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As the ascent of Univolt UK continues, more and more wholesalers are turning to the international cable management manufacturer as their supplier of choice.
The next level S
teve Davis, head of UK sales at Univolt, discusses the continuing growth of the business and the driving factors
behind this.
Univolt internationally is a brilliant organisation. We were founded in Austria as a family business in 1938 and the same family continue to own the business. It’s these values on which the business is built, and they really do resonate across the entire global operation today. We are an incredibly fair, entrepreneurial, thoughtful enterprise and customers are confi dent when working with us, secure in the knowledge that we are credible, trusted and respected. For Univolt in the UK, this has been an excellent foundation on which to build. These past fi ve years in particular have seen remarkable growth and we have joined forces with more and more wholesalers, ranging from small to multi- branch independents to national chains, delivering exceptional customer service to each and every one.
Operating a number of global manufacturing sites, we are able to continually refi ne, innovate and build on our product range, benefi ting from a highly skilled product development team who are able to react in line with market demand. As such, we now have a complete cable management range in place, with multiple variations of core products and bespoke services
communication to the contractors, and welcome their expert knowledge and insight.
Expanding to meet demand In essence, we make huge eff orts to be one step ahead of what we believe our end users want and need. In order to sustain these
objectives, however, we quickly recognised that we needed a lot more physical space, and the
next natural step for us was to relocate to new head offi ces. The move was made last year, and we now have some three times the space of our previous warehouse and offi ces at 25,000 sq ft. This has given us the capacity to hold high levels of stock, including our next generation cable management products, including plastic conduit, new contractor packs, red mini trunking with accessories and black and red surface boxes, enabling us to fulfi ll our next day promise.
available. We listen to and collaborate
with our wholesale partners who we recognise as being our direct line of
Now, with the infrastructure in place, and with our global manufacturing supply chains, we are ready to take the business to the next level. We know that the demand for our products will not decrease in the coming years - on the contrary.
10 | electrical wholesalerJune 2025
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