A UK technology distributor, headquartered in Burnley, Lancashire, that supplies consumer electronics, computing and mobile products from major brands to retailers and businesses, part of DCC plc.
Exertis is a technology distributor. A distributor buys products from the companies that make them and supplies them to the shops and businesses that sell to the public. Exertis says it is the leading technology distributor of consumer, business and enterprise products in the UK, covering mobile, computing, consumer electronics, networking, servers, security and audio-visual equipment. It works with around 2,400 brands in 21 countries and runs a national distribution centre, next-day delivery and managed services such as fulfilment of orders for end customers.
The business began in the early 1980s as Micro-P, a distributor of printer supplies and related products, and a profile article marks its 40th anniversary in 2023. It grew through the 1990s into a wider technology distributor, and in 2013 it took the name Exertis. Over the years it added businesses including Tekdata, Portix, Computers Unlimited, Hammer and MTR, which recycles and refurbishes mobile devices. Brands it has worked with include Epson, Canon, Lenovo, Dell, Samsung and Sonos. The article says it aims to be "every partner's perfect partner", which is a company statement.
Exertis UK is headquartered in Burnley, Lancashire. Its Exertis National Distribution Centre opened in Burnley Bridge in 2015, and UK companies listings put the main company at Hapton, near Burnley. Built In lists offices in Burnley, Basingstoke, Calderdale, Harlow, Northampton and Stoke-on-Trent, and says the business is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC plc, a company headquartered in Dublin. The same listing reports 917 employees, while a company-data list gave 1,191, so the exact figure depends on the source and date.
The profile article names several leaders in the company's history, including Gordon McDowell, Mike Sollitt, Mike Alden and Gerry O'Keeffe, and says Paul Bryan became managing director in 2018. It says Mike Sollitt introduced structured, KPI-based ways of working. Sustainability is a theme: the MTR acquisition focused on refurbishing and recycling mobile devices. As this was a sponsored article for Exertis, treat its claims as the company's own picture of itself, and no separate culture page was found.
A distributor employs far more than warehouse staff. There are sales and account managers who look after retailers and resellers, buyers and product managers who work with brands, logistics and warehouse teams, customer service, finance, marketing and IT. It is an easy way to learn how a gadget gets from a factory to a shop shelf, and it is based in Lancashire and other English towns, so you do not need to be in London.
Website: www.exertis.co.uk
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