QDOS aims to set up Indian plant by 2007
September 25, 2006
QDOS aims to set up Indian plant by 2007. Check it out:(Business Times (Malaysia) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) QDOS Flexcircuits Sdn Bhd, a local manufacturer of flexible printed circuit (FPC), wants to ride the wave of the booming electronics and electrical (E&E) sector in India by setting up a production plant there by the end of next year.
QDOS chairman and chief executive officer, Radzali Hassan, said many multinational corporations (MNCs) are moving to India as it is the next growth area.
"We have started looking for space (in India) and production is set to start either at the end of 2007 or the first quarter 2008.
"It will be supported from Malaysia's office and the investment (in the factory) could be around RM300,000," Radzali told Business Times in Kuala Lumpur recently.
FPC, due to it fexibility, is highly in demand by manufacturers of consumer equipment and military equipment such as mobile phones, digital cameras, medical-related equipments, smartcards, passports, walkie talkies as well as audio and portable electronics products.
QDOS Fexcircuits and QDOS Technology Sdn Bhd are subsidiaries of QDOS Holdings Sdn Bhd, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of main-board listed Suiwah Corp Bhd.
Radzali said QDOS also has an affiliate company in China, QDOS (Xiamen) Flexcircuits Sdn Bhd, which is involved in the manufacturing and marketing.
QDOS, a pioneer and fully-integrated local manufacturer of FPC, has electronic giants like Motorola as its customers.
About 70 per cent of the company's FPC are supplied to MNCs in Penang's free trade zone, where the end products are exported worldwide.
Radzali said QDOS currently has a research and development (R&D) centre in India, namely QDOS Flexcircuits India Pvt Ltd, that employs 10 people, including support staff, sales team and engineers.
"When we begin manufacturing operation in India, it will make our factory in Penang (QDOS Technology) as the centre of high-end activities, while mid-end activities will be in India and China," he said.
QDOS, which came out first in the annual Enterprise 50 (E50) award last year, sees participation in the programme as a boost to the company's image and will provide motivation to its 600-strong staff. "It is not the winning that matters but it is the mindset change and the running of the organisation," said Radzali, who likens winning E50 as a "health supplement" to improve and motivate the company's staff.
He said the publicity given to QDOS as top E50 company has helped the company to draw in more customers while at the same time, it receives many enquiries from overseas MNCs.
Radzali said QDOS invests 1 per cent of its turnover annually for R&D activities.
Copyright 2006 The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad. Source: Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Intelligence Wire
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