CAREL Electronic (Suzhou) Co Ltd was established in 2005, and is located in Suzhou New District (SND), 80 kilometers from Shanghai and 130 kilometers from Pudong international airport. The CAREL Suzhou Factory is a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise), wholly controlled by CAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A., headquarter of CAREL.
China is one of its most attractive markets, with a GDP growth of 10 percent. Many of the company's main original equipment manufacturers (OEM) from Europe and the United States are increasing their operations in China, creating a manufacturing site to serve the East Asian market; so China is becoming an important nerve center for the company. Furthermore, this allows products to be sold directly on local markets at competitive prices, avoiding customs duties and import costs, and shortening supply chains.
CAREL's facilities around the world are identical because they follow the same processes and quality standards, meaning CAREL products made at the Suzhou factory have the same level of quality and reliability as the products manufactured by CAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A.
CAREL Suzhou employs around 270 people and covers a total of 4000 square meters. It has 3400-square-meters with two floors for manufacturing and warehousing, and 600 square meters for offices on the third floor. Over the past four years, CAREL China has achieved significant sales, and manufactures using 100 percent Chinese components. It is an essential commercial hub for the company, covering the East Asian markets, in addition to China. It also represents a "disaster recovery" site, offering further guarantees to customers. Production involves both finished products and assembly, so as to more flexibly satisfy customer requirements.
The Suzhou subsidiary was founded and operates in exactly the same way as the headquarters in Italy. The CAREL model, based on customer focus, technological innovation, superior product reliability, and service and respect for the environment represents the basis for the establishment and operation of all CAREL production plants abroad.
The added value of this site in China comes as well from the consolidation of a strong team that has remained constant over the years.
During 2006, a world-leading certification organization issued ISO 9001:2000 certifications for CAREL Electronic (Suzhou) Co Ltd. This certification, given after just one audit, attests that the processes at the Chinese facilities comply with ISO procedures for the manufacture of CAREL products.
The products made at CAREL Electronic (Suzhou) are compliant with the RoHS standards, which prohibit the use of hazardous substances such as cadmium and lead in the member states of the European Union.
The procedures applied are the same as those implemented by CAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A., with staff continuing to receive training from CAREL headquarter in Italy. Similarly, the production processes reflect the procedures followed by CAREL headquarters: the same production methods, verification procedures, and even the same types of SMD and test equipment have been transferred from Italy.
Address: Building 26, Suzhou National Environmental New & Hi-tech Industrial Park, No 369, Lushan Road, Suzhou New District
Tel: +86-512-66628098; +86-512-66626631
