Christopher Associates Sees Industry Upturn

February 2010 ? Christopher Associates, a pioneering supplier and distributor to the electronics and photovoltaic industries, announces strong orders and quoting activity for its product lines in all market sectors, including printed circuit fabrication, interconnect assembly, and photovoltaic manufacturing.

“The manufacturing economy is beginning to stir back to life,” said Matthew Holzmann, President of Christopher Associates. “We are seeing a broad range of activity across industries and product lines. Robotic manufacturing systems, solder paste inspection and materials sales volumes are growing rapidly, while our efforts in photovoltaic production technology have seen significant success.”

The Federal Reserve reported that factory output rose one percent in January, the seventh month in a row that factory output has risen. The Federal Reserve also reported that companies are beginning to rehire workers that were laid off in the recession.

“Christopher Associates was able to make significant progress in improving the company’s engineering and infrastructure capabilities, despite the recession, and has laid the groundwork for significant growth,” said Matthew Holzmann.

For further information, please contact:

Martin Gershenson

Director of Business development

Christopher Associates Inc.

3617 W. MacArthur Blvd.

Santa Ana, CA 92704

(714) 979 – 7500

E mail: martin.gershenson@christopherweb.com