SCHURTER Inc Escapes Wrath of Wine Country Wildfires

Santa Rosa, California, October 16, 2017 - SCHURTER Inc announced today that its North America headquarter office, located at 447 Aviation Boulevard, is conducting business as usual after having escaped wildfires that bellowed through the Napa and Sonoma Counties last Sunday night and Monday morning. The building located in the airport area of Santa Rosa escaped the brunt of the Tubbs wildfire. Fires continue to burn in the wine country region, although increasingly contained.

Communications were challenged or overwhelmed by the circumstances, but the company’s CEO Leonard Overholser took steps to locate every employee to verify their status and provide additional safety and monetary resources following the major storm. Employees in Vermont, Michigan and South Carolina manned the phones remotely to provide customer support, while other operations were stitched together day by day. The structural and safety integrity of the building was assessed and confirmed as early as Monday. Displaced employees found ways to work remote, while others accessed the building through side roads. Outbound shipments resumed on Tuesday with some carriers, and most all carriers by Wednesday. Inbound freight was delayed, but was on its way to Santa Rosa through San Francisco on Wednesday.

SANTA ROSA STRONG - SCHURTER Inc is on pace to grow its sales ahead of target over prior year. The company is confident, that despite this unprecedented interruption, the business will not lose its focus and keep its sight forward. With perseverance rooted in its company culture, dedicated employees have once again shown tenacity in a time of uncertainty, teamwork during chaos, and commitment to stay the course during a time of adversity.

Management continues to monitor the situation closely, identifying the mandatory and advisory evacuation status of each of its employees.

About SCHURTER Inc.

SCHURTER is a progressive innovator and manufacturer of Circuit Protection, Connectors, Switches, and EMC Products to the electronic and electrical industries worldwide. SCHURTER’s three divisions: Components, Input Systems and Electronic Manufacturing services are formed to provide customer specific products and services, which focus on clean and safe supply of power and making equipment easier to use. These core competencies bring a high degree of innovation to SCHURTER’s main markets IT / Telecom, Medical, Space and Energy.

SCHURTER meets its customers’ highest demands through certified quality, environmental and safety management systems including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and highly developed processes (Six Sigma method). Excellent services are upheld through the consistent application of an all-encompassing quality management system.

SCHURTER Inc., Santa Rosa, California is the exclusive North America sales and distribution office for the SCHURTER Group.

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