What OP-TEC SYSTEMS LTD does

Op-tec Systems Ltd is a UK-based, vendor-independent industrial automation and control systems consultancy founded in 1996 and headquartered at the Stockport Business & Innovation Centre. The company helps manufacturers evaluate, modernise, and integrate SCADA, PLC, and DCS environments across regulated industries including chemical, power and utilities, aerospace, food and beverage, life sciences, oil and gas, automotive, and water and wastewater. Its core proposition is independence from automation platform vendors, allowing recommendations to be made on client fit rather than on reseller economics.

The company's offering is structured around two service lines. Consultancy & Project Services covers strategic automation planning, needs assessments, system design, integration, and project delivery. Proactive Automation Services provides ongoing fault resolution, preventive maintenance, risk assessments, and legacy system support. These are supplemented by a free Benchmark Report diagnostic tool that assesses automation resilience, scalability, and efficiency, and by an extensive library of ungated whitepapers covering SCADA, DCS, PLCs, batch systems, cyber security, FEED studies, and energy topics. Technical depth spans multiple platforms, including ABB 800xA, GE Cimplicity, Ignition, and FisherRosemount RS3, and includes specialist capability in regulated-industry compliance frameworks such as COMAH, HSE guidance, and EEMUA best practice.

Op-tec monetises through quote-based project engagements and monthly proactive support subscriptions, reaching enterprise customers via direct field sales and a content-led website. The company is privately held by founder and Director Richard Banyard, with no external investors or parent company, and operates with a small, senior team. Multi-decade client relationships — including 16+ years with Veolia and DENSO, 20 years with Tennants Fine Chemicals, and 9+ years with Kimberly-Clark — anchor a recurring, trust-driven services business concentrated in the United Kingdom.

Name

OP-TEC SYSTEMS LTD

Legal name

Op-tec Systems Ltd

Website

https://op-tec.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Op-tec Systems is a vendor-independent UK industrial automation consultancy, founded in 1996, providing SCADA, PLC, and DCS integration, legacy modernisation, and proactive maintenance services to manufacturers across regulated industries including chemical, power, life sciences, and oil and gas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consultancy and Project Services: Professional services engagement providing automation consultancy, project delivery, system integration, and technical expertise. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements and potentially retainer or ongoing support arrangements. The company offers both short-term support and longer-term engagements.
2. Proactive Automation Services: Ongoing support agreements providing preventive maintenance, risk assessments, and system monitoring. Generates recurring revenue through support contracts with clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Op-tec Systems is an industrial automation consultancy that helps UK manufacturers improve, upgrade, and integrate their SCADA, PLC, and DCS control systems. The company delivers strategic automation consultancy, project execution, ongoing proactive maintenance, fault resolution, legacy system modernisation, and integration services on a vendor-independent basis across multiple automation platforms.

Product overview

Op-tec Systems provides independent industrial automation services rather than a packaged software product. Their core offerings consist of Consultancy & Project Services (strategic automation planning, system assessments, and project delivery) and Proactive Automation Services (ongoing maintenance, fault resolution, and legacy system support). They supplement these with a free Benchmark Report Tool for self-assessment and a library of whitepapers covering topics such as SCADA, PLCs, DCS, batch systems, cyber security, and energy optimization. The company operates vendor-independently across multiple platforms including ABB 800xA, GE Cimplicity, Ignition, and FisherRosemount RS3, and serves regulated industries including chemical, pharmaceutical, power, aerospace, food & beverage, and water/wastewater sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultancy & Project Services Strategic automation consultancy and project delivery services that help manufacturers evaluate, plan, and execute automation improvements aligned with business objectives, including legacy assessments, modernisation, and integration projects.
• Proactive Automation Services Ongoing automation support including fault fixing, system maintenance, legacy migrations, and integration services delivered under recurring support agreements to reduce downtime and extend system lifecycles.
• Benchmark Report Tool A free diagnostic tool that assesses automation performance across resilience, scalability, and efficiency, delivering a jargon-free report in under 5 minutes with actionable improvement recommendations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delayed significant capital investment by continuing use of legacy RS3 DCS systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Global automation systems integrator delivering custom automation and control solutions to industrial clients across process and discrete manufacturing — comparable business model of bespoke integration services and project delivery.
• Boulting Group: UK-headquartered industrial automation and electrical systems integrator serving process industries (chemical, pharma, water, power) with SCADA/PLC/DCS consultancy and project services — directly comparable services-only model and UK/regulated vertical focus.
• Capula: UK-based automation systems integrator specialising in SCADA, PLC, and DCS for utilities, defence, and process industries — directly comparable niche in independent industrial automation integration with strong regulated-industry exposure.
• JR Automation (Hitachi Industrial): Provider of custom automation and integrated control solutions for industrial customers, now part of Hitachi — comparable as a high-mix automation systems integrator competing for similar industrial consultancy and integration work.
• AND Automation: UK industrial automation integrator providing PLC, SCADA, and control system design, upgrade, and support to manufacturing and process clients — closely comparable independent integrator profile and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Largest automation vendor globally (SIMATIC PLC, WinCC SCADA) with extensive integrator network and in-house services — direct competitive alternative for large platform-led engagements.
• ABB: Major industrial automation vendor (ABB 800xA among others) selling platforms plus bundled integration and lifecycle services — sets the competitive ceiling against which Op-tec's vendor-independent positioning must win.
• Schneider Electric: Global automation and industrial software vendor (Modicon, AVEVA) with extensive services arm — competes for integrated platform + services mandates Op-tec would otherwise win.
• Emerson: Owner of DeltaV DCS and legacy FisherRosemount RS3 — directly relevant as the vendor whose legacy platform (RS3) Op-tec maintains, and whose bundling pressures independent integrators.
• Rockwell Automation: Major automation platform vendor (ControlLogix, FactoryTalk) with integrator ecosystem and lifecycle services — competes for both greenfield platform sales and ongoing support work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/op-tec-systems

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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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