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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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  Centronic Limited
- Contact Tel. 0044 1689 808000
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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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- Contact Name
  Centronic Limited
- Contact Tel. 0044 1689 808000
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NEWS & EVENTS
- News
  - Exosens completes the closing of the acquisition of Centronic, leader in radiation detection solutions
    
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- Events
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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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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
  - Centronic
    Centronic House
    King Henry's Drive
    Croydon
    CR9 0BG
    info@centronic.co.uk
    0044 1689 808000
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Our 75th anniversary year - investing for the future
- Entry Date: 06 Mar 2020
Centronic is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020, and there are a number of projects being carried out across the business to continue to invest for the future.
Centronic attends the Institute of Physics Technical Careers Fair
- Entry Date: 12 Feb 2020
Centronic Limited recently attended the Institute of Physics Careers Fair in Kings Cross, where he had the pleasure of meeting lots of GCSE and A Level students interested in apprenticeships in a STEM...
Centronic attends the Croydon Council 100/100 award presentation
- Entry Date: 04 Feb 2020
We were delighted to attend the Croydon Council 100/100 scheme apprenticeship awards ceremony held at Croydon College recently.
Centronic working with Croydon College for Apprentices and Work Experience placements
- Entry Date: 01 Nov 2019
We have recently started to discuss hoe Croydon College can assist us with recruting and supporting apprentices, and we have signed up for the 100/100 scheme which aims to recruit 100 apprentices in 1...
Living Wage accreditation announcement - follow up
- Entry Date: 14 Oct 2019
We are delighted to announce that we have received our plaque from the Living Wage Foundation, which is proudly on display in our reception!
New hires for Centronic
- Entry Date: 11 Oct 2019
We are delighted to be welcoming a number of new joiners to Centronic in October and November, adding significant skills and experience to our teams and helping us to continue to drive sucess and deve...
Annual Boat Party!
- Entry Date: 20 Sep 2019
We held our traditional boat party on Thursday 19 September 2019.
Living Wage accreditation announcement
- Entry Date: 06 Sep 2019
We made a commitment earlier this year to be a Living Wage employer. Different to the National Minimum Wage, the real Living Wage is based on the cost of living and is voluntarily paid by over 5,000 U...
Our SPIRIT Award winner for May is Neil Bullock!
- Entry Date: 19 Aug 2019
We are pleased to announce that the Works Council selected Neil Bullock as the SPIRIT Award winner for May! Neil received the award from the previous winner Lewis Blackler today, in the company of his...
Student placements and internships
- Entry Date: 09 Aug 2019
We recently have had the pleasure of welcoming three Degree-level students from SEPnet (South East Physics network) and the University of Sussex into the business. The students have been with us for t...
Work Experience support
- Entry Date: 25 Jul 2019
Over the past 6 weeks we have welcomed a number of students, at GCSE to A Level standard, into Centronic to support them with work experience. Some have specialised in an area such as Engineering or F...
Ice Cream Day!
- Entry Date: 24 Jul 2019
Centronic held its traditional annual Ice Cream Day in the sun on Wednesday 10 July 2019. The day was a great sucess and everyone took part!
Centronic raises awareness of Mental Heath in the workplace
- Entry Date: 04 Jul 2019
We are delighted that our HR Manager, Darryl Horn, is now trained to be our workplace Mental Health First Aider.
Our SPIRIT Award winner for April is Lewis Blackler!
- Entry Date: 01 Jul 2019
We are pleased to announce that the Works Council selected Lewis Blackler as the SPIRIT Award winner for April! Lewis received the award from the previous winner Adrian Wild today, in the company of h...
Centronic welcomes three new recruits to the team
- Entry Date: 17 Jun 2019
We are delighted to announce that three new employees have joined the team today:
Centronic commits to Living Wage Employer accreditation
- Entry Date: 16 May 2019
Centronic has today taken the first steps towards being accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Centronic receive a minimum hourly wage of £...
Centronic takes delivery of key machinery
- Entry Date: 09 May 2019
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Centronic attends the ONR Security Industry Day
- Entry Date: 15 Apr 2019
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Centronic attends the Crawley College Engineering Careers Fair
- Entry Date: 02 Apr 2019
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Centronic attends the ITER business forum
- Entry Date: 29 Mar 2019
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