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Welcome to PEPA’s website
Since 2022, membership of the Association has been free
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Recent updates
News of the event marking 100 years of Philips in the UK
Philips results for 4th quarter 2024 and all of 2024 are in
PEPA and PEPBA finances – see PEPA News page
PEPA is an association for eligible ex-employees of Philips companies in the UK who have reached retirement age. It was founded in 1963, and is based in the south of England. We have about 2,300 members in 23 countries around the world. Our aim is to help our members to stay in contact with ex-colleagues, to bring them news of the Philips company, and to provide information of interest to retired people.
As you may be aware from mentions on this website, and in PEPA Newsletters, the committee have decided to bring PEPA activities to a close, and wind up the Association. A number of factors have contributed to this decision: we are a “mature” organisation with little prospect of new members joining, our current numbers are in significant decline, our available funds put a finite limit on how many years we will be financially viable, and the committee aren’t getting any younger! We have agreed that PEPA will close at the end of 2025, after 62 years as a successful social organisation for UK Philips Pensioners. This planned closure means that PEPA’s related benevolent association, PEPBA, will also cease to function. Members can click on Closure of PEPA to read further about what this decision means.
If you change your home address, please let Membership Secretary Richard Stow know. We will only know if you tell us!
Also, if you access your PEPA Newsletters via the website, please let Richard know if you change your email address, to ensure that you continue to receive email alerts when new editions are published.
Richard can also help if you need a reminder of the PEPA website password.
For any of the above, please email Richard, quoting your postcode, at:
PEPA Newsletter timing
There are two PEPA Newsletters each year: a Summer edition and a Winter edition. The current edition is Winter 2024, meaning that the next one will be Summer 2025. We still post nearly 1,300 printed copies each time, at a cost of about £2,200 per issue.
Celebration of Philips 100 Years in the UK
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On the 22nd January 2025 Philips had been operating in the UK for 100 years. To mark this occasion a small celebration was organised in Philips Head Office in Farnborough, and the atrium area was filled with a large number of old Philips products and pictures from the last 100 years. A number of presentations were streamed around Philips UK. PEPA Chairman Ray Headon, and Membership Secretary Richard Stow, took part. To read more about the event, and see slide shows of over 40 photos (can you spot a Philips product you owned?), head for the News/Philips News page. |
The new Pye exhibition “What Happened Next?”
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There is a new, temporary exhibition at the Cambridge Museum of Technology, dealing with the fortunes of the Pye Group following the restructuring that took place after Philips acquired a majority shareholding in 1967. See the News/Other News page for more details. |
The Company History section
The Company History section has grown over the years, and contains various items of interest and a lot of links to external content. If you have anything that you think might be suitable for any of these pages, please contact webmaster Phil Lloyd by emailing him at:
Meanwhile, why not visit the Company History section, and do a little browsing?
Since we urged members to switch from posted Newsletters to downloaded ones, a large number of you have been in touch to make the change, and we have over 900 members using the no-cost option, and helping with PEPA’s finances. Thank you! We sincerely hope many more of you will sign up.
Please email Membership Secretary Richard Stow, quoting your postcode, at:
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines discount withdrawn
Fred. Olsen have informed us that they are no longer able to offer PEPA members a discount on cruise bookings. Many members benefitted from this arrangement over the years, and we are sorry that Fred. Olsen have taken this decision, but it is outside our control. |
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If you are already a PEPA member, then click on any of the buttons at the left to enjoy all that this website has to offer. One of the conditions of using the protected areas of the site is that you always keep the password secure, and never divulge it to others. Your cooperation is appreciated. Need a password reminder? Email the Webmaster via the Contact Us page. Please include your postcode so that we can verify membership.
If you are not a PEPA member, please click on Joining PEPA page to read about the benefits of joining the Association, to check if you are eligible for membership, and to apply for membership if you wish to join us – we hope you will!
Other Groups gives information about other social organisations for UK Philips pensioners, and access to various third-party websites which you may find of interest. Click on Contact Us if you need information about PEPA, or wish to comment about this website. Members’ suggestions for content are always welcome. Thank you!
The other sections are for PEPA members only, and require use of a password.
We will do our best to keep information on the PEPA website up-to-date and error-free. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy of it, and accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising. We are not responsible for the content of external websites that we provide links to.
Website last updated: 23 Mar 2025
