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From the News Desk
Wednesday, 30. April 2008
Laird Technologies Inaugurates First Offshore Facility in India
Laird Technologies, a designer and supplier of customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications, announced that it will be setting up its first offshore manufacturing facility in India.
G. K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India, inaugurated the 160,000 sq.ft manufacturing facility located in Nokia SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Sriperambudur near Chennai. Mr. Mike Connor, British Deputy High Commissioner for Southern India, was also present on the occasion.
Set up at an investment of over USD 15m, once fully operational, Laird Technologies will employ over 1200 people at its Chennai facility. The manufacturing facility will initially produce antennas, battery packs and EMI shielding products for cellular handset applications for its Indian customers. The company also expects to export the products, manufactured at the Chennai facility, to overseas markets.
"Our new manufacturing facility in Chennai is a big step for us in our goal to be local, globally. With the facility becoming operational, we now look forward to introducing a wider range of our products, and servicing the rapidly growing electronics market in India," said Marty Rapp, CEO, Laird Technologies, on the company’s plans for the Indian market.
G. K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India, inaugurated the 160,000 sq.ft manufacturing facility located in Nokia SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Sriperambudur near Chennai. Mr. Mike Connor, British Deputy High Commissioner for Southern India, was also present on the occasion.
Set up at an investment of over USD 15m, once fully operational, Laird Technologies will employ over 1200 people at its Chennai facility. The manufacturing facility will initially produce antennas, battery packs and EMI shielding products for cellular handset applications for its Indian customers. The company also expects to export the products, manufactured at the Chennai facility, to overseas markets.
"Our new manufacturing facility in Chennai is a big step for us in our goal to be local, globally. With the facility becoming operational, we now look forward to introducing a wider range of our products, and servicing the rapidly growing electronics market in India," said Marty Rapp, CEO, Laird Technologies, on the company’s plans for the Indian market.
