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| Founded | 2012 in Sheffield, United Kingdom |
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| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Website | pimoroni |
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Pimoroni Ltd is a hobbyist electronics company based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.[1]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 2012 by Jon Williamson and Paul Beech.[2] The name "Pimoroni" stands for Pirate, Monkey, Robot, Ninja.[3]
In 2017, Pimoroni was named the second fastest growing manufacturing company in the UK by the University of Sheffield.[4][5] Within the same year, the company opened its first international branch in Essen, Germany.[6]
After negotiating a 10-year lease on a new headquarters building in 2021, the company consolidated all its staff and operations onto one site. The relocation also doubled its production, research and development, and warehousing space.[2][7]
Products
[edit]Through an online store, and at community events, they are a re-seller for a number of electronics and education brands, as well as manufacturing a range of electronics and associated products. Their original product was an Acrylic plastic case for the Raspberry Pi computer (which has now sold in excess of 175,000 units),[8] and their range now includes a selection of add-on boards and components for this and other small computers.
Their 'Picade' arcade machine kit was the UK's first Kickstarter campaign.[9]
By July 1, 2019, they successfully raised £93,480 on Kickstarter to fund their new retro-style console and open-source SDK, known as "32blit.".[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pounder, Les (1 January 2021). "Pimoroni RGB Encoder and Potentiometer Breakout Review: Colorful Dials". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- 1 2 "UK made: Pimoroni switches to larger Sheffield base | Electronics Weekly". Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "About Us - Pimoroni". pimoroni.com. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sheffield digital sector 'on cusp of something big', says new report - Latest - News - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "A snapshot of the creative digital scene in Sheffield". sheffield.ac.uk. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pimoroni goes international – Sheffield Digital". sheffield.digital. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Wake Smith helps electronics manufacturer switch to larger base". www.scci.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pimoroni taking sweet approach to coding tools". BusinessCloud.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Morph, Picade and Belle and Sebastian: The British Kickstarter success stories". The Independent. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "32blit: retro-inspired handheld with open-source firmware".
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