We are proud winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, in both 2019 and 2022.
A Queen’s Award for Enterprise company, we build specialist instrumentation, sensors, and systems with the ability to rapidly scale-up production, serving dual-use applications across civil and security sectors.
Exporting 89% to 120+ countries
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Our Products Division designs and manufactures dual-use ultrasonic and acoustic technologies deployed across more than 20 industrial sectors. All production operates under rigorous quality assurance and export control compliance standards, enabling us to deliver high-integrity systems for mission-critical environments. Developing Safeship™ technologies at sea, and Safesite™ technologies on land.
Designed for the non-invasive contents monitoring of fluids, e.g. transformer oils or liquefied gas with Porta Level, Advanced an Lite solutions.
Our hatch cover testing solutions quickly and accurately verify watertight integrity, helping protect vessels, cargo, and operational safety.
Ultrasonic testing equipment for non-invasive flow measurement of flow, volume, mass and energy rates
Identification and quantification of airtightness & watertightness – Our air tightness testing solutions accurately detect leaks and ensure sealed environments, helping maintain safety, efficiency, and compliance.
NDT corrosion monitoring instruments provide non-invasive measurements to assess material integrity and detect corrosion, helping ensure safety and reliability in critical structures.
Our pressure monitoring products deliver accurate, reliable measurements to ensure system safety, compliance, and confidence in critical applications.
Coupled to our manufacturing facilities and research laboratories is our Services Division, which provides bespoke research, product design and engineering solutions across all Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), spanning electronics, sensor design and complete end-to-end product development; electromagnetic, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, and acoustic research; systems and information engineering; analytical monitoring; and AI testing and development.
With over 430 Fellows across the UK’s top universities, we provide scientific insight, interdisciplinary collaboration, and end-to-end research services across physics, engineering, AI, quantum technologies, fluid dynamics, sensor development, and more.
Coltraco offers a comprehensive Product Design & Engineering Service, helping businesses develop cutting-edge solutions that help customers address challenges with safety, efficiency and compliance.
AI is strategically vital to the UK’s economy and national security. Our AI Test & Evaluation services aim to help to establish a robust, transparent, and adaptive framework to support their adoption, for strategic advantage.
Coltraco Ultrasonics, with our laboratory co-located at the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation (CfAI) at Durham University.
The Durham Institute of Research, Development & Invention (DIRDI), The Centre for Underwater Acoustic Analysis (CUAA).
Seeing the sounds that others cannot hear, with specialist technologies in industrial sensors & instrumentation, non-invasive ultrasonic monitoring systems, automated inspection & data capture devices, structural integrity assessment tools, and complex naval & marine fire suppression system monitoring.
We aim to become the UK’s Sovereign sensor developer and manufacturer
Built on high-exporting UK Manufacturing. Working in partnership with world-leading academics in UK Science, UK Engineering, UK AI & UK Geostrategy. At the very height of UK Academe and UK Industry. UK Sovereign Integration.
Connect with our team today for a personalised quote and discover how Coltraco can support your operations.
Serving dual-use applications across civil and security sectors. From shipping and naval, to safety engineering, from process control to mining, from offshore energy to renewables, from healthcare to the built environment.
Our ultrasonic solutions support safe and efficient operations across maritime and offshore environments, where reliability is essential. From verifying watertight integrity to monitoring critical systems, our instruments help crews, surveyors, and operators maintain compliance, reduce risk, and protect vessels and offshore assets in challenging conditions.
We work closely with the fire safety sector to provide non-invasive ultrasonic testing solutions that enable accurate inspection and maintenance of fire suppression systems. Our products help engineers and service providers verify system readiness, support regulatory compliance, and ensure life-saving equipment performs as intended when needed most.
Trusted by defence and naval organisations worldwide, our ultrasonic technologies support mission-critical testing, inspection, and assurance. Designed for demanding operational environments, our solutions help maintain structural integrity, system performance, and safety across naval vessels and defence infrastructure.
In power generation environments, precision and reliability are essential to maintaining performance and safety. Our ultrasonic testing solutions support the inspection and monitoring of critical systems across conventional and renewable energy facilities, helping operators optimise efficiency, reduce downtime, and meet stringent regulatory standards.
Our ultrasonic technologies support professionals responsible for the safety and performance of buildings and infrastructure. From integrity testing to system verification, our solutions help facilities managers, consultants, and engineers maintain compliance, protect occupants, and ensure long-term asset reliability across the built environment.
We provide ultrasonic testing solutions for accurate, non-invasive assessment of fluid systems across industrial applications. By enabling precise measurement and verification without system disruption, our instruments help engineers improve system performance, identify issues early, and maintain confidence in fluid handling operations.
