Press release

Presteigne, UK
30th January 2004

QUALITY THE KEY AS LABTECH SECURES ISO9001:2000

Leading Welsh company Labtech, which makes microwave printed circuit boards for the global telecommunications market, has secured the new Quality Management Standard ISO9001: 2000 from the British Standards Institution.

The new standard, which replaces the 1994 revision, is another feather in the cap for Labtech, which employs a workforce of 90 at its state-of-the-art headquarters in Presteigne.

John Priday, Labtech's Engineering and Quality Executive, said: “We are very pleased to receive this very latest standard, which has increased the role of elements such as customer focus, top management involvement, continuous improvement, resource management and process approach. The award is a reflection of considerable hard work by the quality team.”

Labetch also recently achieved the prestigious ISO14001 environmental award from the BSI, which is highly valued by blue chip customers. The award is one of a series of standards covering environmental management that especially considers activities that have a direct or indirect impact on the environment and in-house systems.

Labtech is one of the companies forming Intelek plc, which supplies leading edge Microwave Circuit Technology to the world's electronics and aerospace markets. Intelek was one of the first companies to be listed on the London Stock Exchange's techMARK Index.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Lowther — Labtech
Tel: +44 (0)1544 260093
Email: b.Lowther@labtech.ltd.uk
Web: www.labtechcircuits.com

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