ASHINGTON, ENGLAND -- The former managing director of Infoteam MS has launched a new EMS company here and brought two dozen of his former employees with him.

Malcolm Humble has launched Arian EMS with 32 employees, including 24 former members of the Infoteam staff. The company has set up in a 16,000 sq. ft. site in the Wansbeck Business Park.

Infoteam reportedly closed on June 30. After its closing, Humble brought the staff to Arian.

Humble also founded Opsol, another UK EMS firm.

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