Elcoteq Wins SMT VISION Award for Contract Services
HONG KONG, April 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Elcoteq SE (HEL: ELQAV), a leading
electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company in the communications
technology industry, is the winner of the SMT 2009 VISION Award in the
category of Contract Services for its Management of Corporate Responsibility
program. The SMT VISION Awards recognize the people and products within the
surface mount industry that serve as benchmarks of excellence. Sponsored by
SMT magazine and in its 17th year, the award honors the finest examples of
creative advancement in technology.
Elcoteq's Corporate Responsibility initiative takes a proactive approach
to comply with the principles of sustainable development based on the
company's core values. Its services support original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) and all stakeholders to ensure compliance of corporate responsibility
standards in operations throughout the whole supply chain, encompassing
economic, social, and environmental requirements in different countries.
Elcoteq reduces the OEM's burden to deal with vendors on these issues and
expedites the necessary steps.
Award recipients are selected by a panel of industry experts who evaluate
each submission based on how it relates to innovation, cost effectiveness,
speed/throughput improvements, quality contribution, ease of use,
maintainability and repairability, and technological advancement. The award
was presented at a ceremony on March 30, 2009, in conjunction with the APEX
trade show at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
"Services are at the heart of the EMS industry. The value OEMs receive
from an EMS provider's unique approach to service can make or break a product
in the market. The Contract Services category was very popular this year, so
I especially congratulate Elcoteq on winning this year's Vision Award,"said
Gail Flower, editor-at-large, SMT magazine.
"Elcoteq is committed to working with its customers in all environmental
issues. We are also continuously improving our own environmental performance
and are pleased to have received this award," said Minna Aila, Director
Corporate Responsibility and Investor Relations, Elcoteq S.E.
About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company
with design capabilities and focuses on three businesses within the
communications technology industry; Personal Communications, Home
Communications and Communications Networks. It provides unique service
offerings that integrate consistent contract services globally with customized
solutions: product development services, supply chain management, NPI,
manufacturing, and after-market services for its customers' products, e.g.
mobile phones and their parts, set-top boxes and flat screen TVs, base-
stations, tower-top amplifiers, and microwave systems. Elcoteq operates in 15
countries on 4 continents and employs some 19,000 people. Consolidated net
sales for 2008 totaled 3.4 billion euros (4.6 billion USD). Elcoteq SE is
listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. http://www.elcoteq.com ,
http://www.elcoteq-blog.com .
Further information:
Elcoteq SE
Carsten Barth
Director, Marketing and Communications
Tel: +41-41-728-0313
Andrea Roberts
Tel: +1-858-451-8666
Judy Tsang
Tel: +852-2486-7770
