Home Services Darekon Quality and environment Contact English Darekon has acquired a Swedish electronics contract manufacturer 9.9.2021 Darekon has acquired the entire share capital of Swedish firm IHAAB Component Systems AB in Stockholm, following an agreement signed on the 6th of September. The company’s subsidiaries SMD Production AB and Kelab Systems AB are included in the transaction. The acquisition is part of Darekon’s planned strategy of international expansion. SMD Production AB and its sister company Kelab Systems AB offer their customers electronics contract manufacturing. They specialize in the manufacture of medical equipment and industrial electronics. The company’s turnover is about forty million SEK; its more than 20 employees operate in 1,000 square meters of space in Stockholm. It fits perfectly to Darekon. Right customer base and knowledgeable personnel. The company’s operations will continue as before and the previous owner and CEO Peter Strömgren will continue as CEO for the time being. The acquired company’s operations and cooperation with Darekon’s other plants will be developed on a long-term basis. The company’s skilled staff also bring more expertise and local knowledge to Darekon’s organisation. Darekon’s greater resources and good financial standing will also give the acquired company even better opportunities to grow and strengthen its position in the Swedish market. “The Swedish market is interesting for us. Through the acquisition, our knowledge of the Swedish market will improve and we will learn more about the local supplier field, for example. We believe in the industry and want to move forward. This acquisition provides excellent support for our long-term growth strategy.” summarizes Darekon´s CEO Kai Orpo. “When I was approached by Darekon in 2018 I immediately saw a great opportunity for SMD/ KELAB to be part of something much bigger. With the ambition and strength of Darekon and the platform that SMD/KELAB represents in Sweden I strongly believe that this will develop to be a successful combination in the Swedish market for contract manufacturing.” adds Peter Strömgren. For more information you can contact: Kai Orpo/ Oy Darekon Ltd Tel. +358 40 500 05 62 Kai.orpo@darekon.fi Peter Strömgren/ SMD Production AB Tel- +46 70 580 29 00 Peter.stromgren@telia.com Oy Darekon Ltd is a contract manufacturer of medical devices and industrial electronics. Darekon was established in 1985 and its plants are located in Haapavesi, Klaukkala, Savonlinna in Finland and Gdansk in Poland. Company’s turnover was 53 million euros in 2020 and the amount of employees is more than 300. www.darekon.com Search for: Recent Posts New Darekon Customer Magazine is online Darekon has acquired a Swedish electronics contract manufacturer 2020 was a good year for Darekon both operationally and financially New Darekon Customer Magazine is online Darekon invests in production machinery and cyber security Archives September 2021 April 2021 December 2020 May 2020 March 2020 February 2020 September 2019 April 2019 September 2018 March 2018 March 2017 February 2017 December 2016 Services covering the product´s lifetime Electronics manufacturing Mechanics manufacturing Manufacturing of cable harnesses Final assembly Supply chain management services Perfect quality The company’s management team has set operational quality objectives that enable the company to continue to develop its own comprehensive quality know-how and knowledge base. All Darekon manufacturing facilities operate according to the ISO 9001 quality management system and the environmental management system meets ISO 14001 requirements. ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 13485 Plants History Page Environmental values Employment at Darekon Contact Life with Darekon is just so much easier We use cookies on the website in order to improve the site and your user experience and to target our marketing. Some of the cookies are necessary for the site to function. Read our Privacy Policy, to know how we handle the information collected with cookies. Do you accept the use of cookies on our website? I ACCEPT