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Apr 2007
Eaton Announces Acquisition of Aphel Technologies Limited
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) today announced it has acquired Aphel Technologies Limited. Terms were not disclosed.
Based in the United Kingdom, Aphel Technologies is a global supplier of high density, fault-tolerant power distribution solutions for datacenters, technical offices, laboratories and retail environments. The company has approximately 90 employees. In 2006, Aphel Technologies had sales of $12.3 million.
"The acquisition of Aphel Technologies expands our power quality and distribution offerings to customers in key European markets," said Randy Carson, Eaton senior vice president and president - Electrical Group.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit
www.eaton.com.
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Nov 2005
Engineering Center of Excellence generates global power solutions
As part of Aphel’s ongoing support of our global customers, we are pleased to announce the establishment of our Engineering Center of Excellence (ECE). Comprised of three distinct teams, the ECE will implement rapid-fire processes for all product stages including research, design, prototypes, testing and manufacturing.
The Product Design team, led by Simon Mills, will be responsible for converting our customer’s requirements and evolving market trends into new product designs. Prakash Patel, who will lead the Product Realization team, will drive the design-to-manufacture stages to ensure the fastest and most-cost effective products. Naseer Ahmed, will lead the Continuous Improvement team, whose focus will be on product quality and cost reduction.
The entire team will be under the direction of Mike Fulcher. The ECE team of ten Engineers and technicians represents a significant investment and establishes one of the largest PDU Engineering teams in the world. More importantly, it represents our commitment to our customers and our support for their strategic objectives. Combined our Engineers have over 100 years of design experience to support our customer’s broad range of requirements.
Aphel Technologies is a global supplier of high density, fault-tolerant power solutions for mission critical Datacenters, Technical Office, Laboratory and Retail environments. Headquartered in the UK, Aphel also has manufacturing facilities in Orlando, FL and Bangalore, India. During 2004, Aphel manufactured 3,000 unique power solutions and is recognized as one of the most flexible power solution manufacturers in the world.
Sept 2004
Firms starts small, sees
big growth ahead
Aphel's decision to base its North American
operations in Cape Canaveral is a boost for Brevard County's
economy, since many of
the 200 jobs will be high-paying, high-tech positions. It also
could help persuade other high-tech companies looking to move to
consider a site along the Space Coast. Click here to read more...
Aug 2004
Aphel Technologies Inc Certified as a UL Manufacturing
Facility
Aphel Technologies Inc. facility based at Cape Canaveral in Florida, is now authorized to manufacture products that meet the latest UL 60950 certification. The addition of this capability to the existing ETL capability, expands ATI's flexibility to manufacture products for specific customer and market requirements. Aphel Technologies is a global supplier of high density, fault-tolerant power solutions for mission critical Datacenters, Technical Office, Laboratory and Retail environments. Headquareted in the UK, Aphel also has manufacturing facilities in Bangalore, India.
Aug 2004
Aphel Technologies Inc Presented with Govenor's Award
 The rapid development of Aphel Technologies
Inc was recently honoured by the State of Florida by being awarded
with The Govenor's Award
for the "Most Promising Newcomer" to the County of Brevard
. The company was chosen from a wide range of nominations for this
prestigeious award which was presented on August 4th 2004.
March
2004
Aphel launches strategic U.S. operation
March 1st 2004 saw the launch of APHEL TECHNOLOGIES INC (ATI) in the U.S.
This strategic move is the next step in the expansion of Aphel as a World Class market leader in the supply of power connectivity products. Based at a prestigious Cape Canaveral address in Florida, ATI will continue in the true tradition of the APHEL philosophy of high quality, innovative, power connection products. The new facility will support standard and custom products as well as support inventory for quick-ship North American requirements.
Jan 2004
New Aphel Headquarters
As a result of continuing growth Aphel will soon be moving to a
new purpose-built facility in Coventry, UK. In addition to product
research and development, and flexible, world-class lean manufacturing,
this modern facility will provide sales support
and distribution for the company’s market leading power and
data distribution products. Although only a few miles from Aphel’s
current location near Rugby, the new site is closer to main road,
rail and air transport links, and offers higher speed IT connections.
Contact us for more
information.
Coventry is also the home of the company’s
Burland Solutions Division,
a specialist service offering consultation, design and
implementation for office projects.
Dec 2003
Strong and Sustainable Growth Reported at Aphel
“ A good year with great prospects for the future” is
how Gordon Hutchison MD of Aphel Ltd summed up the state of play
at the end of 2003. “Like most companies involved in the
office projects and network telco markets, 2002 was to say the
least challenging. Faced with this, some of our competitors chose
to go down the route of cutting prices and selling cheap, too often
at the expense of product quality and the long-term viability of
their business. This led two of them to cease trading almost
without notice. At Aphel we made the strategic decision to stay
with our core principles of offering high quality, engineered solutions,
on time and at competitive price levels. Above all we invested
in the people involved in our business, strengthening all areas
of the business.”
“The result of this investment is
that 2003 has seen a 32% increase in turnover, and the emergence
of a strong, viable company
with high levels of investment in product development, manufacturing
infrastructure and people. This can be demonstrated by the imminent
move to a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Coventry,
and the launch of at least two major product ranges in 2004.”
Nov 2003
New Above Desk Unit Launched
To date those involved in providing above desk power for office
projects have had to choose between visually appealing, but high
cost offerings, or dull, functional sheet steel alternatives. Burland
Solutions, the specialist office project division of Aphel, took
a step back, examined the market from a customer’s perspective
and wrote the brief for an innovative new design. The resultant
DB3000A above desk unit (ADU)
has been described as “the
smallest, least obtrusive and most aesthetically pleasing unit
on the market”. Value engineering has ensured that it can
also be offered at competitive price levels.
Oct 2003
Investment in New Business Management Software
Aphel have invested for the future
with the introduction of new operational software covering all
aspects of business management
from sophisticated e-mail/voicemail/fax processing, advanced manufacturing
and materials planning and full customer and supplier contact management.
These new modules integrate with an upgraded financial management
system giving unparalleled new visibility into the business.
Gordon Hutchison, MD of Aphel Limited commented: “These
new tools allow us to keep our focus on customer service and product
quality by providing accurate data on day to day aspects of business
from production planning to customer liaison, in a timely fashion
with minimal user interaction. They lay solid foundations for painless
growth.”
Aug 2003
Burland Solutions Strengthened With Move to Aphel Head
Office
Moving its sales support function to the Aphel Head Office
in Rugby has strengthened Burland
Solutions, the Division of Aphel
Ltd specialising in the design, development and manufacture of distribution
systems for office projects. Commenting on the move Richard Vass,
Sales Director of Aphel Ltd, said “Following the merger of
Aphel and Burland Solutions in 2001 it has become increasingly clear
that we would be able to further improve our service to our customers
by bringing the two sales support functions together in one place.
Since the Aphel head office in Rugby is also the centre for manufacturing
and new product development, it was clear that a move there would
shorten the lines of communication, and improve our already impressive
time
to market performance.”
Vass further commented, “The move to our own purpose built
facility in Coventry is one of the most exciting events for years.
Starting with a blank sheet, we were able to create a wish list of
what our premises should provide, and have all the issues included
in the design. We can’t wait and look forward to welcoming
our customers and potential customers to the facility. For once,
we will have the exhibition areas, hospitality and technology to
provide a rewarding experience.”
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