Pektron is a family-run engineering firm and one of the world's largest privately owned electronics manufacturers. Founded in 1964 in Little Eaton, Derby, with a £100 loan from founder George Morgan, the company now employs nearly 300 people, including an engineering team of approximately 60 professionals, and operates from a seven-acre technology campus in Derby. A sales and technical office in Detroit, Michigan, supports customers across multiple continents.
The company's work spans advanced electronics design, development and manufacturing, precision injection moulded plastics, testing and validation, design for manufacture, and build-to-print contract manufacturing. It supplies bespoke electronics as a Tier 1 supplier to world-leading brands; projects include security electronics for electric vehicles, grain flow monitors for tractors, and instrument clusters for performance supercars. Industries served include automotive, agriculture, safety, HVAC, construction and consumer electronics. The firm is privately owned and organised around full-service, cross-disciplinary engineering, with a stated focus on robust products built for demanding environments.
Manufacturing and testing infrastructure includes an extensive plastics injection moulding plant and a Class 6 clean room. Testing is carried out by an independently assessed laboratory working towards the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 certifications, and received a Queen's Award for International Trade in 2017.
