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ABOUT US
- History
  - History
    
    Founded in 1945 by Gilbert Tomes and Alec Tidmarsh, Centronic, or Centurion Tubes as it was then known, started life in the back bedroom of Gilbert Tomes' house in Kent, England.
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- Capabilities & Facilities
  - Capabilities & Facilities
    
    Centronic’s expertise covers all aspects of production, complete in-house design & manufacturing, machining and environmental testing to final test/inspection, thereby maintaining complete control of all operation sequences.
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- Our Customers
  - Our Customers
    
    Centronic has decades of experience of supplying the biggest names in our chosen industries.
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- Contact Name
  Centronic Limited
- Contact Tel. 0044 1689 808000
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PRODUCTS
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MARKETS
- Nuclear
  - Nuclear
    
    Centronic Limited has been supplying to the Nuclear Industry since the 1950s. As the first company worldwide to supply radiation detectors to nuclear reactors for commercial electricity generation, Centronic is still a trusted supplier to some of the...
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- Aerospace
  - Aerospace
    
    As a provider of Silicon photodiodes for cockpit display lighting control and communication systems, Centronic has significant experience of supplying the Aerospace industry, and meeting its exacting quality requirements. We also supply electromagnet...
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- Defence
  - Defence
    
    Centronic Limited has supplied silicon photodiode products to some of the biggest defence companies in the world. Our products have been used in Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker projects, weapon simulator systems, and cockpit and display lightin...
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- Research
  - Research
    
    Centronic has close relationships with many research facilities worldwide, and provides detectors for measurement and environmental control for research establishments studying materials utilising particle physics, synchrotron, fusion and fission tec...
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- Industrial
  - Industrial
    
    Centronic supplies detectors worldwide for Instrumentation covering diverse applications including spectrometry, non-destructive testing, particle analysis and characterisation, metrology, high temperature measurements, colour and pattern recognition...
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- Space
  - Space
    
    Centronic has worked on projects for many key customers in the space industry, providing silicon photodiodes for sun acquisition sensors for launch vehicles for various space exploration projects. We have also supplied detectors for imaging systems f...
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- Oil and Gas
  - Oil and Gas
    
    Centronic is a key supplier of Geiger Muller tubes for intrinsically safe personnel and area dosimeters, nuclear density gauges for oil separation, well logging and fluid level measurement instrumentation.
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- Medical
  - Medical
    
    Centronic detectors are used widely in medical applications, for applications such as x-ray monitoring (CT systems), blood glucose and haemoglobin monitoring, radiological imaging, H&S and environmental and waste management.
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  Centronic Limited
- Contact Tel. 0044 1689 808000
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NEWS & EVENTS
- News
  - Centronic joins Exosens – Advancing excellence in detection
    
    Centronic is now part of Exosens, a high-tech company committed to mission-critical amplification, detection, and imaging technologies.
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- Events
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  Centronic Limited
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CAREERS
- Employment opportunities
  - Centronic careers
    
    Thank you for your interest in a career at Centronic. Please visit the Centronic Careers page on Indeed to view and apply for our current roles: https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Centronic/jobs. Thank you!
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- Why Join Us
  - Why Join Us
    
    Based in Croydon, London UK, Centronic is a well-established engineering and manufacturing business. Serving a range of exciting and demanding industries, and working closely with some of the largest companies in the world, we are always keen to hear...
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  Centronic Limited
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CONTACT US
- How to find us
  - How to find us
    
    Centronic Limited – Head Office,Centronic House,King Henry's Drive,Croydon,Surrey CR9 0BG
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- Agents & Distributors
  - Agents and Distributors
    
    No matter where ever you are located in the world Centronic Ltd are always happy to help, however If you prefer to contact someone closer to home, we have many distributors throughout the world.
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- Enquiries
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    Centronic House
    King Henry's Drive
    Croydon
    CR9 0BG
    info@centronic.co.uk
    0044 1689 808000
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Centronic becomes a founding member of the Croydon Employers Skills Forum
- Entry Date: 03 Mar 2022
Earlier this week our HR Manager Darryl Horn was invited to join the new Croydon Employers Skills Forum. The purpose of the forum is to identify the skills training needs for the local area and d...
Charity work at Centronic
- Entry Date: 24 Dec 2021
We are proud to support various national and local charities.
Nick Beckles celebrates 10 years service with Centronic!
- Entry Date: 01 Oct 2021
This week Nick, our Pump Supervisor marked 10 years service here at Centronic.
Axe Throwing Day - 8 September 2021
- Entry Date: 08 Sep 2021
We held an amazing axe throwing day here at Centronic today!
Our summer 2021 student cohort
- Entry Date: 09 Aug 2021
It has been fantastic to be able to continue to welcome and support a number of students this summer.
Donating to a local food bank
- Entry Date: 03 Aug 2021
We have partnered with The Family Centre Foodstop in New Addington for our colleagues to make regular food and hygiene goods donations to their scheme which will help people in the local community who...
Our second outside seating area
- Entry Date: 22 Jul 2021
We already have a garden on site for colleaues to enjoy during breaks, but we have now opened up a second area, we are appropriately naming 'The Beach'!
Summer work experience opportunities
- Entry Date: 05 Jul 2021
We are delighted to have Ryan, Alex and Chistian with us during the summer months.
Centronic welcomes Agustina Rodriguez from the University of Kent
- Entry Date: 14 Jun 2021
Agustina has joined us today as a Technical Engineers for an 8-week summer placement from the University of Kent, organised through The South-East Physics Network (SEPnet).
Derek's Bench
- Entry Date: 07 Jun 2021
We sadly lost a lovely colleague, Derek in early 2021 after a short illness.
COVID-19 secure - care pack 2
- Entry Date: 27 Apr 2021
Back in August 2021 we wanted to give our colleagues an extra little thank you for their help and support at the end of what was a very challenging few months at the time, and so we put together some ...
Embracing tech to perform maintenance checks on our iconic tower
- Entry Date: 23 Apr 2021
We had a drone over the site today to perform some maintenance checks on our iconic tower - an ideal use!
Easter competitions and fun at Centronic
- Entry Date: 01 Apr 2021
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We are Disability Confident Committed!
- Entry Date: 03 Mar 2021
We are pleased to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have made a commitment to:
Valentines week
- Entry Date: 22 Feb 2021
15 Feb 2021 was our Valentines Day event, and we encouraged the team to dress up for the occasion! We also held an 'Appreciation Week' for people to express their thanks and encouragement to colleague...
Our 75th Anniversary year…
- Entry Date: 15 Jan 2021
Although our 75th Anniversary year in 2020 did not unfold exactly as we had anticipated in terms of world events, we are indescribably proud to share that we have just completed our financial year hav...
Christmas Jumper Day 2020
- Entry Date: 15 Dec 2020
We held our Christmas Jumper day on 10th December as lots of our colleagues work a 4-day week (just one of the perks of working for Centronic...!), and we are delighted to announce that we raised &pou...
Congratulations to our Apprentices, Jeryll and Taylor!
- Entry Date: 07 Dec 2020
Well done to Jeryll (Precision Assembly Technician) and Taylor (CNC Machinist) for completing year 1 of their apprenticeships, gaining an NVQ Level 2 qualification in Performing Manufacturing Operatio...
Christmas Bauble Design Competition WINNERS!!!!
- Entry Date: 04 Dec 2020
We were genuinely amazed by the creative talents displayed by all who submitted a bauble – Well done everyone who took part!
SPIRIT Award Wall of Fame 2!
- Entry Date: 03 Dec 2020
We are very proud of our SPIRIT Award and to highlight the excellent work of the winners we have created a aecond 'Wall of Fame' displaying the citations for why the recipient was awarded.