EST. 1965·Birmingham·

Making the tech
handsome since 1983.

From Birmingham to China. The European heritage reinventing the future.

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30% UK market share in 1989World's first laptop with voice recognition · 1984Mitsubishi collaboration · 1990–1999Factory in ScotlandFirst European PC with floppy disks · 1983Return to market · 202730% UK market share in 1989World's first laptop with voice recognition · 1984Mitsubishi collaboration · 1990–1999Factory in ScotlandFirst European PC with floppy disks · 1983Return to market · 2027

02 — History

Sixty years later.

Founded in 1965 in Birmingham, Apricot invented the first European PC with floppy disks, then the world's first laptop with voice recognition. Today, the brand returns with a complete ecosystem.

60
years of heritage
attractive design
®
Brand strength
The pivotal year
1983
Apricot PC — the first European personal computer equipped with 3.5" floppy drives. The future, earlier.
1965
01

ACT founded in Birmingham

1983
02

Apricot PC, first European computer with floppy disks

1984
03

Apricot Portable, world's first with voice recognition

1990
04

Mitsubishi acquisition, Euro-Asian collaboration

1999
05

Mitsubishi withdraws from Europe

2027
06

Apricot returns to the market

Illustrative imagery to follow.

The evolution of an icon

Apricot 1983 original logo
1983 — Original logo · ACT Birmingham
aprict
2020 — Rebrand · Brand Access Paris

03 — Ecosystem

The future of Apricot.

(these are mock-ups)

Apricot brings its bold design to an entire possible family of products. From smartphone to washing machine, every object considers the others.

04 — Beliefs

Three marketing advantages, one future.

Marketing advantages

i.

Sixty years of bold technological design heritage.

From the 1983 Apricot PC to the 1984 voice-recognition laptop, always a generation ahead.

ii.

A complete ecosystem.

Tech, audio, appliances, mobility — with design as our edge and brand power to convince.

iii.

A proven Euro-Asian partnership.

A European touch paired with Asian IT excellence — a partnership that makes sense and delivers the best machines.

05 — Contact

Let's talk about the future.

European office
Brand Access
50 av. Champs-Élysées
75008 Paris, France
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