Paxton has officially opened a brand-new manufacturing facility called the Paxton Electronics Centre.

The facility is the next step in the security technology developer’s vision for its UK technology park in Brighton, East Sussex. The site which is nestled between the universities of Sussex and Brighton, encompasses the company’s UK headquarters Paxton House, the Paxton Technology Centre, and its public facing product test facility Brighton EMC.

This modern campus is where Paxton products and systems start their development journey and route to international markets. 

Paxton Electronics Centre part of rapid growth plan

Adam Stroud, Paxton’s longstanding CEO, said: “We are extremely proud of the Paxton Electronics Centre. It is a world-class manufacturing facility that will support the needs of our customers and planned rapid growth for a decade or more.”

Paxton is a British technology manufacturer that began in a small factory in Sussex in 1985, when local businessman Tony Brotherton-Ratcliffe invented a single door keypad reader called the TOUCHLOCK.

The company scored high on the Best Companies survey in the first quarter of 2023, with its employees voting it 22^nd overall to work for in the UK. Paxton is also currently named 2^nd in the manufacturing sector.

The Paxton Electronics Centre has been designed with employee collaboration and their personal wellbeing in mind. There are ergonomic rest areas, collaboration spaces, a gym, and an impressive rear sun deck that has views out to the sea in line with Brighton’s i360 viewing platform.

Paxton among the very best places to work

Stroud said: “One of Paxton’s key objectives is to be among the very best places to work. The environments provided for our employees is one way in which we can make this a reality whilst facilitating productivity and innovation.”

The company now employs over 400 people globally and provides security technology to over 64 countries, securing approximately 30,000 buildings annually with their security systems Net2, Paxton10, Entry, and PaxLock. 

Stroud concluded: “As a proud UK technology manufacturer, this investment confirms our commitment to international growth, local jobs, and British manufacturing. We continue to invent and develop forward-thinking real-world security solutions for our valued customers globally.”

Sustainable production

The Paxton Electronics Centre has taken just under a year to transform from a dilapidated warehouse into  what the company describes as a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with an emphasis on developing new techniques for sustainable production.

Andrew Clark, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, has been instrumental to the project. He said: “We have invested in a new surface-mount line and installed a new wave solder line. All the new manufacturing equipment is energy efficient to the latest standards.

“Additionally, we have set aside part of the facility with a long-term vision for investigation into new efficient, sustainable and innovative manufacturing techniques.”

Watch the video to find out more about the new Paxton Electronics Centre.

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