CORPORATE PROFILE
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Blazepoint is headquartered near Oxford and has a European sales office in Belgium. The company focuses on providing ruggedised engineering for computers and computer peripherals to the defence and interactive multimedia kiosk markets. Although the company's origins date back to 1982, the company in its current form started to develop in 1995 when the business began to evolve from its then core business of office printer sales to the sale of specialist application printers and rugged engineering. The business now operates three key divisions; Product Engineering, Kiosk and Specialist Distribution. The activities of these divisions are outlined below:
The division supplies computer peripherals designed to withstand extremes of temperature, shock and vibration that are largely used in the harsh environments encountered in mobile military operations or on board ships. The division's customer base comprises of the defence prime contractors such as Thales (formerly Thomson), British Aerospace and ICL, where the rugged products produced form part of an overall tactical system rather than individual units being supplied to end users.
The division sells robust internet and intranet enabled kiosks, public internet stations and other self service and information terminals for a wide range of applications including information access and financial transaction in locations such as banks, retails outlets, airports and tourist information points. Design and manufacture of such devices present similar processes to those encountered in the development of Blazepoint's range of rugged printers. Commercial computer equipment is fixed in metal enclosures designed to withstand daily use by the public in an interior or exterior location. Thus issues of temperature, water ingress, shock and vibration are common between the two divisions and the company has utilised its wealth of experience in a market where independents research predicts dynamic growth over the next five years.
The division markets a range of specialist application printers such a ticket printers, thermal kiosk printers, plastic card printers and colour laser printers to resellers and integrators across Europe. The division evolved out of the acquisition of Edgetech Ltd in 1999. For more information call us on +44 1865 892 030 or complete an Info Request Form and send it to us now. One of our staff will get back to you as quickly as possible with an answer to your query.
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