Carat Electronics AD

“Carat Electronics” AD “Carat Electronics” AD was originally established as a plant for memory devices in 1969. In 1983, due to a change in its field of activity, the company’s name was changed to “Systems for Teleprocessing and Networks” (STN) and keeps this name until the beginning of 2005. In 1997 the company was privatized and since the year of 2000 its major shareholder is “Zlaten Lev Holding” JSC. Thanks to its innovative approach and successful trading policy, the company made its reputation for one of the leading producers of microprocessor-based electronic devices. Acting in the conditions of a dynamic high-tech products market, “Carat Electronics” AD offers high-quality electronic devices under the “Carat” trademark, which enjoy a considerable market share in the Bulgarian and foreign markets. The well-established distributors network in Bulgaria and abroad is a guarantee for fast and comprehensive customer service. “Carat Electronics” AD The products manufactured by "Carat Electronics AD" include: electronic cash registers with fiscal memory fiscal printers electronic taximeters with fiscal memory electronic tachographs electronic electricity meters Our specialists use a licensed version of the “SOLID WORKS” three-dimension design program for the precise manufacturing of each detail, which greatly increases the quality of the finished product. The professional qualification and training of the company’s personnel is of great importance for the high quality of our products and the dynamic R&D activity. We have achieved a 25% yearly renewal of the production. 70% of the staff possesses university or college degrees and the specialists with university education make 37% of the company’s whole staff. The larger part of our engineers is occupied with development, invention and launching new products and technologies and constant improvement of already manufactured products and applied technologies. “Carat Electronics” AD The modern technical equipment of "Carat Electronics" AD provides possibility for the production of instrumental and molding equipment – injection molds, cutters, blast forms, press forms and also a wide range of different size and configuration of metal products, products form thermoplastic and thermo reactive polymers, produced through molding and pressing – for home or industrial use. During the past years many of the products manufactured by “Carat Electronics” AD were awarded Gold Medals from Plovdiv International Fair. In accordance with the international requirements, “Carat Electronics” AD adopted a Quality Management System and in 2003 the company was awarded Quality Control Certificate ISO 9001:2001. In the beginning of May 2006 Carat Electronics AD incorporated Integrated Management System and was awarded the certificates ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999 for managing environment affects and occupational health and safety, thus becoming the first Bulgarian IT company with wordlwide acknowledged certificates and integrated management system. In 2004 “Carat Electronics” AD adopted an Integrated Information System, which provides a possibility for effective control of the company’s functioning including all its resources – financial, human and material. In 2008 Carat Electronics AD was awarded the First Prize for "Innovative Enterprise of 2007" for its consistent innovations strategy and the modern technologies, applied during the R & D and the production of the electronic products. The contest was organized by the Ministry of Economy, the Mission of the World Bank to Bulgaria and the ARC Fund. The prize was awarded by the Prime-Minister to the Executive Director of the Company, Mr. Nikola Zikatanov. “Carat Electronics” AD