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Manufacturing
Memories

Sound Leisure has been ‘manufacturing memories’ in the United Kingdom since 1978.

Founded in 1978 by inventor and electrical engineer Alan Black, the company remains owned and run by Alan and his family, making it the oldest single-ownership jukebox company in the world.

Sgt Peppers Jukebox by Sound Leisure Ltd

Our History
Since 1978

From its foundation to the present day, Sound Leisure has remained a brave and forward-thinking organisation.

In the 1970s, we became the first British company to design, develop, and build a commercially viable jukebox platform. We went on to pioneer the early development of digitised music platforms in the 1980s and were responsible for the reintroduction of vinyl jukeboxes in 2016. Today, we remain a globally recognised and respected leader in our sector, with countless patents and industry-firsts to our name.

Our consistent success over a 40-year period, during which many long-established jukebox manufacturers such as Seeburg and Wurlitzer went out of business, is based on our ongoing commitment to developing better products and technologies and our unwavering dedication to high-quality British manufacturing.

Black Family Portrait_Feb22

Our Family

We’re proud of our family roots, fantastic team, and everything we’ve achieved to date, but we still have big ambitions. Our products are simply the best in the world, each a unique, hand-built labour of love.

When customers choose Sound Leisure, they become part of our family, a community of like-minded individuals who understand and appreciate the energy, dedication, and care that go into every jukebox we create.

Did You Know?

Sound Leisure exports around 80% of the Classic Jukeboxes we build each year to over 40 countries worldwide. More than 75% of these jukeboxes are purchased by customers for their own homes, with the remaining used in places like bars, clubs, restaurants, hotels, company headquarters, and retail outlets.

Our Expertise

We’ve carefully built our reputation and business over many years, and remain just as passionate, if not a little obsessive, about quality and the production process. Our success to date is entirely based on the innovation of our products and the exceptional standard of their design.

Our factory is truly a place of wonder, and we’re proud champions of UK manufacturing! Take a tour, and you can literally see the entire jukebox production process under one roof, from raw wood entering at one end to the finished masterpieces leaving the other. To ensure quality is built into every component, we complete as much of the process as is humanly possible in-house, right down to manufacturing our own printed circuit boards.

We continue to hand-build every jukebox in our UK factory, allowing us to develop our workforce’s skills. Here, the expert knowledge and guidance of our experienced senior team blends with the energy and passion of new apprentices and recruits.

Did You Know?

Over our 40+ year history, we’ve been fortunate to win numerous awards. In 2016, Sound Leisure was named one of the UK’s top 100 manufacturers, alongside McLaren Automotive, Airbus, and BAE Systems.

We were proud to receive the Yorkshire Post ‘Exporter of the Year’ awards in 2019 and the prestigious ‘Manufacturing Guild Mark’ in 2020, an accolade reserved for companies that demonstrate excellence across seven key criteria, including design, product development, manufacturing capability, sustainability, and financial stability.

Our Products

We love the past, but always look to the future. Our jukeboxes reflect the iconic retro styling of the original 1940s and 50s models, but we give them a contemporary twist to ensure they fit seamlessly into modern homes.

We offer the widest range of jukebox models of any manufacturer, with a diverse selection of finishes, technologies, add-ons, and customisations to help you build your dream machine. We also run the world’s only ‘Custom Shop’ service, producing one-of-a-kind jukeboxes built to each client’s specific requirements.

So, whether you want a simple customised nameplate or an entirely bespoke design, if you can dream it, we can build it.

Did You Know?

Sound Leisure is the only manufacturer in the world producing Classic Jukeboxes for all major music formats, including CD, vinyl 45, vinyl LP and digital. We also still provide support and spare parts for many of the jukebox technologies we’ve manufactured over the past four decades.

Our Technology

We produce the simplest and most effective Classic Jukebox technology anywhere in the world. To do this, we use state-of-the-art proprietary technology, owned, designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in-house by our talented engineering team, and available exclusively in Sound Leisure products. It’s only by retaining this level of control that we’re able to ensure a customer experience that is truly without compromise.

Over the decades, Sound Leisure has developed dozens of commercial jukebox technologies and associated equipment. From 7” vinyl mechanisms in the late 1970s, to CD solutions in the early 1980s, and digital platforms in the late 1990s, we’ve filled venues across the world with music for over 40 years and produced hundreds of thousands of jukeboxes.

While our manufacturing today focuses entirely on Classic Jukeboxes, every technology we’ve developed and every jukebox we build stands on the shoulders of four decades of knowledge, experience, and expertise.

Did You Know?

Sound Leisure demonstrated the first ever Digital Jukebox all the way back in 1988, long before terms like MP3 or iPod even existed! The jukebox was showcased at a UK trade show, where it caused quite a stir. In fact, people were so amazed and bewildered that many “informed” industry experts insisted it must be a hoax, and that a standard CD mechanism was hidden somewhere offstage, playing the music.

Our Showroom

When you purchase a jukebox directly from our factory showroom, you gain access to the very team that designed, developed, and built every single Sound Leisure Classic Jukebox. Our knowledge and expertise are unmatched; we know every cabinet type, mechanism, feature, add-on, nut, bolt, screw, and resistor inside out. So, if you’re thinking about buying a jukebox, why wouldn’t you give us a call?

Even better, why not visit us and meet the team? We’ll give you a guided factory tour so you can see firsthand the care, dedication, and passion that go into every Classic Jukebox. Our showroom also features a wide range of games room products and accessories, including pool tables, pinball machines, retro artwork, and neon signs. If you’re looking to put some soul in your home, we’ve got it covered.

Did You Know?

In 2019, Sound Leisure had the honour of welcoming HRH Princess Anne to our factory as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations. The Princess Royal was given a tour of our production facility and showroom, seeing firsthand how we design and build our world-leading range of Classic Jukeboxes. She also took the time to chat with many of our partners and international distributors who had travelled from across the globe to join the celebrations.

Our Commitment

Sound Leisure passionately rejects the mass production, throw-away nature of modern manufacturing. Every jukebox is hand-built with care, focus, and expertise, using skills passed down through generations of our workforce. The result is iconic designs that feel authentic, yet modern, crafted from the highest-quality components and materials to last a lifetime.

Did You Know?

We use Feefo, an independent review platform, to collect customer reviews on our behalf and use this feedback to improve our products and services continuously. In the spirit of transparency, every review, good or bad, is publicly visible on both our website and the official Feefo website.

 

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