Our History
Half a century of turning ideas into products — from a garage in Edinburgh to a £20M contract electronics manufacturer with global reach.
From founding engineers to a global manufacturer
Founded in 1975 by three Hewlett-Packard engineers, ZOT has spent five decades bridging the gap between invention and production — designing and building printed circuit boards, sheet metal enclosures and full electro-mechanical assemblies from our home in Musselburgh. This is how we grew.
ZOT is started in a garage by Meyer Averbuch, Robin Cross and John Leask, who draw on their experience at Hewlett-Packard to transform the electronics manufacturing landscape in the United Kingdom.
ZOT moves to Bog Park, Newhailes in Musselburgh.
The company moves to a custom-built facility in its current location and expands into sheet metal fabrication.
First extension of the original building expands sheet metal fabrication capabilities to meet growing demand for ZOT’s unique services.
ZOT leases an additional building at the existing location to accommodate growing interest in its services.
Company growth and demand for quality manufacturing lead to a new, purpose-built sheet metal factory being constructed.
Alan Millar moves from PCB Manager to Sales Director to expand the business, and starts offshore PCB production.
Buying the previously leased PCB building allows ZOT to build new PCB facilities on the same land and invest in new equipment and training.
Continuous growth leads to a new, specialised electro-mechanical assembly division being built at the same Musselburgh location.
ZOT continues to grow, becoming a £20M business with global reach in industries such as aerospace, medical and subsea.
Three divisions, one turnkey partner
The capabilities we have built over five decades, now under one roof in Musselburgh.
Printed Circuit Boards
Multilayer, rigid and flex PCBs manufactured to IPC standards, from prototype through to volume production.
ExploreSheet Metal Fabrication
Precision sheet metal cutting, forming, machining and finishing for enclosures, chassis and bespoke parts.
ExploreElectro-Mechanical Assembly
Full PCB assembly and turnkey box-build, bringing your complete product together in one place.
ExploreBe part of our journey
Fifty years in, we're still growing — towards a smarter, more sustainable future for UK electronics manufacturing. Let's build the next chapter together.