Global security firm expands Brighton base

Paxton, a Brighton-based manufacturer of security systems for smart buildings, has opened a new state-of-the-art centre for technology and innovation alongside its current head office.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Nov 2017, 09:57 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 05:25 BST
Tony Ratcliffe, company Founder and Adam Stroud, group chief executiveTony Ratcliffe, company Founder and Adam Stroud, group chief executive
Tony Ratcliffe, company Founder and Adam Stroud, group chief executive

The company, which exports to more than 60 countries worldwide, has opened its Paxton Technology Centre just off Lewes Road in Moulsecoomb, which will be home to its product research and development departments.

Adam Stroud, Paxton’s group chief executive, said: “We are delighted with our new facility and feel it’s a real statement of intent showing the direction the company is moving.

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“We love being based in Brighton and for over 30 years we have been proud of our Sussex roots, having first established the business in Lewes before moving to Brighton in 2004.

The Paxton team in the new centreThe Paxton team in the new centre
The Paxton team in the new centre

“We are continually investing in local talent to help us grow the business and we hope the opening of the Paxton Technology Centre will continue to attract the brightest and the best to work with us.

“The Paxton Technology Centre is so much more than just a new building for Paxton. It is the physical embodiment of all our hard work, and a symbol of the company’s continued growth and success.

“Our ambition is to be listed as one of the ‘Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ and integral to this has been to create a great company culture and a working environment that encourages flexibility, creativity and teamwork and I truly believe we’ve achieved that with our new Technology Centre.”

Find out more about the company, visit: paxton.info/2989

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