History of the programme

The NOTE group was founded and originated as EuroSupply Nordic AB in Sweden with subsidiaries in Poland. The business concept was to broker manufacturing assignments from Sweden to plants in Central Europe.

EuroSupply seeks its own production in Sweden. The company merged with Norrtelje Elektronik (Lintron Elektronik reg. 1983), which changed its name to NOTE Norrtelje. NOTE's business concept was formulated in conjunction with the merger: to be a large, Swedish full-service company close to its customers. One goal was to have an IPO within five years.

Trienta was acquired (Oltronix reg. 1965, Tepro 1978, Trienta 1995) in Torsby in Värmland, Sweden - an industry specialising in automotive electronics with a thirty-year history. Trienta was renamed NOTE Torsby.

NOTE is starting its expansion in Sweden to establish itself close to customers.

NOTE Components is formed. It co-ordinates sourcing contracts for the whole group. The company has developed sourcing functions in Northern Europe, Central Europe and Asia.

Xperi was acquired (reg 1988) and renamed NOTE Lund. The company had a high-tech focus on medicine in Sweden and owned a plant for volume production in Tauragé, Lithuania. The acquisition gave NOTE representation in the Öresund region and in Lithuania (NOTE Tauragé).

BEVE Electronics is acquired and renamed NOTE Borås, specialising in the production of microwave electronics.

NOTE ITAB's electronics division is acquired with units in Skänninge and Nyköping. ITAB Elektronik is renamed NOTE Nyköping-Skänninge.

NOTE is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The incorporation of three new units starts: NOTE Skellefteå (Ericsson), NOTE Hyvinkää (Point Product), in Finland, and NOTE Pärnu (Paitec), in Estonia, into the group. NOTE Borås will be wound up at the end of the year.

Nordic-Printdesign is acquired in Norway. The company name is changed to NOTE Oslo.

NOTE's manufacturing capacity is being expanded through 50%-owned operations in China (IONOTE) and Poland (NOTE Fideltronik).

The business is acquired in the UK EMS provider Proqual and renamed NOTE UK.

In the same year, a mechanical engineering company outside Stockholm was acquired, and renamed NOTE Components Järfälla.

Norteam Electronics is acquired in Norway in December.

NOTE Oslo and Norteam Electronics merged, the company was renamed NOTE Norway.

IONOTE, China, is acquired and completed at year-end, the company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the NOTE group.

The operations in NOTE Skellefteå are divested.

NOTE Nyköping-Skänninge is divested.

The closure of the operations in Tauragé, Lithuania and in Gdansk, Poland is finalised.

The mechanics unit is divested in Järfälla, at the beginning of the year.

NOTE Norway will be divested in May.

Speedboard Assembly Services Ltd, England, is acquired in November.

iPro Solutions Ltd, UK, is acquired in June.

Dynamic Precision Solutions AB, Herrljunga, Sweden, is acquired in July.

ATM Electronic Ltd, Sofia, Bulgaria, is acquired in April.

Kasdon Electronics Ltd, UK, acquired in September