Efore's new plant in China was inaugurated today. The opening
ceremonies at the plant, which is located in Suzhou Industrial
Park, were witnessed by distinguished guests of honor including
Jaani Heinonen, Chief Representative of Tekes Shanghai and Xie Jin
Ling, General Manager of CSSD, Suzhou Industrial Park
Administration committee. The plant was declared officially open
by Isto Hantila, Chairman of Efore's Board of Directors.
The new production plant became fully operational in April and at
the same time production at Efore's old premises at Suzhou was
discontinued. The plant is 10,600 m2 in area, 7,560 m2 of which
are production premises. At this moment there are just over 400
employees at the plant, the intention being to increase this
number as the business grows. In addition to production workers,
the aim is to increase employees in marketing and in the sales and
product development operations. Besides Suzhou plant, Efore has a
sales office in Peking.
“The past 8 years have shown that Suzhou Industrial Park is still
an excellent place for an Efore plant. Many world-class companies
are located in the same area, so a local presence is important.
Growth on the Chinese power supply market continues to be the
highest in the world, so it is natural for Efore to strengthen its
operations in a growth area near the customers,” says President
and CEO Reijo Mäihäniemi.
The new production plant is modern and the products are
manufactured in a genuinely environmentally-friendly way. The
plant complies with environmental guidelines set for the
electronics industry by the United Nations, taking local
requirements into account as well.
“The production at the new plant is extremely flexible and is not
made for storage. The delivery process follows the pull-driven
model, in which production and correspondingly, subcontracts are
based on orders received. This increases the efficiency of the
whole delivery process and reduces the amount of capital tied up
in storage premises,” says Mäihäniemi.
Efore has product development and production units with service
centers in Europe and North America as well as in China. Efore
serves its customers in more than 20 countries worldwide through
its subsidiaries, affiliate company and its sales network.
EFORE PLC
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Further information is available from President and CEO Reijo
Mäihäniemi, tel. + 358 9 4784 6312
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Efore Group
The Efore electronics group is an international company providing
services for the telecommunications, industrial automation and
health care industries. Its operations comprise custom-designed power
supplies, power systems and related service and maintenance.
Efore's registered office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland,
Efore's product development and marketing units are located in
China, the USA, Germany and Sweden. Its production facilities are
located in China, Estonia and the USA. In the fiscal year ending
in October 2006, consolidated net sales totalled approximately EUR
90.5 million and it had a personnel of 812. The shares of the
parent company Efore Plc are quoted on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange.
www.efore.com