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News Release from: Schaffner
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 October 2004
UK operation celebrates 20 years
Schaffner celebrates 20 years of trading in the UK in September 2004.
Schaffner celebrates 20 years of trading in the UK in September 2004 The UK subsidiary began in the June of 1984 when Michael Lowe found premises and incorporated the company
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Dec 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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At that time Schaffner was part of the Electrowatt Group, a Swiss public company.
Until the opening of the UK office, sales of Schaffner products had been handled by distributor Lyons Instruments, then based in Hoddesdon.
In the early years the most important customers included such "household names" as Tektronix, Gould Electronics and Apricot Computers.
Selling through distribution was an early objective beginning with the then recently founded XP.
And XP is still successfully selling Schaffner products in the UK, now alongside RS Components, Farnell Components and Anglia Components.
Michael Lowe stepped down from the Managing Director's position in April 2004 to become a nonexecutive director.
During his stewardship Schaffner had undergone many changes, growing by acquisition and design, increasing the product range to encompass not only EMC filter components but also test equipment and systems, ATE for power products, sensors and electro-emulation test equipment for the automotive sector and added-value manufacturing.
Schaffner is now a publicly quoted company on the Swiss stock market and has offices in 15 countries worldwide employing some 1600 people.
Global turnover is Eur 107.5 million of which the UK accounts for Eur 9.5 million.
Paul Dixon is the new UK Managing Director who will be taking forward Schaffner's ethos of "safety for electronic systems".
As the international leader in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Schaffner is focusing on such high-growth markets as automotive, industrial and consumer electronics and telecommunications.
Its goal is to provide complete solutions from standard and custom components and modules to test systems, complete test facilities and support services. Request free introductory details about products from Schaffner ...
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