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APC-MGE Announces Price Increase on UPSs, Replacement Batteries and Battery Systems
Business Wire, Oct 10, 2007
WEST KINGSTON, R.I. -- APC-MGE, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, today announced a price increase for its uninterruptible power supply (UPS), replacement batteries and specialized data center battery solutions due to significantly higher lead costs. The price increase, which ranges from 2%-5% for UPSs and 10-20% on replacement batteries and battery systems, took effect at the end of last month and impacts the company's popular Back-UPS[R], Smart-UPS[R] and Symmetra[R] products.
"The cost of lead has tripled in the last year, and, while APC-MGE has aggressively worked to minimize this impact on customers, we unfortunately no longer can absorb these costs," said Scott Olsen, director of global price management at APC-MGE. "We will continue our cost containment efforts and leverage our purchasing power to minimize the impact of battery price increases in the future."
For more information on the price increase, or on APC-MGE's products and services, please visit www.apc.com or call 800-877-4080.
About APC-MGE
In February 2007, APC and MGE UPS Systems combined to form a $3 billion (EU2.4 billion) Critical Power & Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. Together, APC and MGE offer the industry's most comprehensive product and solution range for critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and medium business and home environments. APC and MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure[R] architecture the industry's most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry's broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, the combined company's 12,000 employees help customers confront today's unprecedented power, cooling and management challenges. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2006 annual sales of $18 billion (EU13.7 billion). For more information on APC and MGE, please visit www.apc-mge.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.
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