L.A.C began life in a Nottingham garage, building conveyors with one focus: moving things better. That drive still defines us, only now, as MotionTech in the UK, it is backed by full manufacturing strength and advanced systems expertise.
Head of Business Development & Marketing at MotionTech UK
We design and build in-house, giving us control over quality, lead times, and flexibility. Alongside conveyors and sortation, our portfolio spans robotics, AMRs and goods to person systems, integrated with software, controls, and service teams that keep everything connected.
From material flow and storage to picking, packing, and production, our solutions cut across industries and are trusted by names like Ball, Greggs, and Amazon. What sets us apart is accountability: process analysis, design, manufacture, build, commissioning, integration, and support, all under one roof. Whether it is a complete project or a targeted upgrade, we engineer systems that fit your flow, not force it.
John Wilson, Head of Business Development & Marketing at MotionTech UK, spoke to Warehouse & Logistics News.
What are your best-known products, solutions and services?
Conveyors are in our DNA. We cut our teeth on them in a garage, and now we are one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers, with the firepower to match. Robotics, AMRs, and fully automated solutions have always been part of the mix, but we have taken them to another level with in-house software that runs from PLC control to our adaptable WCS. MotionTech adds even more depth: four pillars covering manufacturing, technology, software, and service and integration. Each is strong alone, but together they give us global reach with a grounded way of delivering it.
How do you think your industry sector is performing at the moment?
Automation is heating up, with more industries looking at how it can improve operations. The real challenge is not whether to automate, it is making sure it fits. Businesses are complex, margins are tight, and the demand for efficiency is relentless. That is why integration must be practical, not theoretical. Working across many sectors gives us perspective and resilience. We can see the peaks coming, ride out the troughs, and keep learning from both.
How many markets are you in and what is your biggest market?
We cover almost every industry sector, food, beverage, pharma, retail, manufacturing, you name it. But warehouses still dominate, and for good reason. It is a complex environment where the stakes are high and one size fits all does not work. Our edge is that we are not restricted by equipment limits. That freedom lets us be clever: sometimes a fully automated system is the answer, other times partial automation adds more value. The trick is knowing when less really does more.
What are your most recent product innovations?
Innovation never stops here. On the manufacturing side, we are expanding our conveyor range with new divert technology. Robotics has been the headline this year, from high-speed pick and place systems to a large palletising project. And then there is the “Tetris” mixed SKU palletising and depalletising we demoed at IMHX, a crowd pleaser that solves a real headache. But hardware is only half the story. Our latest software tracks machine health, predicting issues long before they become failures.
What is your strategy for growth and success in 2026?
Our growth has always been powered by people, the engineers, designers, software teams, and service crews who make the tough stuff look simple. In 2026, that strength sharpens further as MotionTech UK comes together under a clear structure: four pillars that define who we are. Manufacturing, technology, software, service and integration. Each has the weight to stand alone, but together they take us into new system integrator territory. The plan is simple: keep backing our people and building on those pillars.
How is sustainability influencing your business?
Sustainability is not a side project anymore, it is built into the way we think and deliver. Our customers expect it, and rightly so. In automation, it is not always possible to design equipment that can be fully recycled, but we can make sure it lasts longer, uses less energy, and can be refurbished rather than replaced. That is where we focus: energy efficiency, smarter material use, and lifecycle thinking that keeps systems running longer. Beyond the kit itself, it is about process, cutting wasted motion, energy, and resources.
How do you address employee wellness and motivation?
For us, wellness is about keeping the basics right, an environment where people feel supported, workloads are realistic, and communication is clear. Motivation comes from the same place: giving people the space to contribute, develop, and take pride in what they do. We do not overcomplicate it. If the team feels valued, they will do their best work.
Can you foresee autonomous mobile robots and goods to person systems becoming more mainstream to improve efficiency and reduce manual labour?
Absolutely. These technologies are not just on the horizon, they are already here, getting smarter every year. We are running projects that use AMRs to transform material handling within production, streamlining workflows and freeing up people for higher value tasks. Goods to person systems are proving their worth in warehouses by delivering fast, accurate, flexible access to inventory. Their real strength is adaptability: they can be scaled for a small site or a global retailer.
Can you tell us about any recent customer contract wins or projects and how you helped the customer meet their challenges?
Recent projects highlight the depth of our capability. We have delivered high speed pick and place for canned food, complete with vision inspection before placement. In bedding manufacturing, AMRs now move pallets from production to wrapping, cutting wasted steps. In food production, we tackled high speed egg palletising and wrapping, where fragility and speed collide. Add to that piece picking robotics for specialist tools, and you see the spread: quirky products, demanding environments, and automation designed to fit the job.
What sets your company apart from others?
In one word: independence. We do not wait on anyone else, we design it, build it, manufacture it, integrate it, and keep it running ourselves. Few can say that, and fewer still can back it up at scale. Our four pillars, manufacturing, technology, software, and service and integration, each carry real weight alone, but together they push us into a different league as a system integrator.
How future proof and flexible are your solutions?
“Future proof” gets thrown around a lot, but no one has a crystal ball. Operations are too complex, and customer needs change too quickly, to promise a system that lasts forever. What we do is build in scalability from the start. If data shows growth coming, we design with that in mind, making sure capacity can be added without ripping everything out. Flexibility comes through modular kit, adaptable software, and integration that leaves room for expansion.
How would you sum up your company in three words?
Smarter, Stronger, Fearless.
MOTIONTECH UK
0115 9753300
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