Basingstoke-based EC Electronics have announced the acquisition of Subassembly Services (SAS). As part of the EC group, SAS will continue to trade independently with its established customer base from its factory in Tewkesbury.
Group managing director, Phil Simmonds said: "SAS adds significant capacity to our UK manufacturing capabilities and we expect to see some major growth in our business over the coming months.
"We are confident that the integration of existing EC and SAS manufacturing services will significantly benefit both customer bases. In particular, the pooling of our manufacturing resources will increase our ability to provide additional capacity when and where required across the whole customer base," Simmonds continued.
In addition to volume manufacture of PCB Assemblies, EC can now offer customers Cable and Wire Harness Assembly, Electronics Encapsulation via Low Pressure Overmoulding for the protection of PCB Assemblies and Grommet and strain relief for Cable Assemblies.
In terms of supply chain services, EC says it can also offer SAS customers potential material cost down on components they purchase for their final assemblies, via the Group's Supply Chain Solutions, whose Hong Kong office manage and regularly audit manufacturers based in China and South East Asia.
The acquisition will facilitate the retirement of SAS founders Maggie Todd and Chris Powell, once the handover has been achieved.
Pic: Phil Simmonds, managing director of EC Electronics
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Tom Austin-Morgan
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk