Tellumat Electronic Manufacturing, one of South Africa's leading electronic contract manufacturers, has acquired the assets of Atlantis-based television factory Tedelex Manufacturing from listed group Amalgamated Appliances (AMAP) for an undisclosed sum. Tellumat will operate the assets from the existing facility in Atlantis.

Tedelex manufactured TV sets for top global brand Sony, as well as AMAP's own brands. Tellumat has secured Sony as a key customer for the facility and will aggressively pursue new business to grow the operation and uplift the Atlantis community by creating more jobs.

About Tellumat

Tellumat is an innovative, black-empowered, South African technology company that has achieved a BBBEE Status Level 3 rating, as well as being a "Value-Adding Enterprise" in terms of the DTI's Codes of Good Practice. It consists of three major trading divisions: Communications, Defence and Contract Manufacturing and three partly-owned companies: SIA Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Encee Engineering (Pty) Ltd. and SIMpill (Pty) Ltd.

Tellumat services three primary market areas, namely wireless voice and data communications, defence communication systems and high-precision electronic and mechanical manufacturing. Tellumat is a world-class business focused on innovation, offering our customers dynamic and competitive technology products and services. We focus on understanding our customers' needs and forming long-term strategic alliances with like-minded enterprises worldwide. For more information, visit www.tellumat.com.