The purchase of Radford CGC by ITAB Shop Concept in the face of stagnating UK retail entrance control sales in recent years, was triggered by a shift in sector demand towards leisure, hotels, restaurants, offices & stadia in order to gain a foothold in an previously untouched UK market by the ITAB group. The takeover brings significant benefits to both companies, and the outlook for each has been considerably improved.
Key Benefits
Radford’s lead in the UK retail market, allows ITAB to build on dominant position in Western Europe with well respected product and quality with additional management resource.
Niche security & access control products further enhanced by ITAB specialism & research strength
Global buying power and links further improve Far Eastern & Eastern European relationships in sourcing & manufacturing product
Further expertise & accreditation of key functions like customer service & project management capabilities can be added to enhance Radford CGC’s business offering
Connections to a greater supply chain in order to streamline processes and procedures – improve speed of delivery, reaction time to requests, implement learnings & boost strengths of current Radford business
Investment & country learning’s will be implemented to further enhance and challenge UK market & its competition.