About us

  • Source Body copySimple Technical Solutions Ltd (STS) was created in Scotland in 2003 by a management team with over 20 years experience in providing PVD equipment and support to the Semiconductor industry.
  • The company started by refurbishing and supporting Varian/Novellus PVD tools and after being granted license status by Novellus we officially began assembling new tools, spare parts and providing support in Europe and in the USA through STS Inc. Austin Texas.
  • In 2006 STS acquired the UK parts cleaning business of Saint Gobain and created a stand alone company called STS Precision Cleaning Services.
  • STS Precision Cleaning Services were transferred from their original facility into a new cleaning factory in Glenrothes in 2008.
  • In 2014 Simple Technical Solutions moved into a new factory for equipment building and support built on the land occupied by STS Precision Cleaning Services.
  • In 2016 STS Precision Cleaning Services acquired another factory next to the existing factory in Glenrothes. STS now have 25,000 sqft of space to conduct parts cleaning and 8000 sqft for equipment support.
  • In 2019, in anticipation of Brexit difficulties, STS Holdings Ltd formed a new business in Germany Simple Technical Solutions GmbH (STS GmbH) to offer our European based customers an uninterrupted short TAT service once the UK was out of the EU. Premises in Willstätt, Baden Wurttemberg were obtained and production began in October 2020.
  • STS are always looking for opportunities to expand and enhance our scope.