wallingford vehicle access turntable upgrade, ensuring efficient installation with minimal disruption and meeting specific location requirements.
• MJ Electrical Services LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2025Completed electrical installation for Waitrose Wallingford vehicle access turntable upgrade, delivering clean, well-organized electrical setup supporting smooth and reliable operation.
• FremantleflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Professional television production company. Long-term rental partnership for Blankety Blank gameshow since 2020 Christmas special, now supplying revolving stage turntables for fourth consecutive series. 2020 special achieved 6+ million viewers.
• JUNG Hebe- und Transporttechnik GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey UK distribution partner for JUNG hydraulic lifting jacks and machinery skates. Movetech UK distributes JUNG products across the UK market through their dedicated machineryskates.com website. Partnership reinforced at Bauma 2025 exhibition.
• Southall & Rush LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing exhibition build partner for Opus 3 Events Ltd. Constructed and installed the Markerstudy Group's funfair-themed BIBA 2024 exhibition stand featuring Movetech UK turntable.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KaMo Rotating Systems: KaMo Rotating Systems is a Dutch manufacturer specializing in vehicle parking turntables and rotating platforms for residential and commercial applications, directly comparable to Movetech UK's vehicle access turntable line serving customers like Waitrose and ASDA.
• AeroGo: AeroGo is a US-based manufacturer of air caster load movers and air film transporters used to move heavy industrial loads with minimal friction — directly comparable to Movetech UK's Hovair air skates and transporters product line.
• Airfloat: Airfloat is a US manufacturer of air bearing and air caster systems for heavy load movement, comparable to Movetech's Hovair air film products serving nuclear, aerospace and industrial customers.
• Hilman Rollers: Hilman Rollers manufactures heavy-duty machinery skates, rollers and hydraulic toe jacks for moving industrial loads — directly comparable to Movetech UK's JUNG hydraulic jacks and machinery skates product range.

Broad incumbents

• Jungheinrich AG: Jungheinrich is a global intralogistics and material handling equipment manufacturer (forklifts, automated systems, warehousing). A broad incumbent in the same industrial space Movetech serves with bespoke industrial movement and JUNG-branded equipment.
• Toyota Material Handling: Toyota Material Handling is a global manufacturer of forklifts, trucks and warehouse automation equipment — a broad incumbent competing in the wider material handling space where Movetech's Hovair air-film equipment and JUNG skates are positioned.

Emerging players

• Gala Tent: Gala Tent is a UK-based event production company that supplies staging and event infrastructure including rotating platforms, providing adjacent competition in the revolving-stage rental market served by Movetech UK's revolving stage product line.

Others

• JUNG Hebe- und Transporttechnik GmbH: JUNG is the German manufacturer of hydraulic lifting jacks and machinery skates that Movetech UK distributes exclusively in the UK under a core channel partnership; comparable product category but operating as a supplier rather than competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MovetechUK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MovetechUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/MovetechUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/movetech-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/movetechuk

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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