Company profile

Arden Photonics Ltd was founded in 2001 with the aim of developing, manufacturing and selling innovative products for the photonics industry in the UK and throughout the world. We also provide technical and marketing consultancy in the areas of optical fibre technology and optical metrology.

David Robinson, founder and Managing Director of Arden Photonics Ltd, has 20 years experience in the photonics industry. He has worked extensively in the design and marketing of equipment for optical fibre and laser makers and component manufacturers throughout the world. His experience also covers Test & Measurement of photonics components in both technical and commercial capacities.

Location

The company's headquarters are in the West Midlands of England. The name Arden derives from the Forest of Arden, an ancient oak forest which once covered a large area of central England including Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, the world-famous playwright.

Since 2003 Arden Photonics has been based on Aston Science Park near the centre of Birmingham in close proximity to both the Photonics Cluster-UK and the Aston University Photonics Research Group.

Affiliations

Arden Photonics aims to play an active role in the local and international photonics community. Here are some of the organisations that we interact with on a regular basis:

Careers

Within the field of photonics technology, our business offers a breadth of opportunity, and we need people with the vision to grow with us. Our business is precision optical metrology. Our customers rely on Arden's products to measure accurately and repeatably so attention to detail is vital. At the same time, innovation is at the heart of our enterprise so we value creativity. If you are interested in joining Arden Photonics please email your CV to Human Resources.