CPC (company)
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Preston, United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris Haworth, Managing Director |
| Parent | Premier Farnell |
| Website | cpc |
CPC is a British end-user and business-to-business distributor of electrical and related products. Since 1995 it has been a brand of Farnell, which itself was acquired by Avnet in 2016.
History
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Established in 1967, Combined Precision Components Ltd was acquired by British company Farnell Electronics (later Premier Farnell) in May 1995.[1] Premier Farnell was in turn acquired by American company Avnet in 2016.[2]
CPC's distribution centre is at Preston, Lancashire, close to the M6 motorway.[3]
CPC was the host of the UK's first Raspberry Pi hack day, held in Leeds in December 2012. The 24-hour event focused on programming solely using the credit card-sized computer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Farnell Electronics". FT Business. 1995. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Avnet completes the acquisition of Premier Farnell PLC". Wall Street online. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "About Us". CPC. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Computerised board game wins Raspberry Pi Hack Day (5 December 2012). "Successful Raspberry Pi hacks". Electronicsweekly.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.