Amplicon, still fabulous at 50!
Celebrating a milestone birthday can be either full of anticipation or one to dread completely!
January of 1973 saw the launch of Amplicon Electronics, a specialist technical distribution company. Our name Amplicon came from AMPLIfication and CONversion the key skills of our original founders.
Some fifty years later, whilst very successful in the key objective of staying in business for at least 2 years, Amplicon is still going strong. We’ve weathered many storms, recessions, changes in our business model, and even a management buy-out.
Amplicon continues to leverage its technical product and applications knowledge to differentiate its offering to the marketplace. In our recent history, we have fully returned to our engineering roots and now boast a state of the art manufacturing facility at our Brighton headquarters.
Amplicon 50th Anniversary celebration
Made in Brighton, sold to the world
From humble beginnings, Amplicon has grown into a global provider of complex, connected computer-based measurement and automation systems.
Despite the fact that Brighton is not the epicenter of the distribution world, Amplicon has made the city its home for 50 years! In addition to our local procurement efforts, we remain committed to supporting our local community and charities.
Amplicon logo history
Our company logo has evolved hand-in-hand with our incredible journey.
From its humble beginnings to today, our logo reflects our growth, innovation, and adaptability.
Amplicon founding facts
Amplicon brand evolution
Amplicon timeline
“As we look to our future, which we know will be challenging and exciting, Team Amplicon invite you our much valued customers, colleagues and friends to join with us in 12 months of fun and celebrations.”
Gina Citroni
CEO
Latest Amplicon news
Amplicon Donates Toward the Dan Legg Memorial Tennis Event
On October 5th, the Dan Legg Memorial Tennis Tournament was held at David Lloyd club in Worthing to help raise money for CALM charity (Campaign against Living Miserably)
Amplicon donates 60kg of clothing to Martlets Hospice!
As we waved goodbye to summer, Team Amplicon went off to search through their wardrobes for items they could donate to Martlets Hospice, a Brighton based charity.
Amplicon Green Finger Project!
In March 2019, members from Team Amplicon started to refurbish the old Amplicon vegetable patch to create a new area for vegetables & herbs to be planted.
BTEC exam success at Amplicon
Amplicon is delighted to announce that Cameron Munson, our Mechanical Engineer Apprentice, has successfully gained his BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Mechanical engineering.
Founders Day 2019 – Amplicon at the Movies!
Our annual Founders Day was held at the spectacular Worthing Dome Cinema; the venue boasts a magnificent sea view from their balcony and is decorated in the impressive art deco style.
Amplicon raises £2,880 for three fantastic local charities
Throughout this year we supported three new charities, the Dogs Trust, 1st Durrington Scout Group and The Martlets.
Amplicon raises £500 for Action Medical research
On June 28th, Amplicon has taken part in the charity event Action Cream Teas, organised by the children’s charity Action Medical Research
Boost the bandwidth of your Keysight Oscilloscope for FREE
Amplicon and Keysight Technologies have teamed up to offer you an incredible offer.
First Ethernet Switches using Time Sensitive Networking Technology
Amplicon has introduced the new Hirschman Bobcat series. The world’s first Industrial Ethernet switches capable of providing Real-Time communication using Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology.
Amplicon Easter competition winner announced!
We are pleased to announce the winner of the exciting Amplicon Easter competition.
Amplicon Ventrix computers upgraded with 8th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
The Ventrix range, is now harnessing the power and innovative features that come with the new 8th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family.
Amplicon raises £450 for Albion in the community
On March 29th, Amplicon hosted a fundraising day in support of the local charity Albion in the Community
Win a delicious Hotel Chocolat hamper with our Easter Competition!
To get into the Easter spirit, Amplicon will be giving away a 'Hotel Chocolat' hamper full to the brim of deliciously indulgent treats!
Amplicon donates a fantastic 25kg of clothing to Martlets Hospice
In the spirit of Christmas giving, the team at Amplicon donated any unwanted or unneeded items of clothing to Brighton based charity Martlets Hospice.
Exclusive 10% discount on the popular Rackmount console drawers
In the spirit of Christmas, Amplicon has decided to offer its customers an exceptional discount on the popular Rackmount Console Drawers.