Orban Announces Big Changes to Europe Operations
January 23 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Circuit Research
Labs, Inc. (OTC:CRLI) (BULLETIN BOARD: CRLI) , parent company of
Orban/CRL, a worldwide leader in audio processing for AM, FM, TV,
and Internet broadcasting today announced major changes to its
European operations. With a new central processing center for
Europe effective February 15, 2008, Orban Europe will now be fully
responsible for all sales, orders, repairs and accounting in the
European Union. Additionally, the company will begin full
production and manufacturing of all Orban products in Germany later
this year. The company has seen record sales growth in Europe since
opening European Sales and Marketing operations in early 2002. The
additional manufacturing capacity is necessary to keep pace with
the increased sales in Europe. The company operates a technical and
sales support center in the Netherlands and a research and
development center in Ludwigsburg, located just outside of
Stuttgart, Germany. The German operation will be responsible for
all sales support and engineering as well as order entry and
accounting operations. The Amsterdam operation will focus on sales,
marketing, and customer service. Commenting on this change in
operations, Orban/CRL President, CEO and Chairman C. Jayson
Brentlinger stated, "For many years our European operation has been
responsible for all sales in the EU, now with this change our
dealers and customers can have direct contact for sales orders and
customer support during the European daytime hours. Many years of
sales growth in Europe have prompted us to augment our service in
this very important part of the world. Having high quality German
manufacturing is necessary for Orban to keep up with increasing
demand for our products in Europe." Peter J. Lee, VP/ European
Operations and Managing Director for Orban Europe commented, "This
change will allow our company to be a functional part of the
European economy, by building and servicing our full line of
products here in Germany. Our new center will improve our service
to our dealers and customers by giving them direct support during
normal business hours here in Europe. This change further builds
Orban's world class leadership in audio processing." Orban /CRL
Systems, Inc. operates the following research and development
centers: Northern California Research and Development Center San
Leandro, California Los Angles Research and Development Center
Diamond Bar, CA Tempe Research and Development Center Tempe, AZ
Orban Europe Research and Development Center Ludwigsburg, Germany
Circuit Research Labs, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements This news
release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Management's anticipation of future events is based upon
assumptions regarding levels of competition, research and
development results, raw material markets, the markets in which the
company operates, and stability of the regulatory environment. Any
of these assumptions could prove inaccurate; and therefore, there
can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove
to be accurate. About Circuit Research Labs, Inc. Circuit Research
Labs, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog
audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction
equipment. Circuit Research Labs, Inc. is in the market for radio,
TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Circuit
Research Labs continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio
processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media. The Company
purchased Orban(R) in May of 2000. Orban was founded in 1970 by Bob
Orban, who is the world's foremost expert in transmission audio
processing for broadcast. Orban leads the industry in the design
and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and
Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting
Optimod(R) digital audio processors and the Opticodec(R) codecs,
the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high
performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing
equipment and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced
production environments worldwide. DATASOURCE: Circuit Research
Labs, Inc. CONTACT: David Rusch, +1-480-403-8322, , for Circuit
Research Labs, Inc. Web site: http://www.orban.com/
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