Tech firm dials up growth with £5.9 million contract

A satellite communication parts firm has strengthened its order book with a £5.9 million deal.

Filtronic is set to supply equipment to an unnamed US-based customer.

Filtronic has bolstered its order book with a £5.9 million satellite apparatus deal - picture from Wix Images for illustrative purposes only

Bosses say the “significant” agreement will see the business design, develop and build prototype units for satellite deployment.

The deal follows two tie-ups worth more than £6 million with the same client and comes after Filtronic – headquartered at NETPark, in Sedgefield, County Durham – unveiled a string of deals with operators including SpaceX and Airbus.

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