Global robotics specialist Geek+ creates more than 20 jobs in Liverpool city region since opening a new UK headquarters. Tony McDonough reports
Global robotics firm Geek+ says it has created more than 20 jobs since setting up its UK headquarters at Sci-Tech Daresbury.
US-based Geek+ announced in 2022 it was moving into the Violet development at the Liverpool city region science and innovation campus. Since then it has created a number of high value tech jobs at the base.
Setting up the Daresbury hub, which features a hi-tech robotics experience centre where clients can see Geek+ robots in action, the comply has been able to accelerate its expansion across the European market
Since entering the European market in 2019, Geek+ has deployed projects in more than 30 countries, including key collaborations with major UK retailers in the apparel and grocery industries.
From its Daresbury office the venture offers sales, solution design, implementation engineering, project management, and customer care. This has resulted in the creation of more than 20 new jobs.
Over the past year, Geek+ has launched several large-scale robotics projects with major UK retailers, including NEXT.
In a collaboration with NEXT at the company’s Dearne Valley Pallet fulfillment center, Geek+ successfully implemented its hybrid “Pick-and-Sort” solution, enabling the retailer to process 16,000 units per day—double the efficiency of manual operations.
This success has led to additional projects across the UK, with Geek+ continuing to provide intelligent warehouse automation solutions to meet the growing demands of the retail and logistics sectors.
Geek+ has also established new partnerships with Logistex, Fortna, and SEC Storage in the UK.
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Brian Lee, managing director, EMEA, Geek+, said: “The UK is home to some of our most exciting projects, including large-scale automated parcel sorting and goods-to-person robotics deployments.
“Our headquarters at Sci-Tech Daresbury have allowed us to serve our UK clients even more effectively and showcase our robotics solutions in action while creating a significant number of job opportunities for local people.
“It’s a privilege to be part of the innovative community here and look forward to welcoming even more new clients to the world-leading services we offer.”
John Leake, business growth director at Sci-Tech Daresbury, added: “Sci-Tech Daresbury brings both an attractive location but also strong collaborative networks that enable hi-tech, high growth companies like Geek+ to expand and flourish.”