Trident announce distribution agreement with Axiohm

Published 12th August 2008

Reigate, UK, 11 August 2008. Trident today announce that thermal printing specialists Axiohm have appointed Trident as sole distributor of printing mechanisms in the Nordic region.

Recognised worldwide as a leader in thermal printing solutions, Axiohm manufacture a range of thermal printing mechanisms, receipt and label printers, kiosk printers and embedded firmware. A 2 year warranty on thermal printers and 15 year warranty on certain products confirms Axiohm’s commitment to quality.

Axiohm’s thermal printer mechanism line covers the complete range of the most demanding market requests in terms of printing speed (up to 250 mm/s), paper width (60 mm, 2*38 mm, 80 mm & 82.5 mm), bar code & graphics types, ruggedness and compactness.

Under the agreement Trident will offer customers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland the complete range of printer mechanisms including the popular CM/RM and Asteron. Kim Andersen, Sales Manager for Trident remarks: “This distribution agreement will help Trident to significantly grow our printer business in the Nordic countries. Axiohm’s excellent product range compliments our existing range perfectly, and enables us to provide the customer with a complete solution.”

For more information please contact sales@tridentdisplays.dk

About Trident
Trident is one of Europe’s leading technical franchised distributors of displays, interface kits, single board computers, panel PCs, printers and card readers as well as providing an extensive range of value added services.

The company is part of the Abacus Group and has offices in the UK and across Europe with presence in The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Italy.

Due to their years of expertise and vast product portfolio Trident operate in most markets including industrial, retail, public information, marine, hospitality, transport, multi-media kiosks, EPOS, broadcast, security, defence and medical hardware.

Differentiated by its unrivalled technical expertise across a very broad portfolio, customers are able to consult Trident specialists on the most appropriate solution to meet their particular needs.

For further information visit: www.trident-uk.co.uk

About Abacus Group plc
Abacus Group plc is one of the leading distributors of electronic components in Europe, with directly owned companies having locations in every major European electronics market.

Abacus Group companies are marketed in four groups:

Abacus Electronic Component Distribution (ECD) has a portfolio of over 180 franchises within 12 trading operations providing technical distribution services through locally based sales offices.

Abacus Embedded Systems Group (ESG) covers businesses offering displays and communications expertise, and includes Trident, Axess, TDC and Abacus Embedded.

Abacus Own Brand encompasses Dubilier and Eledis offering competitively priced, quality passives, electro-mechanical components and batteries.

Alpha 3 Manufacturing provides electromechanical sub contract manufacture, under three trading operations: DEM Manufacturing, CTL Manufacturing and CCS Electronics.

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Reader enquiries: for further details please contact:
Trident, Pilgrims Court, 15 – 17 West Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9BL
Tel: +44 (0) 845 603 2770; Email: sales@trident-uk.co.uk, or visit: www.trident-uk.co.uk.

Press Contact: Peter van der Sluijs / Elaine Hodson
Neesham Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1296 628180
Email: peterv@neesham.co.uk / elaineh@neesham.co.uk

Photo caption: The Asteron 58mm panel mount printer is one of Axiohm’s products included in the distribution agreement with Trident for the Nordic region.

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