NOTE received the Golden Shoes<\/p>\n
Last year, NOTE was ranked on the Growth List as Sweden's fastest
\ngrowing contract manufacturer of electronics. Now NOTE has also received
\nthe \"Golden Shoes\" award of honour as Sweden's most enduring
\ngrowth companies.<\/p>\n
At the Tillv\u00e4xtlistan award ceremony, Erik Stenfors, NOTE's CEO and
\nCEO, receive the Golden Shoes Award of Honour. The award goes to
\nNOTE as it is the company that has been on the list the most times, and
\nproved that it is a real \"marathon company\" that places year after
\nyears.<\/p>\n
- To grow as a manufacturing subcontractor by 37 % per year for 10 years
\nis an achievement in a class of its own. NOTE has an important task to
\nsecure the manufacturing knowledge that is disappearing in Sweden
\nbecause of the outsourcing trend. It is our hope that they can give courage to
\nmore companies to ensure proximity between product development and production,
\nsays Thomas Ahrens, founder of Ahrens Rapid Growth.<\/p>\n
- Our success is proof that we have adapted well to the modern
\nand sometimes very strict requirements for an EMS (electronic
\nmanufacturing services). The growth we have achieved is the result of growing
\nwith our customers and always customise our services to their
\nneeds,\" says Erik Stenfors, CEO of NOTE.<\/p>\n
For questions related to this press release, please contact
\nErik Stenfors, President and CEO of NOTE; +46 (0)176-79901 or +46 (0)709-50 80 70,
\ne-mail: erik.stenfors@note.se<\/p>\n
About the NOTE Group
\nNOTE is one of Sweden's leading electronics manufacturers with over 30 years of
\nexperience in the industry. We offer market-orientated production via ems
\nALLIANCETM - a global network of electronics manufacturers with partners in
\nBrazil, China, India, Italy and the United States.<\/p>\n
In total, the Group has almost 900 employees and a turnover of approximately SEK 1000 million
\nannually. In Sweden, we are divided into six
\nproduction facilities\/Centres of Excellence and two
\nOutside Sweden, we have a factory in Lithuania, as well as
\nwith operations in Central Europe managed from our office in Gdansk,
\nThe Board of Directors of NOTE has announced the intention to list NOTE on
\nStockholm Stock Exchange by 2005.<\/p>\n
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