The words agility and flexibility have been common buzzwords used by Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers to their Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) partners over the past three-decades, to communicate their ability to scale up and down in accordance to changes in production schedule demands.

The past few years have presented several challenges to the Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) industry, from Brexit, to Covid-19, to supply chain shortages, to labour shortages, to logistical trials and now the fuel and cost of living crisis. One thing is for sure, what doesn’t break you, will indeed make you stronger. Steven Blyth, Director Sales & Marketing, SMS Electronics discusses.

During 2018, UK based electronics manufacturing service provider (EMS), SMS (Smart Made Simple), focused on differentiating its core competencies with developmental customers and confident leadership. In September 2018, Andrew Maddock, Managing Director of SMS, made the decision to invest in industry talent with the appointment of Andy Elms as Head of Manufacturing.