BETTER BY DESIGN Fibox is a global leader in the design and manufacture of modular plastic enclosures. Philip Yorke talked to Esa Siljander, the company’s CEO about its latest innovative products and its strategy for growth.
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ibox was founded in the 1960’s and was originally part of the Finish Fiskars Group. Today it is a privately owned company based in Helsinki, Finland, and operational in over 15 countries with dedicated local partners worldwide. Since leaving the Fiskars Group in 1991, the company has significantly expanded its manufacturing capability and has added many sales and marketing service centres. Currently there are six major manufacturing sites: three in Finland and one each in Germany, Korea and the USA. In addition, Fibox has more than 10 service centres in Europe as well as many others in the USA China and Korea. Fibox modular plastic enclosures were the first polycarbonate (PC) enclosures to be introduced in the world and opened up a new era in power distribution panel building.
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