FOLLOWING a rigorous ten-month negotiation period, Lloyds TSB Corporate customer ASAP Calibration Services is celebrating a successful £1m management buyout, which has led to the creation of the largest independent calibration house in the UK.

ASAP Calibration Services was established as a result of a joint venture between Wyko Calibration Services and QinetiQ Metrology.

With laboratories in five locations in the UK, including Romsey, ASAP employs 150 people. The company is now focusing on expansion in the Middle East, Ireland and the Far East.

ASAP Calibration Services is the single source supplier of instrument calibration and test equipment repair services in the UK.