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UK licensed sponsor · Stockport · Manufacturing and engineering
Novanta Technologies UK Limited
Novanta Technologies UK Limited, Stockport, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Novanta Technologies UK Limited (01041317), active, incorporated in 1972 (54 years ago), registered for manufacture of other machine tools.
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Companies House
Who Novanta Technologies UK Limited actually is
- Company number
- 01041317
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 February 1972 · 54 years old
- What they do
28490Manufacture of other machine tools32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Previously
- Gsi Group Limited (until 2016)
Gsi Lumonics Limited (until 2005)
Lumonics Ltd. (until 1999)
J.K. Lasers Limited (until 1986) - Registered office
- Unit 1, Orion Business Park Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0XG
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 11 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Novanta Technologies UK Limited because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
The register
The register lists Novanta Technologies UK Limited in Stockport as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker, 2 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Novanta Technologies UK Limited (company number 01041317), a private limited company incorporated in 1972, 54 years ago. The registered office is at Unit 1, Orion Business Park Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0XG, SK3 0XG. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing and engineering. It has traded under other names before, including Gsi Group Limited, Gsi Lumonics Limited.
A licence says an organisation may sponsor; it does not say it is hiring today. The way to find out is the same as for any employer: the careers page, the job boards, and a direct approach with a UK-style CV that says early that sponsorship would be needed.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
Register with Sama
Want to work for Novanta Technologies UK Limited, or somewhere like it?
Five fields, under a minute. We read every one. You never pay us anything, at any stage.
For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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For candidates
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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