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News Release from: Wadsworth Electronics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2005
Wadsworth and Blazepoint come together
Wadsworth Electronics and Blazepoint have amalgamated to form Wadsworth Technology Group.
Roger Wadsworth has announced the formation of the Wadsworth Technology Group, the amalgamation of Wadsworth Electronics with Blazepoint Both companies have been acquired by Wadsworth Rugged Systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Blazepoint, based in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, has been a wholly owned subsidiary of WRS since March 2003.
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Wadsworth Electronics is a national distributor of computer network components, based in West Molesey, Surrey, processing around 4000 transactions per month and with a database of 15,000 customers.
Blazepoint has UK manufacturing capability and a network of business partners in Europe and the Far East and the new group will expand Wadsworth Electronics product range.
Discussions are currently underway with manufacturers of biometric security systems.
Roger Wadsworth is Executive Chairman and the majority shareholder of the new group, and his business partner Mike Elimer is Managing Director.
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