Capetronic Corporation operated as an OEM within the electronics industry manufacturing electronic equipment worldwide.  Its manufacture of computer monitors of all types made it one of the top 5 manufactures in the world, however all of the output was badged under the leading PC makers names.
Within the UK electronic manufacturing industry there was an opportunity for Capetronic to come closer to its UK and European customer base as well as capitalise upon some of the expertise that had been developed within the UK in the electronics industry.
Capetronic UK was therefore established to evaluate and investigate the business case to establish such a base and the infrastructure needs to enable it to happen.

• Provide full time expertise to operate within the management mobilisation team
• To undertake a location and premises search of suitable locations
• To review the assistance packages available in different locations across the UK and evaluate
• To review the cost base associated with the establishment of a new manufacturing facility
• To review the costs and logistics associated with material management, transportation and distribution
• To undertake a preliminary budget evaluation of the operational cost base of any preferred location

• Reviewed several existing locations that would be deemed suitable for electronic manufacturing operations with final recommendation in Cramlington north of Newcastle
• Undertook negotiations with the local regional economic assistance organisations
• Established preliminary capex and opex budgets for consideration in terms of the overall business case
• Recommended along with the other members of the mobilisation management team that the establishment of a manufacturing base within the UK was unlikely to be viable in the long term – recommendation accepted.