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Laird Opens India Production
April 29, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
CHENNAI, India Laird Technologies Inc. opened its first manufacturing facility in India with a dedication ceremony. U.S.-based Laird, a unit of the U.K.-based Laird Group PLC, employs over 14,000 employees in more than 40 facilities located in 14 countries. The Chennai facility will host 1,000 to 1,200 employees.
The facility is located in the Nokia Telecom special economic zone (SEZ) in Sriperembudur near Chennai. It was inaugurated by Shri. L.K. Tripathi, Chief Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government, and Shri. G. K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India. Mike Connor, British Deputy High Commissioner and Director of U.K. Trade and Investment for Southern India, was present for the occasion, as were top management from The Laird Group PLC and Laird Technologies, Inc.
With an investment of over $15 million, Laird Technologies' 160,000-sq.ft. manufacturing facility will initially produce antennae, battery packs, and EMI shielding products for cellular handset applications for its Indian customers. The company also expects to export product to overseas markets.
According to Sri Talpallikar, Laird Technologies managing director, India, Chennai brought a skilled work force, support from the Tamil Nadu Government, good logistics and infrastructure, lower costs, and proximity to their Indian customer base. Laird Technologies already supplies products to large Indian enterprises in the mobile phone, telecom infrastructure equipment, computer hardware, and automotive electronics sectors from manufacturing facilities outside India. Laird plans to expand its customer base in the region over the next 12 to 18 months.
For more information, visit www.lairdtech.com.