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Christmas Jumper Day raises over £300 for Alzheimer’s cause
Posted: December 22, 2017

Great news… our Christmas Jumper Day was a success as we raised over £300 for an Alzheimer’s cause.


2017 sees encouraging growth in the components market
Posted: December 19, 2017

The UK market for electronic components has grown 17% in 2017 and is showing no signs of slowing down.


The Year of the Dog | UK Electronics
Posted: December 12, 2017

In case you’d forgotten we would like to remind you that all the factories in China will close on, or around, Friday 9th February 2018 for two weeks, and as always there will be longer than normal lead times in the four or five weeks after they return to work.


UK Electronics Christmas Closure Period
Posted: December 12, 2017

Thank you for all your continuous support throughout the year, we look forward to hearing from you in 2018.


UKE donates to the Kershaws Hospice chocolate appeal
Posted: November 23, 2017

We’d like to thank our whole team for donating to the Kershaws Hospice chocolate appeal.


UKE donates to the Kershaws Hospice appeal
Posted: November 17, 2017

We’d like to thank our whole team for donating to the Kershaws Hospice appeal for travel toiletries.


Electronics Supply Chain: Component Obsolescence
Posted: November 13, 2017

For many electronic component manufacturers and purchasers component obsolescence continues to be a major issue. Continuous efforts are required to mitigate this issue.


UK Electronics goes pink
Posted: October 20, 2017

Find out why many of our employees were dressed in pink yesterday!


Industry lead-times and allocation
Posted: October 19, 2017

This report has been provided by one of our suppliers – Rutronik.


Our highlights: Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017 Show
Posted: October 6, 2017

Last week (27th-28th September) we had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017 show in Manchester; here are our highlights from the two days we spent there.