Dagnall Electronics

Dagnall Electronics began manufacturing transformers in 1946. In 1966 we began supplying transformers to a small local company, called Marshall Amplification, a relationship that continues to this day. Visitors may recall the converted dance hall, with tacked on sheds, and outhouses, that could at best be referred to as quaint, which was the Dagnall factory in Cranfield for many years.In 1994 Dagnall was joined by Clairtronic, as part of a group of companies specialising in transformers and wound components. Where Dagnall concentrated on high volume custom built parts, Clairtronic was an off the shelf, next day delivery, standard range company. In 1996 a third company joined the group. MGC Electronics in Malta was set up to compete with the high volume low cost factories in the Far East. Malta has several advantages including a well educated English speaking population, European time zone and quick shipping.Over the next few years, Dagnall moved to a new factory in Bedford, and production gradually transferred to MGC, which freed up enough space for Clairtronic to move into the same premises. Eventually all production was moved to Malta, with the UK providing sales, design, accounts and warehousing. In 2007 the group of companies was sold and continued for two years, until the new owners closed it down in 2009, resulting in nearly 80 redundancies across the group.