For Immediate Release
October 24, 2003
Siemon Named Finalist In Connecticut Business Award Program
WATERTOWN, CT — The Siemon Company, a global leader in the design and manufacture of network cabling systems and components, is proud to announce that it has been selected as a finalist in the Family Business of the Year Awards program sponsored by the University of Connecticut's Family Business Center. This program recognizes family businesses in Connecticut that embody core family values and the best of American free enterprise.
In addition to being a finalist for this award, Siemon was also recently ranked as Connecticut's No. 1 fiber optic company by the Hartford Business Journal.
"We're honored that UConn selected us to be one of the four finalists," said Siemon spokesman Mike Clemens. "It demonstrates that Connecticut is committed to building family businesses. It's even more of a treat to receive this honor in our centennial year." Siemon was founded in 1903 and has been celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2003.
"Family businesses are the cornerstone of the Connecticut's economy," said Priscilla Cale, director of the university's Family Business Program. "What these family firms have collectively contributed to their local communities, as well as communities on a global scale, is outstanding.".
Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and awards presented on November 25, 2003 at UConn's Storrs campus.
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- About Siemon
- Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) category 5e, category 6 (Class E), augmented category 6/category 6A(Class EA) and category 7/7A (Class F/FA), and multimode and singlemode fiber cabling systems available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, from patch cords to patch panels, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.
- Press Contact:
- Brian Duval
- Marketing Communication Manager
- Siemon
- 101 Siemon Company Drive
- Watertown, CT 06795
- Phone : (1) 860 945-4380
- Fax : (1) 860 945-8503
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