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News Release from: PIV Technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2008
Rep deal provides easier route to China
Offers managed migration for companies looking to manufacture in China, together with extensive design engineering capabilities.
Guangdong China based Empire International has signed PIV Technology to act as its UK representative Empire is specifically focused on providing foreign firms with the ability to set up, maintain and grow production operations in China
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 31 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Services provided by the company include preliminary feasibility check and consulting, engineering support from concept through design to production, logistics management, supplier approval for materials, components, modules, processes and tooling and factory audit for social, economic and technical compatibility and competence.
In addition to this the company also manages complete quality assurance and control with transparent inspection, reporting and monitoring.
Empire has the capability to provide managed migration for companies looking to manufacture in China and in addition to this is able to use its extensive design engineering capabilities to provide full product design and manufacturing solutions.
As part of this design capability the company can offer management of multi agency approvals including ISO, CE, FCC, TUV, UL, RoHS etc.
Empire is a company with both western and local Chinese staff covering all disciplines of product design and manufacturing.
All staff are multilingual, ensuring that communication is simple in all aspects of the service.
The company also has an in depth understanding of the local culture and this is invaluable in the building of relationships with the factories and component vendors as well as co-ordination and assistance with local and government authorities.
According to Marc Hogg, PIV's Managing Director: "As a company which specialises in working with companies in the Far East we are excited by the opportunity to work with Empire International".
"We believe that Empire offers something fairly unique due to the fact that the key staff originated in the west but have lived in China for many years and are fluent in local languages and customs".
"This offers major advantages in communication and understanding the cultural and work differences between the east and west".
Robert Fisch, Director of Empire adds: " Working with PIV is seen as a key addition to our ability to offer our capabilities and local support to the European market".
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