For St Albans-based Redwood International Ltd, the fact that the Uniplex office automation software is much better known than the name of its developer has become not so much a joke as a serious headache and the company has now taken steps to solve the problem, announcing at the same time that it has acquired […]
For St Albans-based Redwood International Ltd, the fact that the Uniplex office automation software is much better known than the name of its developer has become not so much a joke as a serious headache and the company has now taken steps to solve the problem, announcing at the same time that it has acquired a ready-made US distribution network to boost its growing efforts across the Atlantic. The company has bought out the Uniplex distribution arm of its Dallas-based distributor and will fit the business into a newly-formed US company, Uniplex Distribution Inc. The acquisition provides Redwood with three or four regional distribution centres and a network of 20-plus dealers. The decision to take matters into its own hands reflects the company’s disappointment with US distributors in the past, despite the fact that it derives over 50% of its income from the US, largely through its Uniplex Integration Systems direct and OEM sales subsidiary. The UK name change means that Redwood International now becomes a holding company, with newly-formed Uniplex Ltd the trading company responsible for the office automation products.
