Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 60 Industrial companies in Aberdeen. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Industrial Companies & Startups (Aberdeen)
Element Materials Technology
Element Materials Technology is a global network that provides inspection, testing, and certification services for materials and products.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Aerospace, Building Material, Industrial Engineering, Infrastructure, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
Proteus
Proteus is an end-to-end work management system for businesses in the energy industry.
Founder(s): Colin Manson, James McCallum
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Employment, Energy, Industrial Engineering, Oil and Gas, Project Management, Renewable Energy, Software, Virtual Workforce
Follow:
ACE Winches
A global leader in the design, manufacture and hire of winches.
Founder(s): Alfie Cheyne
Location: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Energy, Industrial, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
Follow:
Keenan Recycling
Keenan Recycling Ltd is one of Scotland’s leading organics recycling specialists
Founder(s): Grant Keenan, Gregor Keenan
Location: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Organic, Recycling
Follow:
Innovo Engineering & Construction
Innovo is a manufacturing and engineering company providing high value subsea technology and offshore cable, pipe and umbilical equipment.
Founder(s): Andrea Tiberio, Stefano MALAGODI
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Civil Engineering, Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
Follow:
Centurion Group
Centurion Group is an Aberdeen headquartered specialist rental equipment provider primarily to the offshore global oil & gas industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Oil and Gas, Rental
Follow:
KCA Deutag Drilling Ltd
KCA Deutag Drilling Limited provides drilling and engineering contractor services with a focus on onshore and offshore worldwide.
Founder(s):
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering
Follow:
Qedi
Qedi, a technology and people driven engineering company, specializes in the provision of mechanical completion and commissioning services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Industrial, Information Technology, Oil and Gas, Robotics, Software
Follow:
RWG
RWG provides maintenance, repair & overhaul services for industrial aero-derivative gas generators and power turbines.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Marine Technology, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Newsline Media
Newsline Media is a news and picture agency specializing in corporate, PR, industrial and editorial photography.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, News, Photography
Follow:
John Lawrie Group
John Lawrie Group specializes in scrap metal re-processors and decommissioning.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Manufacturing, Mining, Recycling
Follow:
Enovate
Enovate Systems is an engineering and product provider to the oil & gas industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Product Design
Follow:
Ecosse Subsea Systems
Ecosse Subsea Systems is a subsea technology, equipment hire, and offshore engineering consultancy specializing in oil and gas.
Founder(s):
Location: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
Follow:
Texo Group
Texo Group provides comprehensive & integrated asset services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
Follow:
Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd.
Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd. is a manufacturer and service provider of lifeboats and associated products.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Manufacturing
Follow:
Chemical Injection Utilities
Chemical Injection Utilities provides sales, rental, repair, and maintenance services for pneumatically operated chemical metering pumps.
Founder(s):
Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Chemical, Industrial Automation
Follow:
CAN Group
CAN Group provides multi-disciplinary asset integrity services to support the entire asset life cycle to the global energy industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
Richard Irvin Energy Solutions
Richard-irvin provides building & facilities maintenance, engineering & fabrication & major contracting abilities throughout Aberdeen.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Construction, Facilities Support Services, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
VIEWPORT3 LIMITED
Viewport3 are providers of high-end, useable 3d data and visualisation solutions, specialist in 3D scanning for the subsea sector.
Founder(s):
Location: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: 3D Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
Hydro Group
Hydro Group designs, manufactures, and tests complete subsea electrical and optical interconnect package for the oil and gas.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing
Follow:
Film-Ocean
Film-Ocean is a oil and gas company located in Ellon.
Founder(s):
Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Industrial, Oil and Gas
Follow:
MacLean International Group
MacLean International Group supplies valves, actuators, OEM drilling spares, personal protective equipment, cable, and electrical products.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Construction, Electrical Distribution, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Public Safety
Follow:
Equalizer International Ltd
Equalizer International is the world’s leading designer and supplier of flange maintenance tools.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering
Follow:
Archer Knight
Archer Knight provides subsea market intelligence and consultancy support services for the global oil & gas and renewables industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Industrial, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Macduff Shipyards Group
Macduff Shipyards Group comprises Shipyard, Macduff Crane Hire and Macduff Profilers.Based in north east Scotland with extensive experience.
Founder(s):
Location: Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Mining
Follow:
Titan Torque
Titan Torque is an onshore make-up and break-out, hydrostatic testing, and decommissioning services of oilfield equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas
Follow:
RMSpumptools
RMSpumptools offers electrical and automation systems and solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing
Follow:
Blue Gentoo
Blue Gentoo is an organization that supports oil and gas producers and developers.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Power Jacks
Power Jacks is a design and manufacturing company, specializing in electromechanical actuation, lifting, and positioning equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Automation, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing
Follow:
Monitor Systems
Monitor Systems is a specialist in instrumentation monitoring systems for offshore jack-up rigs, semi-submersibles and FPSOs.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Vistem
VISTEM is at the forefront of delivering value and implementing change internationally in heavy industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial
Follow:
TRAC Oil & Gas
TRAC Oil & Gas provides rope access inspection, repair, and maintenance for the oil and gas and related industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Oil and Gas, Small and Medium Businesses
Follow:
TMK Klinck
TMK Knick is a drilling service company.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Machinery Manufacturing
Follow:
2G Products
2G Products is manufacturing aluminum front panels, nameplates & decals for shipping containers, aircraft, medical and military sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Bucksburn, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Medical, Military, Shipping
Follow:
Combined Pumps
Combined Pumps is an oil, and energy company.
Founder(s):
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Chemical, Energy, Industrial, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Jackson Group Services
Jackson Group Services provides load testing, pickling, chemical cleaning, crude oil removal, and equipment sale services.
Founder(s):
Location: Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Sales, Service Industry
Follow:
L&N Scotland
L&N Scotland manufactures subsea production flow pools, chemical injection, and control systems equipment for oil and gas industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Flexlife
Flexlife is an Oil & Energy industry specialized in the life of field subsea engineering and technology.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Industrial Engineering
Follow:
Alba Power
Alba Power provides an aero-derivative gas turbine, power turbine, overhauls, repairs, spare parts, equipment markets and field services.
Founder(s):
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
Seafood Technology
Seafood Technology is a food processing equipment and supplies manufacturing company.
Founder(s):
Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food Processing, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing
Follow:
Cadherent
Cadherent is an industrial company that provides project management and engineering services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Project Management
Follow:
Cutting Underwater Technologies
Cutting Underwater Technologies specializes in cutting services including subsea, wreck, onshore, topside cutting and bespoke solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing
Follow:
1CSI
1CSI is a consultancy that provides solutions to subsea challenges.
Founder(s): Aleksandra Tomaszek, Matthew JP Kennedy
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Marine Technology, Project Management
Follow:
Red Rooster Lifting
Red Rooster Lifting is a provider of lifting, winching and load measuring equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial
Follow:
Dales Engineering Services
Dales Engineering Services provides pipework and structural fabrication, specialist machining, vessel mobilization, and renewables.
Founder(s):
Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
Follow:
Ajt Engineering
Ajt Engineering provides a full range of heat and surface treatment, welding, fabrication, multi-axis turning, boring and milling services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Machinery Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
Scotia Instrumentation
Scotia Instrumentation designs, manufactures and certifies pressure, temperature, electrical, air-hydro pumps and gas detection components.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Automation, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Productivity Tools
Follow:
Gibb Tools Limited
Gibb Tools Limited is a specialist tool supplier to the industrial and retail sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering
Follow:
Maritime Developments
Maritime Developments offers tailored consultancy, equipment, and personnel packages for the energy sector.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Machinery Manufacturing, Marine Technology, Oil and Gas
Follow:
Aircon Scotland
Aircon Scotland specializes in designing, supplying, installing, maintaining, and repairing AC and refrigeration appliances.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Industrial, Service Industry
Follow:
MACUSHLA ENTERPRISES LIMITED
MACUSHLA ENTERPRISES is a providers of integrated, autonomous engineering and performance coaching in a challenging oil & gas market.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Automation
Follow:
NB Surveys Global
NB Surveys Global is the provider of rapid 3D laser scanning, dimensional control & 3D CAD modeling services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Oil and Gas, Transportation, Waste Management
Follow:
Universal Inspection
Universal Inspection is supplies onshore and offshore testing and lifting equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Wholesale
Follow:
Completion Products
Completion Products manufactures and distributes downhole cable protectors and control line protection systems for the oil and gas industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Retail
Follow:
Orwell Group Ltd
Orwell Group Ltd provide spare equipment as Weatherford gears up for international growth and cut costs mostly by consolidating facilities.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consumer, Industrial
Follow:
Donaldson Timber Systems
Donaldson Timber Systems manufactures timber frame structures like roofs, floors, wall panels, and others for construction sector.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Construction, Industrial, Manufacturing
Follow:
CADE Marine
Developing a new fully automated seabed geotechnical drill to allow cost effective geotechnical site surveys up to 3000m water depth.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Hardware, Industrial Automation, Innovation Management, Product Design
Follow:
ascman
ascman is an IT software solution firm that offers IT solutions for roll-based, cores and flat sheet industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial, Information Technology, Software
Follow:
Fowler Mckenzie
Fowler Mckenzie is a roofing constructor.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Construction, Industrial, Service Industry
Follow:
TDC Aberdeen
TDC Aberdeen is an industrial design company that offers electrical, mechanical and electronics consultancy and engineering services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Follow:
