Zuken to add 40 new jobs in Bristol

April, 2000. Zuken, the Japanese design tool company, is to add 40 new jobs at its European Headquarters in Bristol over the next few months to bring its total workforce to over 140. There are vacancies in research and development, marketing, sales and customer support. Included in the total are 10 new posts for graduates.

The expansion is part of Zuken's bid to become the leading European and United States provider of advanced software tools for printed circuit board and multi-chip module (MCM) design. Zuken is already the market leader in Japan and by investing in its overseas operations the company plans to grow from just over $140 million turnover to $250 million within 3 years.

Bristol is the main R&D centre for Europe and the USA and the company also has sales and development offices throughout these regions. Zuken's design solutions are used by the most of the world's top 30 electronics companies.

In Japan, Zuken is expanding its workforce from 750 to 900 and creating 90 new graduate opportunities as part of the recruitment drive.

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Editorial Contacts:

Press
Mark Ashton,
Head of Marketing, Zuken,
1500 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RF, UK
Tel: +44 1454 207800 Fax: +44 1454 207803
E-mail: mark.ashton@zuken.com

Issued by:
Bob Jones, Publitek Ltd.
Tel: +44 117 956 2626
e-mail: bob@publitek.com

Editors' note
Since its establishment in 1976, Zuken has evolved into a provider of solutions that maximise the efficiency of the design and manufacturing process of electronics companies around the world. Zuken specialises in professional software solutions for the design of PCB/MCM's, IC packages and systems. The product suite offers a wide range of advanced tool sets from schematic capture, placement, routing and analysis through to manufacture and test. These solutions are provided under both UNIX and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

With its main development centres in Japan and the UK and a world-wide network of sales and service centres, Zuken employs over 1000 people. This structure is further enhanced by an international network of distribution and business partners. The company has built both a solid customer base and a reputation as the definitive force in electronic product design. Zuken is listed in Section 1 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is capitalised at more than $1B. For more information, visit http://www.zuken.com