CCTV distributor acquired by European surveillance company

A European surveillance and security distributor has acquired a Shrewsbury-based distributor of CCTV and access control equipment Pro-Vision Distribution.

Pro-Vision Distribution, now acquired by EET Europarts, is an distributor for brands including Bosch, Pelco, Panasonic, Idis and Hanwha Samsung, and was formed in 2005.

Simon Smith, managing director at EET Europarts in the UK, said: “Pro-Vision has an excellent reputation in the CCTV and security market place.

“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 strengthens 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, “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”.

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM advised on the sale.