LJ Create
Privately Held Company | |
Industry | Education Technology |
Founded | 1979 |
Headquarters | 5/6 Francis Way, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk |
Number of locations | Offices & Facilities in UK & United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Living with STEM, Exploring STEM, Working with STEM, Scantek, eContent, Tactic, Science Cart, Digiac, EngineeringDiploma.net, Autolab |
Services | Curriculum Development, Technical Support, Professional Development, Training, Implementation Management |
Website | www.ljcreate.com |
LJ Create Ltd is a UK-based company that produces interactive educational technology for the global market. The company operates in over 60 countries.
Overview
LJ Create Ltd was established 6 June 1979 when a City College Norwich lecturer, Larry Rowe, won a local enterprise competition.[1]
LJ Create makes blended learning solutions for teaching Science, Engineering and Technology.[2][3] They have become a world leader in STEM resources, manufacturing both hardware and software.
LJ Create was sold to Infinitas Learning on 23 January 2012 and became a subsidiary of Nelson Thornes.[4] LJ Create was bought on 24 July 2015 by the senior management team, including managing director Chris Rowe who founded the company with his father Larry Rowe in the late 1970s.[5] According to Companies House LJCR1863 LIMITED (previously LJ Create) went in to liquidation in 2017[6] but has since been sold to Creative Learning (Norwich) Ltd., operating out of the same address.
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References
- ↑ BBC Television News: LJ Create - 30 years On, BBC1 September 24th 2009.
- ↑ "Jisc Report - Swale Skills Centre, Engineering apprentices use LJ Create to put the spark back into blended learning". UK Government Learning and Skills Improvement Service. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ↑ "The Hindu 'Make way for an ActivClassroom'". Online edition of India's National Newspaper. Chennai, India. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ↑ "Infinitas Learning completes the acquisition of LJ Create Ltd". PR Web. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ "Norwich's LJ Create eyes international expansion after management buyout". PR Web. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "LJCR1863 LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-07.