Eleksen Grows U.S., Asia Pacific Presence - Opens New U.S. West Coast and Pacific Rim Operations
April 18 2007 - 2:31PM
Business Wire
Eleksen Group plc (AIM:ELG.L), the inventor and manufacturer of
ElekTex� touch-sensitive smart fabrics for consumer electronics,
apparel and accessories, today announced the expansion of its
global presence with the opening of new offices in San Francisco
and Hong Kong. To support Eleksen�s unprecedented growth, the
company is expanding its business development and sales teams on
the West Coast and in the Pacific Rim -- both hot areas for the
innovative development of interactive soft-goods. 2006 marked a
banner year for Eleksen as the company signed a record amount of
deals and was the first smart fabrics company to have an initial
public offering. Capitalizing on the large demand for smart fabrics
design, innovation and products, Eleksen leads the market in
wearables from sportswear to outdoor gear and high-end fashion.
Last year, the company sealed its status as the leader by being the
only company in this space to go public and selling over 300,000
units to date. Eleksen�s roster of partnerships and customers
includes leading companies such as Belkin, Intel, Microsoft and
Apple. Eleksen�s ElekTex� is the smart fabric sensor of choice by
name brands such as Zegna, Spyder and O�Neill. �With demand for
wearable technology growing swiftly worldwide, it became eminently
clear that these new San Francisco and Hong Kong facilities were a
necessity to keep us ahead of the curve,� said Robin Shephard, CEO
of Eleksen. �This reflects our continued growth in both markets and
the immense promise that Eleksen is bringing to consumer electronic
and wearable technology markets.� Eleksen�s new offices are located
at: Hong Kong: San Francisco: One Exchange Square 795 Folsom Street
Level 39 1st floor 8 Connaught Place San Francisco, California
Central Hong Kong About Eleksen Eleksen Group plc is the world
leader in touch sensitive interactive textiles for electronics
interface design. The company's core technology, ElekTex, is a
unique electro-conductive fabric touch pad optimized for the
creation of flexible, durable and rugged fabric touch screen
interfaces. ElekTex is used in applications ranging from wearable
electronic controls for consumer electronics and industrial wear to
lightweight, low-power touch interfaces for CE accessories,
telematics, military, transportation and space suits. It replaces
the hard touch pads, flexi-circuits and polymer switches which have
limited the growth of the wearable electronics markets. Eleksen
licenses ElekTex and reference design to manufacturers for use in
custom electronics design and also markets a range of
ready-to-integrate solutions for garment, bags and accessories
manufacturers. Eleksen is headquartered in Pinewood Studios near
London, England.
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