Carphone Warehouse is a telecommunications retailer based in London, United Kingdom, with a presence in several European countries, including Ireland. Founded in 1989 by Charles Dunstone, the company specializes in selling mobile phones, tablets, wearables, and accessories from prominent brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Sony. In addition to hardware sales, Carphone Warehouse provides services including device upgrades, repairs, trade-ins, and technical support. The retailer also facilitates online purchasing and offers flexible payment options along with free delivery services, catering to the diverse needs of its customers.
CPW Europe is a joint venture between Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse. Carphone Warehouse Europe opened 11 American-style Best Buy electronics megastores in the UK, but closed them in 2011 after they lost tens of millions of pounds.
Hugh Symons Group
Acquisition in 2005
Hugh Symons Information Management is one of the UK's leading scanning and microfilming bureaux, processing millions of images per month. The company was established in 1974 and provides a full range of scanning and microfilming bureau services from their Records Management Centres in Poole (head office), Bradford (northern head office) and Sidmouth.Hugh Symons Audio Visual sell products ideally suited to education, business and home user's needs. They test all products in advance to ensure they deliver market-leading solutions. With a host of installation and support services clients buy from Hugh Symons Audio Visual with the confidence that they will be fully supported throughout their ownership.
Hugh Symons Telecom is now owned by Brightpoint, Inc and trades as Brightpoint GB. It remains the UK's leading value centric distributor partner within the converging fixed, mobile and IT networking markets. With a wide array of products, airtime, applications and telephony services Brightpoint GB works in partnership with a network of cellular, IT and PBX resellers to deliver solutions that meet the needs of fixed and mobile office users.
Tele2 UK Communications
Acquisition in 2005
Tele2 UK Communications offers calls to local, national, and mobile numbers in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Picofun
Venture Round in 2000
Picofun AB is an Internet company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in mobile entertainment technology. The company focuses on transforming mobile devices, including WAP phones, into platforms for gaming and interactive entertainment. Picofun develops a comprehensive technical platform and provides hosting services for online gaming, creating a mobile playground that allows users to access a variety of innovative and engaging mobile games. Through its offerings, Picofun aims to enhance the gaming experience by enabling users to enjoy entertainment collaboratively.
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