Componenta gets closer to customer - Casting solutions provider opens Customer Service Center in Peoria, IL

Componenta Corporation, a publicly traded international casting solutions provider headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, has opened a Customer Service Center in United States to better serve its North American clients.

The Center, located in Peoria, IL, supports Componenta's effort to provide the best customer experience within its line of business. With its state-of-the-art expertise in design and planning, the Center aims to further enhance Componenta's collaboration with casting professionals in one of the company's key market areas.

"The new Customer Service Center efficiently complements Componenta's North American service network", says Heikki Lehtonen, President and CEO. "Working together with local designers as well as with our new logistics center that will soon be opened in Peoria, it connects us efficiently with one of our main market areas."

"Even with the newest technology making intercontinental communications a lot easier, Componenta relies heavily on local presence", says Antti Lehto, SVP, Sales and Product Development. "In addition to Customer Service Centers that are located close to our production units in Finland, Turkey, Sweden and Netherlands, we provide personal service in Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom – and now the United States. Being close by and available for client visits on a short notice is one of the keys in our efforts to always add value to our total offering." 

For further information, please contact:

Raymond Burnes
Country Sales Manager, USA
tel +1 309 691 7000
Email raymond.burnes@componenta.com

Antti Lehto
SVP, Sales and Product Development
Tel. +358 10 403 00
Email antti.lehto@componenta.com

Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Sweden. The net sales of Componenta were EUR 576 million in 2011 and its share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The Group employs approx. 4,700 people. Componenta specializes in supplying cast and machined components and total solutions made of them to its global customers who are manufacturers of vehicles, machines and equipment.