Filtronic has acquired Isotek, the Leeds-based manufacturer of filters for mobile phones with 28 staff, for £11m. [02-Aug-2010]
Filtronic is to sell its Defence Electronics business to Teledyne for £13m. [01-Aug-2008]
Filtronic has sold its microchip factory in Newton Aycliffe to RF Micro Devices of the US for £12m, securing 200 jobs and creating up to 100 new jobs. [24-Dec-2007]
Filtronic is planning to sell its semiconductor factory in Newton Aycliffe to an unnamed company, casting doubt on the future of some of the 200 jobs. [04-Dec-2007]
Filtronic is to shed 115 of the 319 jobs at its electronics factory in Newton Aycliffe later this year, and may sell off its semiconductor business. [26-Jun-2007]
Filtronic is planning to vacate its 100,000 sq ft Saltaire headquarters and relocate all staff to its electronic components site in Shipley. [30-Jan-2007]
Filtronic is to sell most of its wireless infrastructure division to Powerwave Technologies of the US for £184m, and has also announced plans to spend £45m expanding its semiconductor factory in Newton Aycliffe. [13-Jun-2006]
Filtronic is to sell its LK Products handset antennae division to Technitrol of the US for £47m. [10-Aug-2005]
Filtronic is in negotiations to sell its handset antennae division for an estimated £50m. [06-Jun-2005]
Filtronic Comtek is to shed up to 270 jobs at its electronic components plant in Bradford, in order to transfer some production to China. [26-Jan-2005]
Filtronic is to recruit a further 50 staff at its electronics plant in Newton Aycliffe, to add to the existing 350. [21-Sep-2004]
Filtronic is to shed 84 jobs at its electronic components plant in Saltaire next month. [17-Sep-2004]
Filtronic is to sell parts of its US-based electronic warfare business to Teledyne for £7m. [18-Dec-2003]
Filtronic is planning to increase the workforce at its electronic components plant in Newton Aycliffe from 262 to 500 by the end of 2004. [29-Jan-2003]
Filtronic is planning to create a further 90 jobs at its Newton Aycliffe electronics plant over the next year, to manufacture broadband communication products. [17-Jan-2002]
Filtronic has agreed a rescue package with BAe Systems and M/A-Com of the US to save 116 jobs at its microwave technology plant in Newton Aycliffe, which will involve a shift in production from the mobile phone market to the defence sector. [31-Jul-2001]
Filtronic is seeking a partner to share the cost of running its new compound semiconductor factory in Durham, where it manufactures gallium arsenide as an alternative to silicon chips. [30-Jan-2001]
Filtronic is to acquire Sigtek, the US developer of high-speed digital signal processing, for an initial £13m. [24-Aug-2000]
Filtronic is to raise £71m in a rights issue in order to upgrade facilities in Europe and the US, including the £13m purchase of the Fujitsu semiconductor plant in Newton Aycliffe. [03-Sep-1999]
Filtronic is in negotiations to reopen the former Fujitsu microchip factory at Newton Aycliffe, where it would invest £35m and create 500 jobs. [03-Aug-1999]
Filtronic is planning to build another electronic components plant at Shipley in Yorkshire, which will create 400 jobs. [23-Apr-1999]
Filtronic is creating an extra 50 jobs at its Saltaire site in Bradford due to a rise in sales of mobile phone components, and it is also taking on staff at other sites around the world. [25-Jan-1999]
Filtronic, the microwave engineering company, has set up an in-house university-style training scheme in conjunction with Leeds University in order to improve the skills of its own graduate engineers. [12-Oct-1998]
Filtronic is acquiring LK-Products, the telecoms components company, from Nokia for £40m, and is strengthening its ties with Nokia by issuing new shares that will give the Finnish group a 7.5% stake in Filtronic. [08-Aug-1998]