PHOENIX -- Electronics
manufacturing services firm
Suntron Corp. will sell its Garner, IA, plant to
Nortech Systems for an undisclosed sum. Nortech will acquire the assets, intellectual property and customers associated
with the operation. The deal includes the plant's management and about 100 employees.
The acquisition is subject to customary
closing conditions.
Suntron president and chief executive Paul Singh said in a statement, "This is the final phase of Suntron's plan to 'right-size'
our U.S. manufacturing footprint and position our company
to grow in other strategic geographies in the world. As a result, we have significantly reduced our fixed costs
and redeployed our resources to better serve the customers
in our target industry sectors. Despite our decision to
sell the Garner operation, it is important to recognize
our Iowa workforce for consistently delivering outstanding
results for Suntron over the past several years."
Nortech Systems' president and CEO Mike Degen said, "This strategic acquisition offers many valuable synergies to our
business. Along
with gaining new customers and new market opportunities, the addition
of this operation will provide expanded offerings for both our new and
existing customers."