11th May 2012; London, UK – Today Gem Distribution is delighted to announce the signing of a new partnership agreement with Trust to distribute their dynamic range of digital lifestyle accessories to their huge retail customer base in the UK

Launched over 25 years ago, Trust creates and develops an attractive range of peripherals for PC, laptop, tablet and smartphone at excellent value without compromising on quality. The breadth of accessories available from Trust makes them accessible to a broad range of channel resellers - from gaming retailers to consumer electronics giants for whom customer choice is key.

Gem are thrilled to welcome Trust on board; Anthony Haworth, Purchasing Director for Gem, comments “Our distribution agreement with Trust comes at a great time for both businesses.
Trust is a great brand with good products and a strong presence across Europe. Their product development plans are very exciting and we look forward to helping Trust drive their UK business. In welcoming Trust into our brand portfolio we further strengthen the offering to our customers.”

Rene Batenburg, Country Manager for Trust in the UK & Ireland, says “The decision to partner with Gem was easy; they have a fantastic sales force with outstanding relationships throughout retail and Gem Creative will work closely with us to develop the brand further in the UK. There is a strong synergy between our companies, we share the same values and ambitions and we’re very excited to work so closely with Gem as we grow in the UK”

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For further information and samples for review please contact:
Faye Le Duc
PR & Marketing Manager
Tel: 01279 459085 Fax: 01279 421979 Email: fayel@gem.co.uk

About Trust
Trust is the leading value-for-money brand for digital lifestyle accessories for pc, laptop, tablet and smartphone. Our mission is to be the preferred brand throughout the supply chain; from purchase managers and retailers to end users.

Trust has more than 25 years of experience in producing attractive and affordable products that follow the latest trends and technological developments. We strive to operate at the highest level by doing no concessions on quality, by providing exceptional service and through optimal cooperation with our partners.

Trust is a brand for everyone, with an assortment of more than 300 products that all meet our strict demands for quality: an attractive design, easy to use and affordable. Our own research and development team is always looking for the latest trends and uses the latest technology and by doing so, we are able to keep our products up to date.

Trust looks beyond borders. We are an international company and are active in Europe, Asia and South America. Our employees are young, ambitious and driven. They have one joint objective for our customers: make your life easy!

http://www.trust.com


About Gem
Gem provide our partners with end to end integrated supply chain solutions and added value distribution to the retail channel for gaming, software, peripheral, consumer electronics and connected home technologies. In our third decade, Gem’s history of success includes distribution partnerships with Microsoft as well as Logitech, Nintendo, SanDisk and Symantec. Gem also offers exclusive UK distribution of Codemasters, Livescribe, Take Two and Xbox 360, producing an annual group turnover in excess of £450 million. Gem supply to an extensive customer base including well-known high street and Internet retailers, corporate resellers, mail order companies and independent retailers. We have also recently extended our category reach into new sectors of the market including audio/visual, digital pens and video cameras.

Our multi-facetted business extends outside of sales and distribution providing one integrated solution through our Gem Logistics and Gem Creative divisions. For further information on Gem’s services visit www.gem.co.uk

Gem is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC plc, for further information please visit www.dcc.ie