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Penny
& Giles Controls Ltd was formed on 1st January 1998 and comprises
three former individual operating units -
- Penny & Giles Electronic Components
Ltd.
- Penny & Giles Position Sensors Ltd.
- Penny & Giles Studio Equipment Ltd.
The three companies have now combined into
one unit with a workforce of 400 skilled and dedicated employees occupying
70,750 sq. ft. of design, manufacturing and sales area in both
Cwmfelinfach, Gwent, UK and Christchurch, Dorset, UK.
The Penny & Giles group of companies
developed out of a partnership formed in 1955 between Professor W A Penny
and Mr J A Giles. In 1992, Penny & Giles International plc was
acquired by Bowthorpe plc,
a UK company based in Crawley, West Sussex.
Bowthorpe plc is a multi-national group
operating in key niche markets worldwide, with over 8,600 employees, and a
turnover of $940m (1998). Penny & Giles Controls Ltd is one of
the operating units in the Sensors Sector of the Sensing Group,
specialising in the design, manufacture and marketing of a wide range of
sensing and controlling equipment.
Activities
From the first potentiometric products
which were used for measuring the position of flaps on early jet aircraft,
to the inductive joysticks which are found on today's powered wheelchairs,
we have established a reputation for supplying highly reliable, cost
effective products for the most demanding applications.
Our high degree of technical capability in
the production of top quality precision displacement transducers and
manual controllers is centred around the specialised technology of
handling and winding very fine resistance wire to close limits and the
volume production of co-moulded conductive plastic tracks; to this end we
have designed and built much of our own production, test, and inspection
equipment. We have, over more than 40 years, built an unsurpassed store of
experience in fine wire technology, which is supported by high precision
mechanical engineering.
Quality Systems
Throughout its history, the company has
adhered to the highest standards of quality and precision; and now carries
specific approvals from many of the world's major aerospace equipment
manufacturers and the British Civil Aviation Authority, as well as gaining
BS / EN / IS09001 status at both it's manufacturing sites in the
early 1990's. Quality is at the heart of the Penny & Giles partnership
approach to the business, from the earliest design stages through to the
delivery of the product.
Product Profile
The products we can offer include:
- Joystick Controllers
- Potentiometric Position Sensors
- Inductive Position Sensors
- Digital Panel Indicators
- Solenoids
- Studio Faders
- Windspeed and Direction Indicators
Markets
The markets we serve are wide and varied
and include Aerospace and Defence, Construction Equipment, Remote Control,
Powered Wheelchairs, Camera Controls, Marine, Materials Handling
Equipment, Leisure Simulation, Automotive, Motorsport and Professional
Broadcasting and Recording. |
