Barkan Mounts Ltd. is a developer and manufacturer of audio and video mounting products.
History
editBarkan Mounts Ltd. was founded in 1988 by Lior Barkan as Barkan Engineering Ltd.[1][2] The company's head office had been based first in the Barkan Industrial Park and in 2000 moved to the Ariel industrial zone near Ariel in the West Bank.[3] In 2011, production was moved to China and tens of workers were laid off.[4] Currently, Barkan exports to over 57 countries worldwide. Barkan manufactures VESA standard mounts for AV equipment. They specialize in the development, manufacturing and marketing of mounting solutions for LCD and Plasma screens and for other consumer electronic products. Their mounts include wall mounted arms for flat panel screens and shelves for stereo components.[5]
Awards and recognition
editTwo Barkan Mounts products won prizes in the home theater category of the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Israeli Exporters Catalog". Retrieved 2009-11-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dun & Bradstreet report
- ^ Kompass business directory
- ^ הייצור של מפעל זרועות ברקן עובר לסין [Factory Production of Barkan Mounts Moves to China] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Barkan corporate website". Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ US hardware chain Menard's to market Barkan Mounts, Ziv Crystal, 28/12/2005. Globes
- ^ Barkan Mounting Systems Named 2006 Innovations Honoree by the ICEA, January 04, 2006, Wireless News.