UK custom installation distributors OneAV and Connected Distribution have announced a partnership to deliver an enhanced proposition to their respective clients.
The collaboration aims to bring together the complementary capabilities of both companies. As part of the new arrangement, OneAV's warehousing and shipping team in Malvern, Worcestershire, will handle Connected Distribution's logistics to give Connected staff the time to focus on customer support, product guidance and on-site technical issues.
Connected will relocate its office functions, training spaces and immersive cinema to Malvern while maintaining offices south of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. OneAV will gain access to Connected Cinema's cinema demonstration facility which showcases products from both OneAV and Connected Cinemas including Aurea, Acurus, KEF and Pioneer.
The custom installation market has seen a recent trend towards consolidation among a number of distribution businesses, creating some large-scale organisations.
Product director Mike Bonnette said: “We are very excited by the next chapter in the development of Connected Distribution.
“Moving offices and warehousing after 24 years of operating out of our Cheltenham base is a big step, but the opportunity for us to build up a strong joint operation with our friends from OneAV, which will greatly benefit our collective clients, is one that we all felt was very worthwhile.”
Joe Wilks, commercial director of OneAV, said: "We're excited for Connected Distribution to join us in Malvern."
"This partnership not only enhances our ability to deliver exceptional customer service but also fuels our ambition to expand our product offerings and expertise across the entire spectrum of installed technology. Together, we're strengthening our position as a leading provider of comprehensive AV solutions."
Connected Distribution’s technical experience in distributed audio and immersive cinemas is balanced by OneAV’s knowledge of HD video distribution and resimercial AV solutions.
