Anne Pritchard

Dual national 🇫🇷🇬🇧, lived in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 longer than 🇫🇷, married to a Welshman and mum of 2 teenagers | FD @PhiltronicsLtd

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Thrilled to welcome the First Minister of Wales @RhunapIorwerth to Philtronics today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase what our team is building and to discuss the exciting future we’re creating right here in the Valleys. Having the @PrifWeinidog take the time to visit, listen, and recognise the hard work of our team was genuinely uplifting.

A huge thank you to @WelshGovernment for their continued support of Welsh innovation and industry — especially for homegrown, medium-sized businesses like ours.
Your backing makes a real difference.

Onwards and upwards! 🚀
#Philtronics #WelshInnovation #Electronics #Engineering #Manufacturing #MadeInWales #FirstMinister

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🎥 Sharing this reel from a brilliant visit this week!

We had the pleasure of visiting Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun and spending time with their fantastic Girls in STEM club.

After an inspiring presentation showcasing the exciting opportunities right on their doorstep at Philtronics, we dived into conversations about innovation, technology, and engineering as a rewarding career pathway.

We used the brilliant “Girls Can Engineer” book from @enginuityorg to spark their imaginations, and our trainer Kayleigh was a brilliant real-life role model showing the girls what’s possible.

A big thank you to Eira James at the @RAEngNews Royal Academy of Engineering for the connection — we also ran the fun Bumble Beep activity from their resource box, which went down a treat!

A huge thank you to the school and the Girls in STEM club for having us!
It’s so important we continue opening doors and showing young people (especially girls) the incredible opportunities in STEM that are closer than they think.
#GirlsInSTEM #WomenInEngineering #STEMEducation #Inspiration #electronics #Engineering

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To the amazing women at Philtronics — thank you.
Your talent, dedication, and everyday contributions make this place what it is. We're grateful to have you on the team.

Happy International Women’s Day 💜

#IWD2026 #WomenOfPhiltronics

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🌟 This week, we welcomed our latest work experience stars! 🌟

Shoutout to Chaya and Lee from Coleg y Cymoedd who joined us for an exciting week of hands-on experience! They spent time on the shop floor learning from our skilled operators, getting stuck into real-world tasks, and also dedicated sessions in our Academy sharpening their skills.

Both of them seemed to really enjoy the experience, we hope it's given them a great insight into our world of manufacturing/engineering!

Wishing Chaya and Lee the very best of luck with the rest of their course.

Thanks for choosing us, you were a pleasure to have around!

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Our @MakeUK_ awards have found their home in our Academy 🏆🏆🏆🏆
A week on and we're still buzzing with excitement!!
Only a 4% chance of this exact outcome and we beat the odds!🍀

After winning Developing Future Talent and SME of the Region at the Wales level last November, we proudly represented our nation at the national gala dinner at the iconic Madame Tussauds last week and came away with:

🥈 SME of the Year (National Runner-up)
🥈 Developing Future Talent (National Runner-up)

This double achievement is a huge testament to the dedication, innovation, and people-first culture of the entire Philtronics Team. A massive thank you to our staff and everyone who’s supported us!

Here’s to continuing to invest in people, push boundaries, and make Welsh manufacturing proud!

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The highlights of the @MakeUK_ National Awards 🏆 are here 👇

https://t.co/ZaZHKINoVF

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🌟 What an incredible night at the
@MakeUK_ National Manufacturing Awards Gala Dinner held in @MadameTussauds! 🌟

Huge congratulations to the entire Philtronics team — we’re absolutely thrilled to have secured TWO runners-up awards at this prestigious national level! 🏆

🥈2nd place in Developing Future Talent
🥈2nd place in SME of the Year

Coming runner-up in both categories among the best in UK manufacturing is a phenomenal achievement and a true testament to our commitment to nurturing talent and driving excellence every day.

A massive shoutout to our team 🙌 also to all the shortlisted apprentices and businesses from the five regions across the UK who joined us last night. Reaching the national finals is an amazing accomplishment in itself — winner or not, you’ve all shown what dedication, innovation, and hard work look like. 👏
The future of UK manufacturing is bright because of people like you!

And a special congratulations to our fellow Welsh business Airbond Splicers, who took home the win in the Energy and Sustainability category — fantastic achievement and well deserved! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Great to see Welsh manufacturing shining so brightly on the national stage.

Thank you to Make UK for hosting such an inspiring evening, and to everyone who supported us along the way. Here’s to continuing to develop talent, grow our SME, champion sustainability, and make Britain manufacture!

[Philtronics Limited @PhiltronicsLtd]

Exciting news from Hirwaun! 📚
Today, we were proud to deliver copies of "Girls Can Engineer" to Hirwaun Primary School, in partnership with Enginuity.

This special initiative is all about raising awareness of engineering careers among young girls, helping to close the skills gap in manufacturing and engineering (where women still make up just 16% of the UK workforce), and championing diversity in STEM.

What makes this donation even more special? We've been able to customise the books with our very own female ambassador, Kayleigh, who joined Philtronics 15 years ago with no prior electronics experience and has grown into an inspiring trainer. The pupils met Kayleigh in person, so seeing her featured as a real-life role model in the book brings everything to life and shows them that these careers are truly within reach!

At Philtronics, we're committed to making a lasting impact in our local community. With our 50/50 male-to-female workforce, 7 apprentices, and awards for Developing Future Talent, we are passionate about creating opportunities and nurturing the next generation of innovators right here on our doorstep.

Let's inspire more girls to see themselves as future engineers!

[Philtronics Limited @PhiltronicsLtd]

Big congratulations to our apprentices Cai and Ben on achieving their IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification! 👏

In just 15 months with us, alongside their college course, they have thrived under the guidance and mentoring of our experienced team.
At Philtronics, we're committed to investing in the development of our people: this industry-recognised qualification not only solidifies their knowledge and skills but also sets the highest bar for best practice and quality standards in cable and wire harness assembly.

Proud of you both and excited for what’s next! Keep pushing forward 🦾

[Philtronics Limited @PhiltronicsLtd]

🚀 We're Hiring Production Operators! 🚀

Philtronics is a contract electronics manufacturer based on the Hirwaun Industrial Estate near Aberdare, South Wales. We're thrilled to have recently won two prestigious Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025 for Wales:
SME of the Region 🏆 Developing Future Talent 🏆

We're expanding our team and looking for motivated and meticulous individuals to join us as Production Operators. Previous electronics manufacturing experience is an advantage, but no problem if you don't have it, we welcome enthusiastic learners with a keen eye for detail and a passion to learn new skills like crimping and soldering.

✅ Full training provided through our dedicated Philtronics Academy
✅ Full-time contract: 39 hours/week
✅ Monday–Thursday: 7:45am–4:30pm
✅ Friday: Early finish at 1pm!

If you're ready for a new challenge in a supportive, innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Please email your CV to [email protected] and tell us why you think you would fit in!

#Hiring #JobsInWales #ManufacturingJobs #ElectronicsManufacturing #AberdareJobs #Philtronics

[Philtronics Limited @PhiltronicsLtd]

🚴‍♂️ PROJECT 1 MILLION 2.0 IS HERE! 💥

This weekend, our CEO Simon Pritchard has joined the Maverick team for https://t.co/cSVPXQHJho’s epic Project 1 Million 2.0 – a non-stop 24-hour cycling relay at Cardiff Met's National Indoor Athletics Centre. They are aiming to smash £1 million for life-changing mental health support.

What's the challenge?
It's bigmoose's boldest yet: 100 teams pedaling relentlessly on spin bikes for a full 24 hours straight – that's pure grit and teamwork to hit that £1M target. All funds go straight to therapy and early intervention for folks battling mental health struggles, suicide prevention, and reducing homelessness.

The Mavericks have been sweating it out since 12pm yesterday.

Root for them and above all – fuel the mission with your support! Every donation counts toward saving lives.

Sponsor Simon & the Maverick team here:
https://t.co/YDLLbEOZOd

Don’t forget to add a word of encouragement for Simon to keep him going until the end!

#Project1Million #BigMooseChallenge #TeamMaverick #MentalHealthHeroes #CycleForChange

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Ride 2 Rugby is BACK & sponsored by @PhiltronicsLtd 🚵🤝

Thanks @agilissport for the stunning kits 😍

The team will tackle Bordeaux to San Sebastián in an all terrain challenge, raising funds for our life changing work 🖤

Here's what it means👇

@VanGough4 @ShaneWilliams11

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🏆 DOUBLE WINNERS! 🏆

Thrilled to share Philtronics Ltd scooped TWO @MakeUK_ Wales Awards last week:
🥇 Developing Future Talent
🥇 SME of the Region

This is for our amazing team, your dedication made it happen. Huge thanks to our partners:
🤝 @actnforchildren, @CommunityOsprey and @greatdaysgolf
🎓 Merthyr College, Coleg Y Cymoedd, University of South Wales as well as @Aspire_SAP and @Network75
And a big shoutout to trainer Kayleigh & our mentors on the shop floor!

Last week, Philtronics was called a “beacon of hope in the Welsh Valleys” on BBC Radio Wales – these awards prove it. High-tech jobs in semiconductor, defence & medtech belong here. Invest in people, inspire them, and manufacturing thrives. 💪

We can’t wait to represent these 2 categories at the National Awards Gala Dinner in January!

#MakeUK #WalesAwards #TeamPhiltronics #WelshValleys #MadeInWales

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We only went and did it!!!! 🤩

🏆 Developing Future Talent
🏆 SME of the Region

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Excitement is building at Philtronics HQ as we are looking forward to the @MakeUK_ Regional Awards Dinner this evening! We’re incredibly proud to have been shortlisted in two categories:
Developing Future Talent and SME of the Region ☺️

It's a privilege to be recognised alongside so many other incredible Welsh manufacturing businesses. Good luck to all our fellow nominees!
It’s going to be a great night celebrating achievements within the manufacturing sector in Wales! 🙌

[Philtronics Limited @PhiltronicsLtd]

We are celebrating #NationalEngineeringDay with our Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree apprentices Will & Caleb! From fault-finding transformers to mastering RF generators, they’re proving hands-on experience + mentorship = the future of innovation.

In line with National Engineering Day, we're also rolling out our new apprentice reward scheme: a way to challenge, recognise and reward their achievements over the upcoming academic year. 🏆

Read Will & Caleb's inspiring journey on our blog:
👉 https://t.co/fi9HHc4kOy

#Engineering #Apprenticeships #PhiltronicsAcademy #FutureTalent #WorkEarnLearn

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This half term, we welcomed Joshua from Merthyr Tydfil College and Lee from Coleg y Cymoedd for hands-on work experience! 🙌

Providing real industry exposure to local learners is at the heart of our outreach programme. We hope they’ve enjoyed putting their knowledge into practice over the past few days.

#WorkExperience #FutureTalent #EngineeringSkills

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We are looking forward to attending the @insidermedia “Made in Wales 2025” Awards dinner tonight, which celebrate the achievements of companies making and developing products in Wales! 🙌

As a Contract Electronic Manufacturer, we are delighted to be shortlisted in the Manufacturing Future Talent category. We are immensely proud of our team’s dedication to fostering the next generation of engineers, technicians, and operators through apprenticeships, work placements, mentoring, and tailored company visits that provide hands-on experience.

🍀 Good luck to all shortlisted companies – here's to celebrating Welsh innovation and talent!

#MadeInWales #ManufacturingExcellence #FutureTalent #PhiltronicsAcademy #ukmfg

[Anne Pritchard @AnnePritchard14]

💨 Another training session done in preparation for my @Velindre Sierra Nevada trek this morning 🥾
Very windy conditions and no visibility at the top of Pen Y Fan ⛰️ but it’s all about endurance training regardless of the weather 🥵
#SierraNevada2026

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#ThrowbackThursday to National Manufacturing Day at Philtronics! 🛠️✨
👉 Check out our recap video showcasing the tailored visit and activities we organised for The College Merthyr Tydfil engineering learners.

#DevelopingFutureTalent #CEM #Skills
#PhiltronicsAcademy #NMD2025