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Press Release
MINISTER FOR WORK OPENS NEOPRODUCTS' UK MANUFACTURING FACILITY AS
6000TH JOBPOINT ROLLS OFF PRODUCTION LINE
Friday, September 28th, 2001 - UK Minister for Work, The Rt. Hon. Nick Brown,
MP, has officially opened the new UK manufacturing facility of leading
interactive touchscreen kiosk maker, NeoProducts, in Kings Norton near
Birmingham, England.
The new facility was established earlier this year to meet
increasing demand for NeoProducts' advanced interactive kiosks following the
company winning a major contract with EDS, the UK Employment Service's IT
partner, to supply the kiosks in a new job searching network for UK Jobcentres.
The contract, for 9000 Jobpoint touchscreen kiosks being installed in 1000
jobcentres around the UK, created some 50 new jobs at Kings Norton.
Mike Smith, managing director of NeoProducts, commented,
"Interactive kiosks provide an efficient means of public access to government
services and the Jobpoint kiosk network takes the Employment Service towards
world leadership in electronic government service delivery. It stands as
tangible evidence of the government’s commitment to putting all government
services online by 2005 and, by using kiosks, it puts the service in the hands
of all citizens."
"The establishment of our new European headquarters here in the
heart of the West Midlands has also been a good choice, with excellent access to
skilled workers and support industries as well as providing an ideal centre for
our expansion into the rapidly growing kiosk market, both in the UK and the rest
of Europe. We look forward to being here for many years to come."
The 25,000sq ft facility at Kings Norton has a total capacity
of 1000 units per month and also offers full staging, software and network
configuration capabilities.
Nick Brown performed two ceremonies at the factory, cutting a
ribbon as the 6000th Jobpoint rolled out of production and unveiling a
"touchscreen plaque" commemorating the opening with a short presentation about
NeoProducts.
Commenting on NeoProducts new HQ, Mr Brown said: "I welcome
NeoProducts expansion into Europe, and am pleased they have chosen Britain - and
West Midlands - as their European base. The West Midlands is ideally situated at
the heart of Britain and has a long and honourable tradition of manufacture with
a highly skilled, adaptable and motivated workforce."
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, NeoProducts has over 10
years experience in the kiosk market and sold over 22,000 touchscreen terminals.
Last year, the company was awarded Frost & Sullivan's "Best Customer Focus
Award" in its annual report on the world kiosk market. This report was based on
data gathered before the award of the UK ES project. ISO 9001 accredited, the
company serves a wide range of clients from a variety of industries including
government - both national and local - telecommunications, retail, leisure and
entertainment, travel and ticketing and financial.
For more information please contact: Mike Smith, NeoProducts
(UK) Ltd, 69 Melchett Road, Kings Norton Business Centre, Kings Norton,
Birmingham, B30 3HP, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 121 486 4331, Fax: +44 (0) 121 486 4334.
Email:[email protected]
Web site: www.neoproducts.com.au
Press enquiries to: Tim Jennings or Neil Marshall, Marshall
Jennings PR Limited, Wyvols Court, Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1WY,
UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 118 988 0288, Fax: +44 (0) 118 988 0388. e-mail:
[email protected] Web site: www.mjpr.com
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