Press information To download a text file of this release, a 250 pixel wide low-res image for web use or a 300dpi print quality image, go to www.parkfield.co.uk/hammond-au Hammond acquires the West Hyde small enclosure business and re-launches Clipper Released 31 August 2006 Hammond Electronics has acquired the small enclosures business of West Hyde Enclosures which has ceased trading. Manufacture has now resumed in the UK from the original West Hyde tooling, giving continuity of supply for customers who had previously specified the enclosures. The Clipper family is an entry level flameproof ABS enclosure, intended for housing small PCBs for hand-held applications. Four sizes, from 40 x 60 x 19mm to 125 x 70 x 22mm, are available in either black or grey; the three largest sizes are fitted with a battery compartment suitable for either a 9V PP3 or 2 x AA batteries. The top surface of the enclosure is completely flat, so labels, silk screening and membrane keyboards can easily be applied to the unit; machining for switches and indicators is also very simple. A removable plastic front panel is captured between the two halves of the enclosure, a lap joint construction protects against dust entry and PCB mounting standoffs are moulded into the interior. A satin texture finish gives good wear resistance and the unit is ergonomically styled to give a comfortable grip. *** Ends: body copy 184 words *** Notes to Editors. For further information contact: Charles Cookson Hammond Electronics Pty Ltd 11 - 13 Port Road Queenstown SA 5014 Australia tel: +61-8-8240-2244 fax: +61-8-8240-2255 Email: ccookson@hammfg.com www.hammondmfg.com Agency contact: Nigel May Parkfield Communications Limited Parkfield House Damerham Hants SP6 3HQ United Kingdom tel: + 44 1725 518321 fax: + 44 1725 518378 nigel.may@parkfield.co.uk www.parkfield.co.uk Hammond is one of the world's leading manufacturers of small plastic, die-cast aluminium and metal enclosures for the electronics and electrical industries. Its newest subsidiary, Hammond Electronics, Adelaide, has been established as a stock-holding hub in 2002 to serve the Australasian market through a network of national, regional and local distributors throughout Australia and New Zealand.