Widget UK was a
consumer electronics
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, based in
Stevenage, England
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
, which became part of CMS Distribution in 2016.
Originally a distributor for UK handheld computer manufacturer
Psion, it became an early distributor for GPS manufacturer
TomTom
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and in 2009 became the UK's distributor for the
Flip Video range of handheld video cameras.
In 2011 the company became the first distributor in Europe for the
Fitbit personal fitness device.
It supplies exclusively to retailers.
Widget UK was listed in both 2008 and 2009 as one of Europe's fastest growing technology companies in the Deloitte Fast 500
and in 2006 and 2007 in the
Sunday Times Fast Track 100 of the UK's fastest growing
privately held companies.
The company has been shortlisted for the CRN Specialist Distributor of the Year award in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and in 2010 it was also shortlisted for the Technology and Innovation Award at the Growing Business Awards.
In 2012 it acquired a majority stake in Dutch distributor Now Mobile Bv
and in 2013 it opened a subsidiary in Denmark to facilitate sales to the Nordic region.
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References
External links
Official siteNow Mobile BV official site
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Technology companies established in 1997
Companies based in Stevenage
Wholesalers of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1997