DeTeWe UK Acquired By Nadahl Shocair




Disposal of German telecoms equipment manufacturer enables UK CEO to buy-out UK subsidiary

London,-/July 15, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-The UK CEO of one of the world?s leading telecoms equipment manufacturers ? Deutsche Telephonwerke AG & Co ? has today completed the acquisition of the company?s wholly-owned UK subsidiary, DeTeWe UK. Nadahl Shocair, CEO DeTeWe UK and Directing Strategist, DeTeWe AG & Co, has acquired DeTeWe Group Ltd and its associated subsidiaries, which include DeTeWe Ltd (UK) through his privately-held investment vehicle.

DeTeWe UK is one of the UK's largest resellers of enterprise telephony equipment and a subsidiary of DeTeWe AG & Co, the German telecommunications equipment manufacturer. Founded in 1887, DeTeWe AG is one of the world's oldest telecommunications companies, and is the telecommunications division of privately held German industrial giant R?chling Group (which turns over ?6bn annually).



Nadahl Shocair was appointed in November 2002 to affect a turnaround and repositioning in the UK subsidiary, which had not been profitable for more than 20 years. Since Shocair?s appointment, DeTeWe UK has been consistently profitable, growing its blue-chip customer base which includes FirstInfo, BhS, Geest and The Home Office, as well as overseeing the launch of a raft of successful new products and services, notably in the IP telephony market.

Shocair said of the acquisition:

?It?s exciting to be taking over the ownership of the UK business at this juncture in the global telecommunications market. Disruptive technologies ? notably VoIP - are changing the whole nature of the business, and DeTeWe UK is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this situation to consolidate on the strong growth we?ve seen in the last two to three years. For now, it?s very much business as usual, but we will undertake a strategic review of the business in the near to mid-term, looking at maximising the existing assets and launching new products, potentially under a new brand.?

The agreement comes into force immediately.


About DeTeWe

With an installed user base of 14,500 systems in the UK and over 115 years of history in Germany, DeTeWe is the best-kept secret in the UK telecommunications market operating in the market since 1923. Not accounting for BT, DeTeWe is the second largest independent resellers of communication solutions in the UK, and is unique as a German manufacturer and integrator of voice, data, in-building wireless, and IP convergence. The company specialises in delivering enterprise-wide customised business communications solutions for a range of industry sectors.

http://www.detewe.co.uk


Nadahl Shocair

CEO, DeTeWe UK, Directing Strategist, DeTeWe AG & Co
nadahl.shocair@detewe.co.uk