The company is privately owned and was formed from the core design, manufacturing and consultancy services of Deershill Engineering Ltd, a company formerly operating from a location near Aberdeen in Scotland.

The new location is on the South Coast of England in Gosport. The area is a centre of excellence for marine R&D and underwater engineering. There are major research and test facilities in the immediate locality which can be retained to provide high quality project support.

The company core draws upon a progression beginning with the private design consultancy and project management services of the managing director, who originally created Deershill Engineering Ltd and then moved one more step forward to form the present company, AMITS.

The roots in offshore technology and underwater engineering go back to the mid 1970s when oil first came ashore in the UK. There is much to be learnt from experience and history and the company engineering ethic is to blend the best of the old with the best of the new. Years of experience provide a secure base to leap forward into the future.

The company is also actively developing submarine escape equipment systems. There is also personal interest in this development because John Steele, grandfather of Deborah Martin one of the directors, was lost in the K13 submarine accident. His name can be found among others on the memorial erected by his Fairfield shipyard colleagues in Elder Park Glasgow.