Scanfil signs agreement with Leardal Medical for Malaysian factory

"We are very happy that Laerdal Medical has chosen Scanfil and its Malaysian factory as a long-term manufacturing partner for a broad range of products. The agreement proves that our strategy to expand our manufacturing footprint in Southeast Asia is well appreciated by our customers”, says Christian Kesten, Vice President of APAC region at Scanfil. “This partnership reflects the trust Laerdal Medical has placed in our ability to deliver high-quality manufacturing solutions that meet their expectations. We are committed to supporting the Laerdal Group’s mission to improve patient outcomes and save lives through innovative healthcare solutions”.

This collaboration will leverage Scanfil’s expertise in Medtech & Life Science, scalable manufacturing, supply chain management, and operational excellence to ensure the timely delivery of life-saving products to healthcare professionals worldwide. Deliveries will start in mid-2025.

"We are excited about the new agreement. Scanfil has a strong reputation on supply chain management, quality and capability for worldwide deliveries", state Sjur Gausel, Strategic Sourcing Director at Laerdal Medical. "It also has a long and profound expertise in demanding manufacturing of medical devices, and we see this as the beginning of a long-term partnership".

Further information: 
Christian Kesten 
Vice President, APAC region 
tel. +86 512 67168867 6101
christian.kesten@scanfil.com 

Pasi Hiedanpää
Director, Investor Relations and Communications
tel. +358 50 378 2228
pasi.hiedanpaa@scanfil.com

Inger Johanne Stenberg
Head of Media Relations and Public Affairs
Laerdal Medical
inger.johanne.stenberg@laerdal.com 
Sjur Gausel
Strategic Sourcing Director
sjur.gausel@laerdal.com

Scanfil in brief
Scanfil plc is Europe’s largest listed provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), whose turnover in 2024 amounted to EUR 780 million. The company serves global sector leaders in the customer segments of Industrial, Energy & Cleantech, and Medtech & Life Science. The company’s services include design services, prototype manufacture, design for manufacturability (DFM) services, test development, supply chain and logistics services, circuit board assembly, manufacture of subsystems and components, and complex systems integration services. Scanfil’s objective is to grow customer value by improving their competitiveness and by being their primary supply chain partner and long-term manufacturing partner internationally. Scanfil’s longest-standing customer account has continued for more than 30 years. The company has global supply capabilities and eleven production facilities across four continents. www.scanfil.com 

Laerdal Medical in Brief
Laerdal is dedicated to our mission of helping save lives. Laerdal Medical is a world leader in healthcare education and resuscitation training that uses immersive technologies and data-centric insights to increase survival and improve healthcare quality. We empower our heroes/life savers, and healthcare workers, to help them save more lives. Improving the quality of care is part of our mission, to help save more lives. Our goal is to help save one million more lives. Every year. By 2030. However, we can’t do this alone. This is a shared goal of the Laerdal Group. A group of companies that develops healthcare-related solutions and programs focused on a common mission to help save lives, together with our Partners. The Laerdal Group is composed of Laerdal Medical, Laerdal Global Health, Million Lives Fund and Laerdal Foundation. Laerdal is a global company in 27 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.laerdal.com