CHENNAI, India -- USA-headquartered Laird Technologies Inc., manufacturer of customized products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications, today hosted a dedication ceremony for its first manufacturing facility in India.
The facility, located in the Nokia Telecom SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Sriperembudur near Chennai, was inaugurated by Shri. L.K. Tripathi, Chief Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government and Shri. G. K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India.
Mike Connor, British Deputy High Commissioner and Director of UK Trade and Investment for Southern India, was also present for the occasion, as were top management from The Laird Group PLC and Laird Technologies, Inc.
With an investment of over $15 Million, Laird Technologies’ 160,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility will employ between 1,000 to 1,200 people when in full production.
The manufacturing facility will initially produce antennas, battery packs and EMI shielding products for cellular handset applications for its Indian customers.
The company also expects to export the products manufactured at the Chennai facility to overseas markets.
