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Issue 5

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Spencer Green
Chairman, GDS International

Sales and the 'Talent Magnet'

A lot is written about being a ‘Talent Magnet’, either as a company, or as President. It’s all good practice – listen, mentor, reward, provide clear goals and career maps. Good practice for the employer, but what about the employee?
26 May 2011

We are dedicated to bringing you power

The Switch | www.switchbev.com

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We specialise in control systems, power electronics and electrical machines. We design and manufacture electric drive trains for wind power applications, industrial facilities, variable speed gensets, and solar and fuel cell installations.

Discover the Switch advantages

Fastest in the market

Today’s business is all about speedy deliveries. Our unique networking approach to business enables us to accelerate our project execution and provide fast, on-time delivery from the first prototype to series production.

Working with newest technology

We combine a fresh approach to business with the expertise of three well-respected organisations. Our close co-operation with innovative industrial partners and the support of university-based researchers help to ensure that our products not
only incorporate the latest technology but are also fully tested and proven.

Personal approach

We are passionate about what we do and ensuring we deliver the best possible support to all our customers. We believe in conducting business person to person, and have designed our organisation to be fully customer oriented.

Quality designed in

We have a proven track record in engineering quality into our products from the smallest detail to the overall, totally optimised package. In our view quality should extend across the product’s entire life cycle – from the initial design, through
manufacturing, to servicing and proactive maintenance support.

We transform untapped energy into electricity and contribute to its efficient use. Our solutions support the battle against climate change and help to preserve energy resources. We create innovative power electronics systems and drive-train concepts for OEM and system integrator customers.

We use the markets’ top technology, combine it with our unique know-how and in-depth understanding of the customers’ needs, to create value that is hard to beat.

Energy efficiency meets value for money
The Switch high quality Products

Electrical Machines

We are an innovative and experienced supplier of permanent magnet machines and a forerunner in high-speed motor applications. Our directdriven machines are designed for OEM’s who seek innovative solutions and opportunities to develop their products. We offer customised power electronics and product platforms that deliver seamless interoperability
with the application’s other hardware and software systems.

Power electronics

We offer a wide range of power converters for renewable energy systems. We specialise in AC/AC converters for wind and other variable speed generators. We also supply DC/AC converters for solar, fuel cells and battery energy storage systems.
All our solutions are purpose built, but we use standard industrial hardware that is extensively field-proven. By combining these modules with our application know-how, rugged cabinet designs and expertise in SW engineering, we can produce state-of-the-art solutions.

We are

The Switch

We combined the expertise of three innovative companies - Rotatek Finland, Verteco and Youtility – to create The Switch.
We have facilities in Finland and the USA, as well as a global service network to support our customers around the world. We are currently also growing our operations in Finland and China.


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