ESS Manufacturing, Inc. Wins Top Honors
At 2009 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Awards – Marks 4th Consecutive Year of Recognition

LAS VEGAS, NV, March 31, 2009 – ESS Manufacturing, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has won the highest overall award at Circuits Assembly magazine’s annual Service Excellence Awards. The ceremony was held last night at the IPC APEX trade show in Las Vegas. Service Excellence Awards are presented to companies that receive the highest ratings, as judged by their own customers, in the following categories:

• Manufacturing Quality
• Technology
• Dependability / Timely Delivery
• Responsiveness
• Value for Price

Circuits Assembly magazine acts as an independent third party to solicit direct feedback from contest entrants’ customers to determine the competition results. ESS Manufacturing won the top prize in the grouping of EMS companies with annual revenues greater than $100 million.

ESS Manufacturing has won Service Excellence Awards for four consecutive years, and has won the overall highest award for the last two years.

“ESS is honored to receive this award for the second year in a row” commented John Kovach, President of ESS Manufacturing, Inc. “ESS Manufacturing strives to create a corporate culture based on fervently supporting our customers, and we are pleased to be consistently recognized for this effort with favorable feedback from our customers in the Circuits Assembly magazine Service Excellence Awards. I would like to extend our gratitude for the business that our customers have placed with ESS. We plan to use our customers’ feedback from this contest to further refine our operations and continuously improve our customer satisfaction. I would also like to thank all of our employees for their dedication to supporting our customers.”

This is the 17th year Circuits Assembly has sponsored the awards program, and ESS Manufacturing’ fourth year of participation.

ABOUT MACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ESS Manufacturing is a leading provider of complex contract manufacturing services including printed circuit board assembly, electromechanical assembly, and full system assembly. ESS provides manufacturing solutions for original equipment manufacturers in the military, aerospace/avionics, medical, communications, and industrial controls markets. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, the company also operates facilities in Barrie, Ontario, and Brampton, Ontario. For further information, visit www.essmanufacturing.com.