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The British maker of the staggeringly popular Raspberry Pi mini-computer has finally found a way to get the hardware assembled in the UK, with future batches of the machine being built in Wales rather than outsourced to China.
The move will see Raspberry Pi computers rolling off the assembly lines of Sony’s factory in Pencoed, South Wales, following successful meetings between the Pi men at Premier Farnell and Sony bosses. From now on, around 30 new people will be employed to knock out the Pis, with future models bearing the “Made in the UK” stamp next to the power jack.
Around 30,000 Pis ought to emerge from the new Welsh production lines every month. [Raspberry Pi -- Thanks Darrell]
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Great! Maybe now my order will be completed!
Looking on the bright side, the longer it takes the more and better stuff you will have available to play with when it comes.
That’s very true…but I still wanna get my grubby mitts on the damn thing and start playing!
I think this is great news. The problem previously is that they didn’t think they would be selling as many as they are so couldn’t get the “per unit” cost down low enough to fit their requirements anywhere over here. Obviously as the Pi is selling like crack coated hot cakes the PUC is down quite a bit.
I for one am very happy with every news of factories opening up in the western world, especially in Britain.
Indeed, Britain needs some good boosts for its manufacturing and technology industries.
Good for them, and to give them a futher pat on the back I’ve just ordered one.
Brilliant. Well done Raspberry Pi Foundation.
This is what manufacturers should be doing. Apple should be manufacturing in the US with all it’s billions of profit.
I really should pull my finger out and order one. It’ll give me something else to play with at work.
This is great news, I lve in Pencoed myself, about time they started doing something more in that Sony factory. After the government subsidies ran out they shut half the factory down.
read the title and thought that the welsh government had brokered a deal to get these made here
Thank yoooouuu Sony!