Disctronics (UK) Ltd.

Disctronics (UK) Ltd was incorporated on the 25/09/1986 as a subsidiary of Disctronics Limited. In July 1987 Disctronics Limited purchased the Disctec facility at Southwater as its first UK based production plant, servicing Great Britain and Europe. Disctronics Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. also operated from the Southwater site. This profile should only be used when "Disctronics (UK) Ltd" is stated on the release. CD's pressed at the Southwater plant (Disctronics S) can be identified by the matrix string DISCTRONICS [space] S xxxxxxx. Disctronics UK/Europe operations expanded to include another UK manufacturing facility located at Blackburn and plants in France and Italy. In 2003 Disctronics UK and European operations was sold to Deluxe (7), a joint venture by The Rank Group and optical disc manufacturer Ritek Corp.