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First Technology PLC
 PROFILE
A leading supplier of vehicle safety products, First Technology comes through in crashes. The company makes sensors that shut off fuel after a crash, turn lights on and off, and adjust the temperature within a vehicle, as well as sensors used with airbags and in the detection of gas. The company also makes circuit breakers (used in autos and appliances) and ceramic products (used in wireless telecommunication products). Its most recognizable product, the crash-test dummy, is made by subsidiary First Technology Safety Systems. Subsidiary Réalisations et Diffusion pour l'Industrie distributes electronics throughout Europe. First Technology's customers include GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, and Honda.

 COMPETITION
Autoliv, Inc. (ALV)
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: April
2000 Sales (mil.): 181.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 102.4%
Employees: 1,483
Revenue per employee: $122,184.76

 KEY PEOPLE
• Bruce D. Atkinson
    CEO
• Oliver G. Burns
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2 Cheapside Ct., Buckhurst Rd.
Ascot Berkshire SL5 7RF, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1344-622-322
Fax: 44-1344-622-773
Online: Web Site

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