Salt Lake City, UT - August 4, 2009 - EFI Electronics, the market leading provider of surge protection solutions, will change its name and logo and fully become a part of parent company Schneider Electric by December 31st, 2009. In addition to the name and logo change, the current EFI branded surge protection offer will migrate to the existing Schneider Electric/SurgeLogic® branded offer over the next few months. This alignment and brand change will strengthen the group's overall focus on enhancing energy solutions and create one clear, effective, and simple organization for our customers.
EFI's transition to Schneider Electric is part of a global company-wide initiative. The migration to one company under Schneider Electric will offer customers increased access to a wider range of integrated solutions. These current solutions address 72 percent of the world's energy consumption in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building systems and services, and data centers/networks, as well as in residential applications.
"This migration will enhance our overall capabilities as the world leader in energy management and power protection solutions. This move reaffirms our commitment to provide the most innovative and comprehensive solutions, best-in-class customer service and exceptional quality that Schneider Electric customers expect" said Todd Dauphinais, President of EFI Electronics. "Most importantly, the people our customers work with today will be the same people that our customers will work with when EFI becomes Schneider Electric."
The EFI team of experts in design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and technical support will continue to develop award winning products and innovative solutions designed to protect Schneider Electric customers' critical power systems and sensitive equipment against the damaging effects of transient surges out of the existing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information on Surgelogic branded products, please visit www.surgelogic.com.
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 114,000 employees achieved sales of more than 18.3 billion euros in 2008 (27 billion US dollars), through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations "Make the most of their energyTM". www.schneider-electric.com