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ElEcTrONIcS ARE ADvANCINg IN ToRbAyWhere low costs combine with high ski llsTorbay and the surrounding area have long been home to a thriving advanced electronics sector. Names like Oclaro, Spirent, Gooch and Housego, Eltek Semiconductor and Elektron are accessing a large talent pool of ski lled engineers.

Torbay ticks the boxesAs well as low business property costs and a large ski lled workforce, Torbay can offer new investors a range of advantages over traditional areas in the country.

Unrivalled quality of life Attracting and retaining key staff is easy here. This popular seaside resort in South Devon, made up of the three main towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, is in the top 5 UK visitor destinations. Add to that Dartmoor National Park; and a UNESCO designated world-class natural environment and you have a destinati on where it’s easy to relax and recharge. Excellent healthcare and educational facilities complete the picture.

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Better business supportTorbay Development Agency, via its Torbay Touchdown programme, is here to provide free confidential specialist advice, supply key data and offer introductions to the local business community, Exeter and Plymouth Universities and local colleges.

Hi-Tech property, low cost termsTorbay is an investor friendly location with key sites available for bespoke development; especially tailored to the needs of the advanced electronics industry. Torbay has quality business parks and purpose-built accommodation ideal for technology operations, and is undergoing major regeneration with further developments becoming available.

Well connectedRoad links to the North & South East are simple, with the M4/M5 and A303 bringing you straight to Exeter. £110 mi lli on of investment has been committed to the South Devon Link Road, making access to markets even quicker.

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TrainsTorbay to London 2 hrs 30 mins Bristol 1 hr 33 mins Birmingham 3 hrs 10 mins Manchester 4 hrs 47 mins

AirExeter to Manchester 1hr Exeter to Newcastle 1hr 20mins Exeter to Norwich 1hr 15mins Exeter to Leeds 1hr 5mins

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With a Torquay base, Elektron Technology UK Ltd designs and manufactures customised engineering soluti ons for a variety of global markets.

Gooch & Housego’s fibre optics facility in Torquay specialises in ‘passive’ fibre optic technology and has expertise in photonic packaging. It has a £10 mi lli on turnover and employs 110 people serving companies like Qinetiq & Alcatel.

Oclaro Inc. is one of the world’s largest suppliers of optical components, modules and subsystems for the global optical communications market and into industrial and consumer laser applications.

The company recently merged with Optnext creating the world’s number 2 supplier of optical components, modules and subsystems. Their customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, Google, Mitsubishi, Nokia Siemens Networks, Kyocera and many others.

Spirent Communications Division in Paignton is recognised as the world’s leading provider of GNSS (Global Satellite Navigation Systems) simulati on systems for satellite navigati on and positi oning test. Customers include European Space Agency, NASA, Qinetiq, Lockheed Martin, Garmin and Sony whose needs range from space-based navigati on through to GPS navigati on in mobi le phones.

Syntech Technologies is a homegrown contract manufacturer established in 1999 specialising in RF and Wireless offering design, manufacture, repair & test and upgrade services. Syntech specialise in the manufacture of a wide range of RF, Wireless, and digital products.

Founded in 1981, Eltek Semiconductors Ltd, based in Dartmouth supports the microelectronics industry with products and a range of services. Their core ski lls are in procuring and processing semiconductor components in wafer, die and packaged form. Their customers include National Semiconductor & Texas Instruments.

LEADING NAMES IN THE BAY

Torbay’s cluster of world leading electronics companies have a reputati on for both designing and producing key products in demanding sectors such as defence, telecoms, aviati on and space technology.

Hi-Tech Forum for businessThe Torbay Hi Tech Forum was set up by Torbay Development Agency in partnership with key industries in the sector to promote, aide and facilitate growth and encourage local and inward investment. The Forum meets regularly to share knowledge and opportunities and hosts an annual conference with over 30 exhibitors and 200 delegates.

Advanced manufacturing, electronics, photonics, GPS, fi bre optics, RF & wireless manufacturing, renewables, tooling & multi shot injecti on moulding, environmental marine research, medical and healthcare innovation are sectors already represented amongst the current forum membership, representing the combined interests of over 900 local employees.

Hi tech companies interested in joining the Hi Tech Forum can contact TDA Investment Development Manager Jason Buck on Jason.buck@tedcltd.com or 01803 208799.

“ToRbAy IS HOmE TO A THrIvING HI–TEcH sEcToR, wITH A cLUSTEr oF sUcCESsFUL cOmPANIEs THAT HAvE cHoSEN TO INvEsT HErE bEcAUSE oF THE cOmPETITIVE ADvANTAGES oFfErED bY THE UNIQUE bUsINEsS lOcATIoN.”Martin FoulgerChair of Torbay Hi Tech Forum &Divisional Managing Director Spirent Communications

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