Altus Group, a leading distributor of capital equipment in the UK and Ireland, is pleased to announce that Paul Freeman has been promoted to the role of Senior Applications Engineer. Having served as a Customer Support and Applications Engineer for the last three years, Paul is being recognised for his contribution to the inspection sector of the business.

Joe Booth, Altus CEO said: “Since Paul joined Altus, he has added a considerable amount of credibility and capability to our applications and aftersales team as a whole. Paul has and will continue to play a significant role in our success in selling, implementing and training of systems from Koh Young, a world leader in 3D measurement and inspection technology used in the production of electronic assemblies.  Furthermore, he has played a large part in the turnaround we the have seen in our local market for inspection product customer satisfaction.”

With a huge amount of expertise in technical applications, with particular specialism in Koh Young, Paul is looking forward to taking on more responsibility in his new role. "I am pleased to take on this new role," said Paul. “Altus has allowed me to grow, to learn new skills and advance my career. I look forward to providing a high level of technical support and training to our customers, and championing the range of inspection equipment available from Altus.”

Joe concluded: “Our goal is to help each employee realise his or her full potential through training, setting high expectations and even higher standards, and by developing an atmosphere of trust. We are incredibly proud of Paul as a person and as an employee.”

With many years’ experience in electrical and electronics engineering, Paul joined Altus from McLaren Applied Technologies where he worked on new product introduction and the implementation of manufacturing electronic systems (MES). www.altusgroup.co.uk