Since the company's founding in 1983, UK Electronics has been offering customers that wish to outsource their electrical design, manufacture, and test requirements a high quality, affordable solution.

First founded as a bare board broker and design company, UK Electronics launched its first manufacturing facility in the early 1990s with only a few staff.

The company started to grow in the late 1990s, hiring double-digit assembly personnel and raising its profile by adding surface mount capabilities. As a result of ongoing client demand, the company added a box build/mechanical section to its structure by 2002.

The company was purchased by the current directors, Neil Carr, Ian Duckworth, and