PICKERING, UK – Contract Production Ltd. has acquired EMS firm Micro Forge Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.
Contract Production, a new company, reportedly has retained most of Micro Forge’s staff, and plans to hire an undisclosed number of new workers.
The firm will focus on low to medium-size production runs, and technical and prototype design assistance.
Contract Production’s first major contract is with Cirrus Research.
BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron ASA will open a fully owned subsidiary in Johnstown, PA, early next year, the company said.
KEMPELE, FINLAND -- A subsidiary of Finnish EMS company PKC Group Oyj has begun proceedings to close a factory and lay off 45 workers.