HONG KONG, April 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Elcoteq Asia-Pacific (APAC) has been recognized as winner of the Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia Innovation Award 2007 in the category of Contract Services. EM Asia is a key trade publication in APAC. The awards ceremony was held in Shanghai during NEPCON China on April 25, 2007.
Elcoteq won the award in the Contract Services category, and was chosen as the winner among the ten competing companies. All contestants are providers of electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Elcoteq was awarded for its global end-to-end solutions concept that includes product development, sourcing, new product introduction, supply chain management, global manufacturing, and after-sales services.
The EM Asia Innovation Awards program strives to recognize and celebrate excellence in the Asian electronics industry, inspiring companies to achieve the highest standards and push the industry forward. Winners were selected by an independent panel of judges who are experts and leaders in their fields. Entrants were judged on the following criteria: innovation and achievement, quality, cost efficiency, setting challenging objectives and outstanding achievements.
The award was received by Mr. Bobby Wang, Elcoteq's Sourcing Director, Personal Communications, and Acting Sourcing Director, Home Communications. "This award is a result of a dedicated Elcoteq team that has worked together for many years and has successfully supported our strategic customers to achieve their targets through electronics manufacturing services in Asia," said Mr. Wang. "Competition is intensifying in the communications technology market and most manufacturers are seeking solutions to cope with constantly shorter product lifecycles and declining product prices. It's imperative for us to understand our customers' needs in the longer term to maintain their competitive positions."
About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company with original design manufacturing (ODM) capabilities in the communications technology field. Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of design, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain management, and after-sales services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. These products include terminal products such as mobile phones and set-top boxes as well as communications network equipment such as base-stations, tower-top amplifiers, and microwave systems. The company operates in 16 countries on four continents and employs some 23,000 people. Elcoteq's consolidated net sales for 2006 totaled 4.3 billion euros. Elcoteq SE is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. For more information visit the Elcoteq website at http://www.elcoteq.com
