Andrew Corporation
Andrew Corporation, a formerly independent manufacturer of hardware for communications networks, was founded by Victor J. Andrew and established in Orland Park, IL (1947) and acquired by CommScope in 2007. It supports customers from 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, with manufacturing plants in 12 countries, employing over 4,500 people. Andrew sales in 1999 exceeded US$791 million.
Specific product applications include antennas, cables, amplifiers, repeaters, transceivers, as well as software and training in radio and other wireless communication systems.
Andrew subsidiaries are in Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Canada, Finland, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, France, Italy, and China. In 1986 Andrew acquired Scientific Communications, Inc., and Kintec Corp, further acquiring The Antenna Company in 1996. Andrew acquired Channel Master's Smithfield, North Carolina satellite dish factory, equipment, inventory and intellectual property in an $18 million deal[1][2] after that firm filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 2, 2003.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Andrew Corp. May Not Close Plant in Smithfield After All". WRAL.
- ↑ "Andrews buys TV accessories biz". Chicago Business.
- ↑ http://www.lnl.com/cmpressrelease.pdf
- ↑ "Channel Master Files Chapter 11". TVTechnology.
- ↑ "Mixed signal". Triangle Business Journal.