Asteelflash Group
Asteelflash Group is a French multinational electronics contract manufacturing company specializing in printed circuit board assembly and also offering design and aftermarket services. Headquartered in Neuilly-Plaisance, France, it is the second largest electronics manufacturing services(EMS) company in Europe and ranks among top 20 worldwide with manufacturing operations in 18 countries, totaling approximately 2 million square feet and 5,700 employees. History. In 1999, the company was founded in Paris, France as Asteel by Gilles Benhamou. The EMS company experienced rapid growth through acquisitions. Asteel then extended its operations into North Africa and Europe and acquired new premises in  both Tunisia (in Mégrine and Fouchana) and the United Kingdom (in Bedford, England). In 2008, Asteel acquired Flash Electronics, an American EMS company founded in 1994, and developed it into a multinational company, operating since then under the name Asteelflash. In so doing, the company reinforced its global footprint with new facilities in the USA (in Fremont, California) and in China (in Suzhou, Jiangsu). In 2012, Asteelflash acquired American Catalyst Manufacturing Services, Inc. with plants in Raleigh, North Carolina and in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Hoping to establish a permanent foothold in the European market, Asteelflash acquired French TES Electronic  Solutions in 2011 and German EN ElectronicNetwork in 2012. Ranking No. 2 in Europe and among top 20 worldwide, Asteelflash's competitors are industry heavyweights such as: Flextronics (Singapore), Jabil (United States) or Foxconn (Taiwan), Benchmark (United States), Celestica (Canada), Plexus (United States) and Zollner (Germany). Market segments. Asteelflash has manufacturing operations in eight countries on four continents, totaling 18 plants, approximately 2 million square feet manufacturing surface and +6,000 employees. Asteelflash Group demarcated its global footprint into four geographical divisions, listed below. AMERICAS. 300,000 ft, 400 employees West EMEA. 610,000 ft², 2,044 employees East EMEA. 329,000 ft, 700 employees