King's Award
The King's Award
for Enterprise
TT Instruments has been honoured with the King's Award for Enterprise: International Trade, the most prestigious business accolade in the United Kingdom, personally approved by His Majesty The King.
From a Garage in Blackburn to the King's Award
In January 2021, Muhammad Geloo and Aziz Bham started TT Instruments from the back of Dock Street Garage in Blackburn. No investors. No loans. No prior experience. Just a belief that high-value precision instruments being released from corporate disposal cycles still had enormous useful life left in them.
Five years on, that belief has become a King's Award winning international business, exporting to over 70 countries worldwide with consistent year-on-year growth.
"We built this on a simple idea: that high-value instruments written off by large organisations deserve a second life — and that researchers and engineers around the world deserve access to equipment they cannot find anywhere else."
— Muhammad Geloo, Co-DirectorTwo friends. No funding, no experience, just a clear vision.
Implemented entirely in-house. UKAS-accredited, certificate 243740.
Moved into a dedicated facility. Rapid international growth.
Customers across six continents ranging from Google and Apple to countless universities and small businesses worldwide.
Personally approved by His Majesty The King. Recognised for more than doubling exports over three years.
Rare Instruments. Global Reach.
We source, restore and export specialist precision instruments across various categories — connecting organisations worldwide with equipment they cannot find through conventional supply chains.
Electronic Test & Measurement
Oscilloscopes, waveform generators, precision multimeters, electrical safety analysers
Telecoms Test Equipment
OTDR units, fibre optic analysers, fusion splicers, wireless and wired network testers
Medical & Laboratory
Biological microscopes, spectroscopy devices, ophthalmic instruments, DNA analysis systems
Our customers include some of the world's most recognisable organisations — many of whom come to us specifically because we carry rare and discontinued instruments they cannot source anywhere else.
A Business Built to Reduce Waste
We do not manufacture anything. We never have. Every instrument we sell already existed — we have extended its useful life, kept it out of the electronic waste stream, and ensured it continues to contribute to research, engineering and progress around the world.
Our Circular Economy Model
Electronic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing environmental challenges. Precision instruments are among the most resource-intensive objects manufactured. Every TT Instruments sale represents the carbon cost of new manufacture avoided entirely.
Year-on-Year Growth, Every Year Since Founding
The King's Award recognises more than doubling of export revenue over the three-year assessment period. Exports consistently account for 75–80% of our total turnover.
the King's Award period
across 6 continents
international customers
government grants
About the King's Award for Enterprise
The UK's Most Prestigious Business Honour
The King's Awards for Enterprise are now in their 60th year. Winners are personally approved by His Majesty The King and may use the King's Awards Emblem for five years — a globally recognised mark of excellence.
The International Trade category recognises outstanding achievement in growing overseas sales. TT Instruments is recognised for more than doubling export revenue over the three-year assessment period.
- ✓Personally approved by His Majesty The King
- ✓Now in its 60th year
- ✓Recognises outstanding international trade achievement
- ✓Entitles use of emblem for five years
- ✓A globally recognised mark of UK business excellence
We Are Actively Acquiring
We believe we have only scratched the surface of what is possible. The volumes of high-value surplus and decommissioned precision equipment held by UK laboratories, universities and corporate facilities are vast. If your organisation holds surplus or decommissioned instruments, we would like to hear from you.
We offer fast, straightforward acquisition, handle all logistics, and ensure your equipment reaches active use rather than disposal.
Get in Touch
Whether you are looking to source a rare instrument, sell surplus equipment, or simply want to know more — we would love to hear from you.