Manufacturing in Mexico Events to be Hosted this Fall by The Offshore Group

Nearshore manufacturing to be examined at two upcoming conferences.

2012-05-23

TUCSON, AZ, May 23, 2012 (Press-News.org) Initiating and maintaining nearshore production facilities will be the subject of two Mexico manufacturing events to be hosted this fall by The Offshore Group.

Manufacturing in Guadalajara 2012 will take place from September 18th - 20th at the Fiesta Americana Grand Hotel in the business-friendly city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Attendees at the event will be introduced to the strategic and economic advantages that accrue to companies that choose to manufacture in what is one of Latin America's most vibrant, cosmopolitan and well-situated cities. Companies that locate in Guadalajara are well-positioned to export their wares to the U.S. and Canada, as well as to access important markets further south. The focus of the program is the electronics industry.

The 18th Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit will be held at the San Carlos Plaza Hotel in San Carlos Sonora, Mexico from October 25th - 26th. The Summit is the longest running maquiladora industry conference, and provides a forum at which executives interested in establishing and maintaining low-cost production facilities in Mexico can gain valuable information and insight in an abbreviated time frame. San Carlos is a retirement/resort community located on the Sea of Cortez, and is a short distance from The Offshore Group's Bella Vista and Roca Fuerte industrial parks.

The Offshore Group is the largest provider of outsourced business support, "shelter" services in Mexico. Currently 61 businesses operate at The Offshore Group's three Mexico manufacturing industrial parks in the State of Sonora, the city of Saltillo, Coahuila, and at the Group's Vangtel subsidiary in Hermosillo. Vangtel offers Mexico shelter services to companies that occupy the call center, IT development and BPO markets, while the International Logistic Solutions Company (ILS) is a leading provider of supply chain services. The Offshore Group has recently initiated operations in Mexico's second largest city, Guadalajara. Sign up to receive information via Offshore Group RSS Feeds.

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