Category Archives: Industry News

Chinese New Year Getting Closer
Posted: December 12, 2022

The 2023 Chinese New Year Holiday Shutdown is only 6 weeks away as it falls on Sunday 22nd January 2023. This year it will be the year of the rabbit, don’t worry though… we can still pull it out the hat for you! The PCB factories will close for two weeks commencing Friday 13th January […]


British Tech Innovation Rises to the Challenge in 2020
Posted: May 4, 2021

The recent Tech Nation Report 2021 has revealed the great strides being made in the UK tech sector during what has been a turbulent time in our history.


UK Labelling Change: from the CE marking to the UKCA mark
Posted: December 10, 2020

In preparation of the UK leaving the EU product manufacturers must get to grips with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark; a new UK product marking regulation to be used in place of the CE mark for goods being placed on the UK market.


Emerging technologies and innovation tackling COVID-19
Posted: November 18, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt all sides of the globe, we look at the emerging technologies and innovations successfully fighting back.


Coronavirus – The impact on the Electronics Industry
Posted: February 27, 2020

It’s not the start to the year we’d have hoped for, as the electronics industry braces for inevitable impacts from the COVID-19 virus.


Increased demand for PCBs with Conformal Coatings
Posted: April 9, 2019

According to a recent report the conformal coatings market for PCBs reached $8.8billion in 2017 and further growth is to be expected.


Almost two thirds of growth in UK manufacturing fuelled by UK electronics sector
Posted: March 28, 2019

According to a new report, The UK electronics sector experienced the fastest growth of any manufacturing sector in 2018.


PCB Design Software Market Expected to Witness Unexpected Growth
Posted: March 1, 2019

A recent Market Study report has focused on the PCB Design Software Market across the global, regional and country level and found a predicted unexpected level of growth.


Foldable smartphones: an opportunity for PCB makers
Posted: February 22, 2019

As foldable smartphones emerge as a new handset trend, PCB makers are gearing up to meet the consequent market demand, according to industry sources.


UK electronics industry shocked by illegal electronic waste findings
Posted: February 12, 2019

The findings on a new report that that tracked shipments from 10 European countries over two years have shocked the industry. The UK has been found to be the worst offender in Europe for illegally exporting toxic electronic waste to developing countries.