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Mirtec Europe Partners with Detech Europe in UK Ireland
March 6, 2019 | Mirtec EuropeEstimated reading time: 1 minute

MIRTEC has appointed Detech Europe to cover its United Kingdom Ireland market. With more than 120 installations in this territory, the UK has turned into one of Mirtec Europe's top areas and additional sales and service are required.
“I am delighted to work with the Detech Europe team. Their reputation and professionalism are well known in this territory. The UK Ireland market shows great opportunities for continued expansion for Mirtec, but it is vital that we introduce a top class partner to assist our efforts,” said David Bennett, president of Mirtec Europe.
Detech Europe Ltd is a major distributor of SMT equipment within the UK. Detech’s ethos of keeping things simple is at the heart of all the ranges they carry, offering maximum return in a minimum of time. Mirtec Europe will train Detech’s sales and technical engineers in order to provide the best possible support to this vital market. Additionally, Philip Bennett who has 10 years of technical experience at Mirtec has become Detech Europe’s Sales and Support Manager, ensuring the same experience and service customers have come to expect from working directly with Mirtec Europe will continue.
“We are proud to be associated with the industry’s most technically advanced inspection company. Mirtec dominates the UK Ireland market and their existing and new products are tailored to customers' requirements for the highest capability with aggressive pricing,” said David Erskine, Managing Director at Detech Europe Ltd. “Detech has 20 years’ experience of supplying and supporting high-end capital equipment including printers, placement and associated technologies. We aim to bring the same level of customer care for the Mirtec product line.”
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MIRTEC is a leading global supplier of Automated Optical Inspection Systems to the electronics manufacturing industry.
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