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Gardien Services USA Expands with Acquisition
August 31, 2012 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Gardien Services USA is happy to announce a recent deal with Electronic Test Center Inc. that will ensure continuity of service, as well as much-needed technology upgrades to customers in the Chicago, Illinois area.With existing business ties in the area, Gardien has been keen to expand to Chicago to better support customers locally. The deal will also ensure that Electronic Test Center’s long-standing relationships and valued customers can continue to rely on established service and customer satisfaction.Gardien previously announced their commitment to global R&D projects from which customers in Chicago will also be able to benefit, including OnTrack, Gardien’s in-house management system, which provides added efficiency and valuable data capture of production processes.Rick Meraw, senior vice president, comments, “We are very pleased to expand our standardized services to the Chicago market. The technical expertise that Gardien Services brings will be an additional value to the local market. We are looking forward to developing stronger relations with the local PCB manufacturers.”Roland Valentini, group chief operations officer, adds, “It has been a pleasure to agree to a deal with ETC who have worked well to establish a positive reputation in Chicago which we hope to build upon. With so many customers in this area we are excited to be able to bring our quality assurance solutions closer to them to offer more local support.”About Gardien The Gardien Group is the world’s largest provider of independent quality assurance services to the PCB manufacturing industry. From small batch testing in one of the company’s 24 facilities located throughout Asia, North America, and Europe, to fully integrated inspection within a PCB production environment, Gardien’s 500 employees serve customers supplying the automotive, defense, telecommunications, aerospace, medical, computer, and industrial markets worldwide. For more information, contact Jemima Block.