The company was founded by James Edward Sugden in 1967, a  division of Research Electronics. Research Electronics manufactured scientific instruments and test equipment, designed by James Sugden, for Universities. The A21 was the first amplifier to be put into production and was originally branded for a well known local loudspeaker company called Richard Allan.

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In 1981 production was relocated to their current factory in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, a short distance from where it all began. Today they still manufacture in the same tradition with each Sugden product being handmade by a single highly skilled team member. Six employees have been with the company for over thirty years enjoying a life-long career. Their involvement in the full manufacturing process still exists from design to despatch. They operate their own custom engineering shop and assembly, screen printing and a cabinet making facility for loudspeakers. Sugden audio components are truly handmade quality British products.

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