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CB TECHNOLOGY LTD

CB Technology, part of the Elite Electronic Systems group, is a contract electronics manufacturer based in Livingston, Scotland, certified to AS9100, ISO 13485, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and JOSCAR registered. It runs surface-mount and through-hole assembly on rigid boards with hand and lead-free soldering, handling BGA, Micro-BGA and QFP packages, and verifies production through AOI, in-circuit, functional and burn-in testing. Turnkey component sourcing, wire harness and discrete cable assembly, conformal coating and system integration support aerospace and defence, space, automotive, energy, industrial, medical and telecom customers from prototype through to high-volume production.

Amphenol Invotec Ltd

Amphenol Invotec Ltd manufactures rigid, flex and flex-rigid printed circuit boards, including HDI constructions, from two UK sites in Tamworth and Telford. The company holds AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, UL, JOSCAR and Cyber Essentials certification, plus Nadcap accreditation at both facilities, and offers flex assembly services alongside its core PCB fabrication business. It supplies aerospace and defence, space, industrial, telecommunications and automotive customers, and has traded as Amphenol Invotec since becoming part of Amphenol Corporation in 2015, following an earlier history as Forward Circuits, Viasystems Tamworth and Invotec Circuits Tamworth.

Graphic PLC

Graphic PLC manufactures high-density interconnect, flex-rigid and multilayer rigid printed circuit boards up to 32 layers from its Crediton, Devon facility, part of the SOMACIS Group. The company holds AS9100, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, UL recognition and JOSCAR registration, and offers sequential build-up, advanced via technologies and applications engineering support from prototype through offshore volume production. It supplies aerospace, defence, space, medical and industrial customers requiring high-reliability bare-board fabrication.

Nortec Solutions

Nortec Solutions is a UK sub-contract electronics manufacturer specialising in prototype, pre-production and low-to-medium volume runs, with fast-turnaround surface-mount technology assembly. The company also provides mechanical assembly and box build services, alongside electrical and electronic assembly design and development. Nortec Solutions serves sectors including automotive, aerospace and defence, infrastructure, space and marine, and operates from Atherstone, Warwickshire.

Connor Solutions Ltd

Connor Solutions Ltd is a contract electronics manufacturer based in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, running a 112,000 sq ft facility offering full turnkey PCB assembly and final system assembly. The company handles complex multilayer RF PCBA and high-level electromechanical assemblies, with dedicated DFM/NPI engineering support, supply chain management, test and inspection, and an aftermarket service, across low to high-volume production. It serves medical device, energy and environmental infrastructure, defence and space (low earth orbit satellite) customers.

SMS Electronics Ltd

SMS Electronics is a contract electronics manufacturer based in Beeston, Nottingham, trading since 1920 and certified to ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001. The company runs surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly with selective, wave and hand soldering, verified by in-circuit, functional, flying probe, boundary scan and burn-in testing, and offers full sub-assembly and system build, conformal coating, repair and rework, obsolescence management and turnkey component sourcing across prototype through high-volume production. It serves aerospace, defence, space, medical, telecom, industrial and rail customers.

Alpha 3 Manufacturing Ltd

Alpha 3 Manufacturing Ltd is a subcontract manufacturer certified to AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, RoHS and REACH, producing cable harnesses, including cryogenic assemblies, and discrete cable assemblies alongside box, panel and IP-rated enclosure builds across two UK sites. Headquartered in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, the company carries out electromechanical assembly and panel and cabinet build for space, aerospace and defence, medical, industrial and automotive customers, with bespoke interconnection work verified by in-house functional testing. Alpha 3 employs between 51 and 200 people and has operated since 1972.

Axon Cable Limited

Axon Cable Limited designs and manufactures high-performance miniature connectors, flat flexible cables and complex cable assemblies from Rosyth, Fife, as the UK manufacturing arm of France's Axon Group. Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, the company provides discrete cable assembly and design services for aerospace and defence, space, medical, industrial, automotive, energy and consumer electronics customers, covering order volumes from prototype and low-volume UK production through to high-volume manufacture via the group's offshore sites. Axon Cable employs between 51 and 200 people in Rosyth and has operated there since 1990.

Jaltek Systems Ltd

Jaltek Systems Ltd is a contract electronics manufacturer in Luton, Bedfordshire, certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 13485, AS9100, ATEX, JOSCAR, IPC A-600, IPC A-610 and IPC J-STD-001. The company provides end-to-end services from hardware and software development and PCB layout through mechanical engineering, turnkey supply-chain management, manufacture, test, box build and system integration to aftercare. Production uses surface-mount, mixed-technology and press-fit assembly with reflow and selective soldering, BGA and micro-BGA handling, automated optical and X-ray inspection, conformal coating and discrete cable assembly. Jaltek specialises in low- and medium-volume projects for aerospace and defence, marine, space, medical, automotive and energy customers, employs between 51 and 200 people, and has traded since 1988.

WINSLOW ADAPTICs Ltd.

WINSLOW ADAPTICs Ltd specialises in PCB reverse engineering, legacy component interconnect and precision engineering, helping customers manage electronic component obsolescence from its Brecon, Powys site. Certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015, the company manufactures IC sockets, connectors, test interfaces, mounting hardware and custom adapters through CNC machining, injection moulding and toolmaking, alongside its structured Obsolescence Surgery engineering methodology. It serves aerospace and defence, automotive, industrial, medical, space and railway customers, employs between 11 and 50 people, and has operated since 1989.

ZOT Integrated Manufacturing

ZOT Integrated Manufacturing fabricates and assembles rigid, flexible, HDI and rigid-flex printed circuit boards from Musselburgh, East Lothian, holding ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, AS9100, UL, RoHS, Cyber Essentials and JOSCAR accreditations. Mixed surface-mount and through-hole assembly, including BGA packages, uses leaded, lead-free, wave, selective and hand soldering, with automated optical, X-ray, in-circuit, functional and boundary scan testing. The company provides turnkey component sourcing, cable and wire harness assembly, and box build with electro-mechanical, enclosure and system integration across prototype and low, medium and high volumes, serving aerospace and defence, automotive, commercial, industrial, medical, space, marine, consumer electronics and telecoms customers. ZOT employs between 51 and 200 people and has traded since 1975.

Volex PLC

Volex PLC is a UK-headquartered, publicly listed electronics manufacturer with more than 5,000 employees worldwide and a facility in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Its operations are certified to ISO 9001:2015, AS9100, ISO 13485, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, TL 9000, UL and ISO 27001, covering surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly with wave and selective soldering in both leaded and lead-free processes. Testing includes automated optical inspection, solder paste inspection, X-ray, in-circuit and flying probe testing. Volex also provides wire harness and discrete cable assembly and box build system integration, serving aerospace, defence and space, automotive, industrial, medical, data centre, energy and consumer electronics customers, and has manufactured electrical and electronic products since 1919.

29 UK electronics manufacturers on EMS Directory UK list space among the industries they serve. Services on file include PCB Assembly (25), Design & Engineering (25), Box Build Assembly (21) and Cable & Wire Assembly (16). The most common certifications and registrations are ISO 9001 (28), AS9100 (19) and ISO 14001 (14).

Test and inspection methods listed include AOI (18), functional testing (17) and visual inspection (15). Of the 29, 19 take prototype orders and 10 list high-volume production. By nation: England (22), Scotland (5) and Wales (2). The most listed counties are Hampshire (4), Warwickshire (2) and Bedfordshire (2).

Figures describe what companies state in their own public information and have not been independently audited. Use the filters on this page to narrow by service, certification, testing and order volume, then shortlist companies and send one enquiry to all of them.

Browse by service: PCB Assembly, Design & Engineering, Box Build Assembly. Related sectors: Aerospace & Defence, Telecom, Industrial. See all sectors. Our certification and capability checklist sets out what to ask before you shortlist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which certifications do UK space electronics manufacturers hold?

Of the 29 companies listed for this sector, 28 list ISO 9001, 19 list AS9100, 14 list ISO 14001 and 13 list JOSCAR. These are as stated in each company's own public information, so confirm the certificate directly with the company before relying on it.

Which services do space electronics manufacturers on this directory offer?

Of the 29 listed, 25 offer PCB Assembly, 25 offer Design & Engineering, 21 offer Box Build Assembly and 16 offer Cable & Wire Assembly. Filter this page by service to narrow the list.

What order volumes do UK space electronics manufacturers take?

Of the 29 listed, 19 take prototype orders, 26 list low volume, 26 list medium volume and 10 list high volume production. Filter by order volume to find a match for your batch size.

Where are UK space electronics manufacturers based?

Of the 29 listed, 22 are in England, 5 are in Scotland and 2 are in Wales. The counties with the most are Hampshire (4), Warwickshire (2) and Bedfordshire (2).

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