ROAL ELECTRONICS RECEIVES AWARD FROM NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

Espoo, Finland, 2013-10-24 12:36 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Efore Plc       Press Release   October 24, 2013  1.30 p.m. Efore’s recent acquisition, Italian-based Roal Electronics S.p.A. (ROAL) was awarded as best on time delivery at the supplier Appreciation Event during annual National Instruments Week held in the U.S.A (Austin) in August 2013. More than 30,000 companies are using the National Instruments’ (NI) products and platforms for increasing productivity and speeding product development. NI Executives & Sr. Management stated that the relationship between NI and its supply base is based on mutual trust as well as on world-class performance. For its unique product line, ROAL is a very strategic NI supplier among a list of distinguished vendor which provides tailored and value added solutions. “ROAL is committed to continuous improvement in order to properly face future challenges such as order complexity, wider global demand, end of life and new product introduction support” says Mr. Alessandro Leopardi, EVP, Industrial Business Area of Efore and CEO & General Manager of ROAL. This was the second time ROAL was awarded by NI, for example ROAL was ranked within TOP21 recipients of NI’s 2012 Global Supplier Award. EFORE PLC Vesa Vähämöttönen President and CEO For further information, please contact Mr Vesa Vähämöttönen, CEO, tel. +358 9 4784 6312. DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy Principal media Efore Group The Efore Group is an international company that develops and produces demanding power products. Efore's head office is based in Finland, and its production units are located in China and Tunisia. Sales and marketing operations are located in Europe, the United States and China. In the fiscal year ending in October 2012, consolidated net sales totalled EUR 78.1 million, and the Group's personnel averaged 888. The company's shares are quoted on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Oy. www.efore.com