Westcon ME expands distribution agreement with Legrand Group

The move is in line with Westcon's plans to expand their existing partnership with Legrand Group.

The Legrand Group is the world leading Manufacturer of ELV (Electrical & Low Voltage) products and systems for electrical installations and information networks in residential, industrial and commercial buildings, the other prominent brands within the Legrand group being Ortronics, Biticino and Cablofil.

Westcon's Network Infrastructure Business unit, dealing in the enclosure product line are specialized in offering solutions for Networking & Data centre setups. The Unit is known to offer its customers technical expertise specific to the needs of their networking requirements and will be managing ESTAP's comprehensive range of Enclosure solutions for LAN/WAN, telecommunications and Data Centers.

Gautier Humbert ,the Sales Manager, Gulf Countries for Ortronics Legrand credits Westcon ME's dedicated business unit in making them one of the leading network solutions providers in the region today. In his words "Westcon ME introduced the Ortronics Solutions in the Middle East market and helped make us the leading provider of networking solutions in this region. They have also worked with our other structured cabling brand, Legrand Cabling Systems (LCS), and have succeeded in developing it to our expectations," he said.

Humbert further pointed out that working with Westcon ME for their ESTAP enclosures was the obvious next step, "This new arrangement not only complements our solutions but also the product offerings of Westcon ME. The synergy exists, the price is right and there is no reason that we shouldn't be able to repeat our previous success."

Steve Lockie, Managing Director for Westcon ME, said that Legrand Group's continuing confidence in them is testament to the focus and commitment by Westcon's specialized business units in their vendor partners.

"The world's leading vendors choose to work with Westcon ME recognizing our business unit's ability to provide solutions for resellers and bringing products and services that support end-to-end networking for organizations. Handling the ESTAP line of products for Legrand gives us the advantage of offering the comprehensive range of technical solutions in the field of equipment enclosures state-of-the-art 19 inch racks and cabinets, indoor/outdoor telecom enclosures, sub racks and Data Center Solutions,"

Lockie said.

ESTAP is a brand of Legrand Group specializing in enclosures for data communication from basic 19' racks, cabinets and accessories, communication rack cabinets, server rack cabinets to an extensive variety of panels and accessories. Through ESTAP, Westcon is focused to provide its customers with cost effective quality products, for its customers and offering end-to-end solutions.

As an Introductory Promotional offer, ESTAP cabinets will be offered FREE to LCS structured cabling customers for new orders for a limited period, on a first come first serve basis.