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Melbye, one of the Scandinavian market leaders in fibre solutions, is now bringing its extensive knowledge and experience to the UK. The company offers a full range of premium fibre products, customised solutions and an extensive know-how based on the mature Scandinavian fibre market.
A full product solution and expertise provider.
Melbye has been one of the largest players in the Swedish fibre solutions market for almost twenty years. They have been involved in a large number of fibre solutions projects, which has given them a best practice expertise and product knowledge.
Recently, Melbye opened a new UK office near Ipswich and appointed Tony Eaves (Sales Director). He says that Melbye’s introduction to the UK market is a great opportunity for the UK to benefit from their extensive knowledge and experience.
“Melbye’s product offering is based on the many years of experience in the now mature Swedish fibre market. We will use this long expertise from the Scandinavian fibre expansion to support our customers in various projects in the UK”, says Eaves.
“The mature nature of the Scandinavian market means the strengths of the company is their expertise, based on experiences from many projects and different needs. Our customers gain access to the knowledge and product solutions that have been tried and tested in the field and allow us to find the best solution for each project. We are about providing the best long-lasting solutions that save customers a lot of time and money in the full lifetime of the project.”
Melbye UK works with the Swedish and Norwegian teams who fully support them and the UK customers.
There are teams of experts, working with sales, customer service and product management, supporting our UK customers by making the planning, costs and installations as efficient as possible.
Furthermore, the company also offers product training, a certified service centre and fast UK delivery. Eaves continues:
“One of Melbye’s strongest mission is to make it as easy as possible for our customers and one way to do that is to offer a fast delivery. In Jönköping, Sweden, we have a 3300 m2 warehouse and regular deliveries to the UK that enables us to do just that.”
Partnership with world-leading manufacturers.
Melbye has a long and strong relationship with some of the best and world leading manufacturers. It has many benefits, such as quality and flexibility.
“It gives us the great advantage to find the optimised products for the customers’ specific project and needs. It gives us the flexibility to customise the solutions, whether it is a single product or a complete system”, Eaves explains.
ABOUT MELBYE
Melbye was founded in Oslo in 1907 and is a Scandinavian leader in sales of solutions for infrastructure, fibre networks, energy and installation.
Our mission is to provide the smartest fibre and infrastructure solutions, to the benefit of all; our customers, our end users and society. We combine a long history and a strong heritage with innovation and focus on smart solutions. Our strength is based on experiences from many projects and different needs, as well as an inquisitive approach to always finding the best solutions.
The head office is situated in Oslo, Norway, but the group has a total of 9 direct sales offices in Norway, Sweden and UK. The Swedish head office is situated in Jönköping.
Annual turnover is around £50M and the company has approximately 100 employees. As it was in the beginning, the company remains privately owned by the same Norwegian Melbye family.
Melbye are exhibiting at this year’s Connected Britain virtual event. Come and have a chat with the team to find out more about the expertise they are bringing into the UK market. Register for your Connected Britain pass HERE.
