About us

SICK (UK) LTD are based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and have been the UK subsidiary of SICK AG (Germany) since 1973. This family run company has just celebrated its 70 year anniversary and has over 7,400 employees in over 88 countries worldwide.

SICK is one of the world’s leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications and are dedicated to providing the right sensing solution for your application.

The ever-developing SICK portfolio includes Industrial Sensors, Encoders, Machine Safety and Safe Control solutions, Automatic Identification and Ranging devices, Fluid and Bulk Solids sensors, and Machine Vision systems, backed up with the high level of service and support you need.

We have a wide network of Sales Engineers, Service Engineers, Distributors and resellers throughout the UK and Ireland. As an experienced system partner for many major projects, SICK not only offers a wide range of leading edge products, but also a comprehensive package of vital know-how, service and support. You will find SICK products in daily use throughout industry, serving the widest imaginable range of applications in all sectors.

With 40,000 products in our sensor industry technology portfolio, we can provide the right solution, at the right price, for your industrial application. Helping you to improve your automation processes and introduce Industry 4.0 processes – bringing further efficiencies, higher quality and cost saving measures to your organisation.