PEAK Scientific celebrates 30 years of service from Safder Khan

PEAK Scientific is proud to mark the 30^th anniversary of Safder Khan – the first member of staff for the company - who joined on 2^nd October 1996. Safder helped build the company’s first product and has seen the company grow from a back-garden shed to a global success.

Safder joined PEAK Scientific in its earliest days and, when the company ran into difficulty in March 1997, he was kept on and given the opportunity to help build and develop its first product. His dedication saw him stay with PEAK through the launch of the NM30LA nitrogen generator, which is still used around the world to this day.

Since then, Safder has watched PEAK grow globally and win major recognition, including The Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2004, the highest official accolade in British business. His perseverance and drive to make the company more efficient continue to inspire colleagues, and he remains committed to enhancing the performance of PEAK’s generators.

Reflecting on the company’s difficult period in 1997, just a year before the first product launch, Safder said his experience carries a message for new starters, “Don’t give up. There is going to be a struggle, but it’s important that you stick to it. There are going to be hard times, but that shouldn’t stop you. It encouraged me that I will never see those days again.”

Safder also spoke about what the company has meant to him over the last 30 years, “If the company’s a family, we can look after it together. You can share knowledge and that helps everybody. Support people in a way that everyone can benefit from, meaning everyone becomes more successful in their own career as well. It’s good to support each other.”

PEAK prides itself on remaining a family business, not only through family relations but through the family it has created with its employees, new and old. The company continues to promote the hard work and passion that Safder has shown throughout his 30 years at PEAK Scientific in order to put the needs of its customers first.