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Exertis Announces Almo Acquisition,
Expanding North American Business
DUBLIN, IRELAND-BASED
DCC Technology, which trades
as Exertis, has announced its
acquisition of Philadelphia,
Pa.-based Almo Corp. in North
America. The acquisition is
DCC's biggest yet. According
to the company, the move signals
an ambitious strategy for
Exertis, extending its international
scale in the commercial
AV sector and ramping up its
expansion in the North American
market.
The addition of Almo Corp.
builds on other acquisitions
in North America, such as
Stampede, Jam Industries, The
Music People and JB&A. It expands
Exertis' commercial AV
capability, in effect forming the
largest specialist commercial
AV business in North America.
Almo's 75-year-old,
third-generation, family-owned
business brings 660 employees,
nine distribution centers and
more than 2.5 million square
feet of warehousing space
across North America. According
to the company, Almo Corp.
will benefit from leveraging
Exertis' financial resources and
supply-chain logistics, delivering
to its vendors and partners
a host of improved business
opportunities and efficiencies,
as well as greater potential for
profit. The acquisition will provide
Exertis North America with
increased backend economies
of scale allied to the front-end
specialization that will add multiple
benefits for all its vendors
and partners.
Almo will continue to be operated
by the Chaiken family,
with Warren Chaiken as president
and CEO and with Gene
Chaiken as chairman. The
combined Exertis and Almo
Pro AV divisions will be led,
in due course, by Sam Taylor,
current executive vice president
and COO of Almo Pro AV.
Shortly after the completion of
AVI-SPL Closes Acquisition
of SKC Communications
AVI-SPL, A TAMPA, FLA.-BASED
digital enablement solutions provider,
and SKC Communications,
a Shawnee, Kan.-based provider of AV and UC&C solutions, have
closed their acquisition agreement. The companies will merge as
one under AVI-SPL. Integration of the two businesses and teams is
anticipated to be substantially completed by March 31.
According to AVI-SPL, the acquisition of SKC Communications
enhances its customer experience through deepened UC&C voice
expertise, stronger U.S. geographic presence and more robust
ecommerce sales. According to the companies, their combined
experience and expertise will accelerate hybrid work and learning
strategies and elevate user experiences. Thus, the combined company
will ensure customers reap the rewards of the renewed digital
workplace transformations.
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(L-R): Warren Chaiken, president and CEO of Almo Corp.,
and Gene Chaiken, chairman of Almo Corp.
the integration, the combined
business will be rebranded as
Exertis Almo Pro AV.
John Dunne, a longtime
senior executive with Exertis,
currently leading the Exertis Pro
AV team in North America, will
join the Almo executive team.
He'll help lead the integration.
Exertis' expanded North
American operation becomes a
$2.4 billion business overseen
by Martin Szpiro, managing
director of Exertis North America.
It forms part of the international-expansion
strategy of
Exertis International. Clive
Fitzharris, managing director, is
overseeing that initiative.
Warren Chaiken says,
" Having just completed a yearlong
celebration of 75 years of
growth and business success,
the time is right to give our manufacturer
and channel partners a
truly global distribution stage so
they can operate their businesses
at a greater capacity, leverage
more buying power and [have]
the ability to compete for a more
comprehensive position in the
global supply chain. "
AVI-SPL boasts already-mature UC&C practices with Cisco,
Google, Microsoft and Zoom. As complements, SKC Communications
adds expertise in advanced voice communication solutions,
including IP telephony and contact centers; deep experience
helping customers migrate to cloud-based voice technologies; and
longstanding partnerships with Unified-Communications-as-aService
(UCaaS) providers like Avaya and Ring Central.
With the agreement now finalized, current SKC Communications
customers will have access to AVI-SPL's 24/7 Global Service Operations
Centers, as well as remote technology management and
monitoring capabilities provided by the AVI-SPL Symphony platform.
The united company forms the industry's most certified team
of solutions architects and service support technicians to manage
vital technology deployments and ensure customer success.
SKC Communications' U.S. operations, including its former
headquarters in Kansas, add to AVI-SPL's growing global footprint
and enable the combined company to serve customers in more
regions with dedicated, local resources.
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