About Us
Specialists in Hazardous Area Equipment
Founded in 1992, Extronics has years of experience serving the process industries and we pride ourselves on understanding the requirements of each customer’s environment.
We specialise in developing and manufacturing ATEX, IECEx, and North American certified equipment for use in hazardous areas, and rugged industrial products for harsh environments. We serve customers around the world from industries such as oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mining.
Our Vision
We’re dedicated to delivering world-class products and solutions that help our customers work smart, safe, and connected. Working hard, doing right by our customers, and taking responsibility are at the core of Extronics.
Smart, Safe and Connected
Your processes are complex, highly dynamic, and cost sensitive; operational efficiency is key. We help our customers protect their workers whilst increasing productivity.
Let us help you streamline your business processes; we leverage our knowledge to develop products and solutions that ensure you get the right solution for your application.
Each product or solution we develop is practical, effective, and complies with regulations. We’re experts in creating equipment that’s certified safe to use in ATEX, IECEx, and NEC 505 hazardous areas, with particular specialisation in intrinsic safety. All of our non-certified equipment is designed to be durable, capable of prolonged use in harsh industrial environments.
Technology
We’ve developed expertise in creating wireless solutions, working with leading providers such as Cisco, Aruba, Siemens, and more to deliver enterprise-class networking.
We also leverage that networking knowledge to deliver AeroScout Real Time Location Solutions for worker safety and accountability, as well as asset management. Our team has worked with AeroScout active RFID technology since 2006, and with the backing of STANLEY Healthcare, we provide high quality customer service and forward-thinking product developments.
As well as real time location, we also offer asset tracking using passive RFID and barcode technology. You can operate these either standalone, or connect via Bluetooth to a smart device for an IIoT integrated solution.
To keep your site operational, even in emergencies, we offer a range of back up power options. We can adapt these to suit your specific application using our team of experienced engineers.
For tasks requiring visual inspection, why not take a look at our cameras? With handheld or fixed varieties available, this technology is proven in use across the world.
Quality and Compliance
You can be confident that we consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. We also have rigorous processes and improvement plans, and react quickly to customer feedback to ensure your satisfaction.
Our management system is certified to ISO9001:2015 and BS EN ISO/IEC 80079-34:2011 for explosive atmosphere equipment manufacture. We undergo regular audits to make sure that we’re fully adhering to these standards.
Extronics holds an ATEX quality module, enabling our products and engineered solutions to be designed and manufactured in accordance with the ATEX directive 2014/34/EU, and we’re also certified to design and manufacture to the IECEx standard. For North America, we possess MET certificates for a number of products alongside approvals from MSHA.
Our Leadership Team
Phil Walker
Non-Executive Director
With over 20 years of business and technical experience, Phil focuses on a company culture that prioritises innovation and delighting customers.
Peter Reynolds
Manufacturing Manager
Pete has been Manufacturing Manager at Extronics for three and a half years. Graduating from the University of Liverpool with an Aerospace Engineering degree in 2007, he has over 15 years’ experience within the Manufacturing sector and 10 years of management experience.
Julian Poyner
Engineering Director
From a highly technical background, Julian delivers strategic leadership to our Engineering and R&D departments. With a significant patent portfolio, Julian brings a pedigree of innovation to the development of our market leading products.
Martin Crowe
Finance Director
With a good understanding of a range of manufacturing industries, Martin uses his commercial insight to streamline business processes, improve financial control, and increase efficiency.
Our History
Since being established in 1992, Extronics has remained true to our founding aim: making hazardous areas safer.
Over time, we’ve recognised changes in market trends to stay ahead of the curve in providing an outstanding range of solutions for our customers.
We’d like to share a few highlights from our journey with you:
1992
John Hartley founds Extronics.
2005
Decision to change from reseller to manufacturer. First wireless solution, a pilot for BP. Partnership formed with AeroScout.
2011
Extronics expands and moves from Congleton to bigger premises in current location of Middlewich.
2014
Extronics wins the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
2015
Extronics Advance division is created to continue delivering AeroScout solutions.
2019
Extronics launches the iWAP XN3 – Zone 2 / Division 2 wireless enclosure system.
2020
Extronics launches the iTAG X30 hybrid technology worker location tag & won Innovate grant for future development.
2022
Extronics introduces the iTAG XB range of intrinsically safe Bluetooth tags for asset and personnel location tracking.