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Origins
LK-NES (S.E.A) Ltd. was established in Singapore by its parent company, LK A/S
Lauritz Knudsen of Denmark in 1975. It served as the regional operations center for low
tension switchgear of LK A/S of Denmark. Subsequently, LK-NES (S.E.A) Ltd. evolved into a
multi-national company with subsidiary plants in the various countries of the region. The
focus of its activities were on manufacturing LK's DOMINO, TABULAR and ELC-24 switchboard
systems.
With an infusion of technology from Denmark in the early 1980s, a components manufacturing
division was established in Singapore. This division serviced the growing market demand
for LK's low voltage products such as the QSA series of fuse switch, MCBs as well as its
medium voltage switchgear including the ELC-24 load break switch.
In the same period, subsidiary plants were established in Malaysia and the PRC to build
switchboards.
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Restructuring the business in the 1990s |
In 1989,
as a result of corporate restructuring within LK A/S, a management buy out was effected in
LK-NES (S.E.A) Ltd.
In 1992 LKE - LAURITZ KNUDSEN ELECTRIC was established, under which all the previous
operations of the original LK-NES (S.E.A) Ltd. were grouped.
By 1995 LKE's businesses have been structured into three divisions namely the Medium
Voltage Components Division, Low Voltage Components Division and the Switchgear
Division. Through this new business structure LKE was able to provide better
customer focus in its core businesses.
In 1998, LKE entered into a strategic partnership with the Danish company CUBIC A/S. As a
result of this alliance, two new switchboard manufacturing operations were established,
located in Shanghai and Beijing respectively. These two plants now undertake the
production of low tension distribution switchboard and marine panels.
At the same time the production activities of the Low Voltage
Components Division have been concentrated in LKE's plants
in Malaysia and Singapore and Shanghai. These plants now produce
low voltage circuit breakers for ratings of 6A up to 3200A
as well as other LV products such as the LK-QSA, contactors
and ATS.
The Medium Voltage Components Division is located exclusively in Guangdong Province of the
PRC. In 2001, construction began on a new plant in Guangdong. This new plant, scheduled to
be operational by the end of 2002, will house the entire manufacturing operations of the
Medium Voltage Components Division.
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LKE's low voltage components plant,
previously LK-NES (S.E.A) Ltd. It also houses switchboard building operations for LKE's
Switchgear Division |
LKE's Shanghai plant, housing jointly
operations for its Low Voltage Components Division and Switchgear Division. |
Main assembly plant of LKE's Medium
Voltage Components Division in Guangdong China. |
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Left : Old LK headquarters in Copenhagen when
LK was then LK-NES.
