Jobs secured after Shrewsbury-based surveillance and security firm bought
Jobs have been secured after a Shropshire-based CCTV and access control equipment firm has been taken over by a European company.
EET Europarts UK, owned by EET Group in Copenhagen, has announced the acquisition of Shrewsbury-based Pro-Vision Distribution Ltd.
The company is an authorised distributor for over 60 brands from manufacturers that are highly respected throughout the industry.
“I am very excited to announce the acquisition of Pro-Vision, the company has an excellent reputation in the CCTV and Security market place,” said Simon Smith, managing director at EET Europarts in the UK.
“This acquisition brings a very strong sales and support team, giving the customers the specialist knowledge and support needed in order to supply them the correct solution. The acquisition of Pro-Vision will also strengthen the product offering and sales expertise to existing EET customers of CCTV and Security products. Pro-Vision customers will also now have a much broader range of products in both CCTV and security and in all our other product categories.”
Peter Ford, managing director at Pro-Vision, said: “Since 2005 when Brian Munday and I started the company we have endeavoured to grow the business in a professional manner with a level of service that complemented the world class manufacturers we represent. We look forward to bringing to EET Europarts our market knowledge, experience and sales skills.
“We will, of course, keep the same partnership relationships with our suppliers and I feel confident that jointly, we are ready to gain significant market share going forward as an integral part of an ambitious and successful company.”
The new owners have taken a lease on the company’s 20,000 sq ft distribution centre at Battlefield Enterprise Park and Mr Ford said he has Shropshire Council to thank for playing its part in that.
“The help we received from Nick Bardsley, Conservative councillor for Ruyton and Baschurch, and from Nicola Jones and Jane Ayres in the assets and estates department of Shropshire Council, was invaluable. Without their recognition of the commercial opportunity and their immediate response to our request this major European company may well have been lost to Shrewsbury.”
With the acquisition, EET Europarts will take over a team of over 25 employees from Pro-Vision.
The Danish company operates in 27 countries throughout Europe.
