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Poised for impressive growth
Will Lowry recently visited QEF Global England, three months after it was formed from the strategic merger between MLM
Fasteners and the QEF Global Group.
“It’s funny the way things happen product franchises,” explains Noel, “including than most would have imagined. QEF see us
sometimes”, says Noel England, MD. “We at PEM in the English market, for which we as a technical sales centre. We have
MLM were looking to expand our franchise have already recruited a PEM product experience of identifying and meeting
offering in these competitive times, and engineer, in Gavin Ball.” applications across a wide range of
meanwhile QEF Global was looking for a MLM was already on of Southco’s elite industries, and are looking forward to the
facility in the Midlands to expand its UK distributors, as is the QEF Global Group. With opportunities ahead.”
footprint. QEF Global CEO Mike Nolan and I the merger QEF Global has become the third QEF Group CEO Mike Nolan is also upbeat
have shared a mutual respect and friendship largst Southco distributor in Europe. about the future. “This alliance now expands
for many years, and a chance meeting led to The new alliance will surely present some our UK footprint and will compliment our
merger discussions and to the realisation that challenges, but Noel seems to be taking it all other facility in Coatbridge in Scotland. We
both companies were a perfect fit in his stride. “We’ve already organised initial have already completed a three day global
strategically.” meetings and training with important sales strategy meeting and were delighted to
From that first meeting at the beginning component manufacturers like Richco, PEM, welcome Noel and QEF England to that
of April, all due diligence, company Bivar and Rivet King, and our application forum. We’re now poised for strong growth
formation, image and legal matters were engineering capabilities, that have served us and we’re ready to provide a broader and
aggressively tackled and the new company, so well with Southco, will also stand us in unrivalled range of value chain management
QEF Global England Ltd, began trading on good stead. Richco are well represented programmes and services to all our
May 1st from existing premises. across the QEF Global Group, and Rivet King customers, as well as an enlarged
Before the merger, MLM had recognised a (AKA Industrial Rivet) is a fourth generation franchise offering. We call it the Q-Factor –
migration of its customers to Eastern Europe, manufacturer from the US who has Quality across all our disciplines and
which presented difficulties as the compnay granted QEF Global pan-European management programmes.”
was not able to offer the direct line feed representation.”
services that had become a significant “There is already evidence
element of its service to UK based customers. that QEF Global is making its
Noel also explains that importing from mark in Hungary, Czech
Asia meant dealing with many small Republic, Poland and beyond
companies, constant price increases and up with our ‘one stop shop’
front deposit demands. “Thankfully our capability and the largest stable
combined sourcing network and the sheer of renowned supply partners,
volume of product involved means that these such as Southco, PEM,
problems are a thing of the past.” Tinnerman-Palnut, and
Also, by merging with the QEF Global numerous others,”
Group it has allowed MLM access to an adds Noel.
established network of branches, including So how is he
the recently opened QEF Global Russia. The feeling about the
QEF Global Group also has offices in Ireland, future? “The
“The merger has given us
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary, USA and merger has given
at QEF Global England
Asia, and provides supply chain optimisation us at QEF Global
added impetus and growth
programmes across the manufacturing sector. England added
potential...”.
The group intends to integrate the MLM impetus and
business model with QEF Global’s proven growth potential,
value chain management programmes. which is being
“QEF has brought to us every one of its realised faster
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