The Reynosa, Mexico operations ofAndrew Corporation has received the prestigious Industry of the Year Award for 2007, an annual regional award jointly given by the Mexican government’s Secretaria de Economia and the local chapter of the Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación (Canacintra), a 66-year old organization dedicated to promoting Mexican industry worldwide.
Andrew was selected for the strong employment opportunities that it offers the community and the company’s ongoing employee training and development initiatives, which exceed government requirements. The company also was cited for its efforts to make Andrew a safe place to work, continued technology advances, and practices such as lean manufacturing that contribute to an efficient and competitive work environment.
Andrew opened its Reynosa operations in 2003. Today the facility manufactures a broad range of antenna products that include terrestrial microwave, base station, and earth station antennas, along with variety of cable products. It supplies products to markets in North America, Central America, and South America and exports to other Andrew entities as well.
Miguel Maron Manzur, president of Nacional de Canacintra, presented the Industry of the Year award to Pedro Torina, site director for the Andrew Reynosa facility, on November 29 at the Foro Estatal Expoproveeduria Industrial Y Comercial Reynosa 2007, an annual event that showcases the region’s industrial and commercial businesses.
About Andrew Corporation
Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative and essential equipment and solutions for the global communications infrastructure market. The company serves operators and equipment manufacturers from facilities in 35 countries. Andrew (www.andrew.com), headquartered in Westchester, IL, is an S&P Mid-Cap 400 company founded in 1937.
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