{{coord, 53, 39.01, N, 1, 47.111, W, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Pennine Radio Limited is a UK manufacturer of

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s and

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, ride on electric golf carts,

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work and computer equipment.
Founded in 1958 the company started off producing

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and adapters to enable the new

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. However they soon expanded into industrial electronics. In the early days, they produced many innovative designs for the

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which surrounded

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

Pennine Radio's Headquarters are in a Victorian grade 2 listed building on Fitzwilliam Street Huddersfield. The company currently manufactures

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s, and offers contract printed circuit board, electronics assembly, and sheet-metal fabrication. The company is wholly owned by one family.http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/specialist-company-celebrates-50-years-5040282 ''Specialist Company Celebrates 50 Years'', retrieved 2017 July 2

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External links

Pennine Radio Website
Electronics companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Kirklees Electronics companies established in 1958 1958 establishments in the United Kingdom