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Laird Technologies Acquires Centurion Wireless Technologies
April 10, 2005
Laird Technologies together with its parent, The Laird Group PLC, recently purchased Centurion Wireless Technologies, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and all related subsidiaries.
Centurion is the market leader in the design and manufacture of antennas and battery packs for mobile phone handsets, land mobile radios, automotive telematics systems, WiFi networks, satellite communication systems and a variety of other applications. Centurion has design and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Sweden, Malaysia, China, Taiwan and Korea.
As commented by Martin Rapp, Laird Technologies CEO, "Putting Centurion and Laird Technologies together makes a lot of sense. Each company gains access to a broadened customer base and we have greater mass so that we can continue to improve service to our customers globally. As both companies are leaders in dealing with the control of radiated electromagnetic waves in electronic devices we expect to be able to develop valuable new products by putting the two companies together."
Gary Kuck, CEO and founder of Centurion stated, "We have been asked by our customers to provide a wider range of products, just in time, anywhere in the world. Laird Technologies and Centurion were strong companies on their own, and will be even stronger together."
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About Laird Technologies, Inc.
Laird Technologies designs and supplies customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.
The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, mechanical actuation systems, signal integrity components, and wireless antennae solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.
Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.
Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 14,000 employees in more than 40 facilities located in 14 countries.
For additional information or your nearest Laird Technologies
representative, contact:
Tel: (866) 928-8181 or (636) 898-6000
Fax: (636) 898-6100
Internet: www.lairdtech.com
e-mail: sales@lairdtech.com
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