Business overview

About Eltek Valere

Eltek Valere was established through the acquisition of Valere Power Inc. in USA by Eltek Energy in 2007.

Eltek Valere develops and markets energy systems for telecom and industrial applications. A wide range of high power-density, flexible and cost-efficient rectifiers/converters form the core of the company’s product offering. Eltek Valere designs, builds and furnishes complex turn-key energy solutions. Eltek Valere also develops embedded system solutions for original equipment manufacturers.

Historically, Eltek Valere products have served the telecom market, but in 2007 and 2008 the company experienced significant growth in its industrial power business, including sectors such as power generation & transmission, chemical and petrochemical industries, oil & gas, machinery manufacturing and marine. In 2008, industrial product growth was particularly pronounced in Scandinavia and South East Asia. Eltek Valere aims at exploiting the potential in this segment in all geographical regions in the future including large markets like India and Brazil. This will open up opportunities with new customers, also for existing telecom products.

Eltek Valere holds strong positions in the Americas, Europe and Asia with offices in 27 countries and business activities in more than 100 countries, and is the global number 2 close behind the market leader. The company’s headquarter is in Dallas, Texas. Eltek Valere had 2 203 employees at the end of 2008. , which was an increase of 178 during the year (2 025). The company had 173 employees in Norway, compared to 174 at the end of 2007.



Eltek Valere has consistently grown its business year over year, as was the case again in 2008

Competitive advantages

Eltek Valere has managed to compete effectively in the market and has recorded growth well above the market average and peers in the telecom industry. The competitive advantage stems from three main factors:

Products: Eltek Valere focuses on R&D to be able to develop products and systems that combine excellent performance with competitive costs.

Global coverage: Eltek Valere’s strong presence and intimate knowledge of key local markets, in combination with a global organization and supply chain, make it possible to combine economies-of-scale with local adaptation and customer service. Cultural sensitivity is a trait of the global company culture, and Eltek Valere employees act with respect for local traditions

Competitive culture: Eltek Valere and its employees are characterized by a strong will to compete and succeed in all markets where the company is present.

Business model

Eltek Valere conducts its business through a number of wholly and majority owned subsidiaries, as well as distributors. The business model and organizational structure combine centralization of key resources and functions with local market adaptation, in order to achieve the greatest possible flexibility and customer orientation while ensuring a minimum cost of supply and logistics.

Corporate functions

Research and development resources are centralized and are located in Drammen, Norway; Dallas, USA; Shenzhen, China; and Stockholm, Sweden. These centers cooperate closely under common management and according to a joint development plan. Other corporate functions include product management, marketing and sourcing and administrative corporate functions.

Product Manufacturing and Assembly Strategy

Global supply chain

The supply chain is managed through a global logistics system that includes advanced tools for forecasting, planning, distribution and follow-up of manufacturing and sales. Distribution centers in China, Slovakia and the US serves the regional and local markets delivering the complete Eltek Valere product portfolio

One company culture

While the Eltek Valere organization is made up of wholly and majority owned companies throughout the world, of varying size and with different histories, a unique and common Eltek Valere culture and brand is promoted around the world.

Products and services

Energy systems for telecom

Eltek Valere’s energy systems cover the entire range of application areas in telecommunication networks. A typical energy system includes rectifiers, control and monitoring modules, AC distribution for rectifier input, DC distribution, batteries and low voltage disconnect options. All the systems use state-of-art-the-art hot plug-in switch mode rectifiers allowing for easier system upgrades. Multiple rectifiers operate in parallel to meet specific power needs and ensure redundant operation.

Turn-key offering

Eltek Valere offers turn-key solutions that, in addition to the energy systems themselves, include site surveys, planning and project management, installation and commissioning, preventive maintenance, battery maintenance, 24/7 emergency services, product repairs and training.

High-efficiency product line

Eltek Valere offers a wide range of products and solutions that offer customers options to save on operating cost and meet their environmental goals.  The telecom industry consumes approximately 1 percent of the world’s energy usage, equaling some 160 billion KWh and resulting in emissions of more than 120 million tons of CO2. Some 60-70 percent of this power runs through an AC-to-DC power system and HE technologies and products can contribute to a significant reduction in the growth of energy and emissions from the telecom sector.

Eltek Valere is extending its power saving technology offering across its entire product line, from rectifier technologies, to enclosure and system design, to efficiency features for system controllers. We are focused on developing the key technologies that will enhance efficiencies in the telecom segment as well as adapting these technologies for IT/data centers, industrial and utility markets, and alternative energy markets.

Solar and hybrid solutions

In their search for reduced operating costs and reduced carbon footprint, operators having sites in areas with poor or even no electricity supply, require hybrid solutions where power is supplied both by solar panels and generators. Eltek Valere HE rectifiers and HE solar converters, together with a dedicated controller, make up a perfect solution to get a maximum number of kWh out of the solar panels and minimize the fuel consumption for the generators. For such needs, Eltek Valere is a total solution provider.

Industrial applications

Eltek Valere has a strong portfolio for the global industrial power market, offering solutions that meet the specialized power needs within power utilities, automotive, rail, marine & offshore, mining and process industries.