HAYWARD, Calif. — Feb. 24, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that HHB Communications Ltd., Europe's leading supplier of professional audio technology, will serve as the company's exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom. Through this new partnership with Wohler, HHB will be responsible for all sales and marketing activities in the U.K., servicing existing customers and markets while developing new relationships, particularly with regard to new video products. HHB will distribute the full Wohler product line.
"HHB is the U.K.'s leading supplier of professional audio technology to the broadcast and post industry," said Steve Angel, HHB sales director. "Wohler products are well designed and well built, providing a strong feature set and broadcast quality all the way; we anticipate strong demand for this new offering."
With over 30 years in the business, HHB has grown to become a significant supplier to all of the major broadcasters and facilities companies in the U.K. Among the company's many clients is the BBC, with which HHB holds a special supplier relationship. HHB employs an experienced team of 45 people at its London premises, which is also home to Europe's largest independent pro audio technical service facility.
"HHB boasts a highly experienced technical sales operation, known for providing a superior level of advice and support both before and after the sale," said Kim Templeman-Holmes, VP of global sales and marketing at Wohler. "We're very pleased to have strengthened our relationship with HHB, which is perfectly positioned to provide new and existing Wohler customers with first-rate sales, service, and support for our comprehensive range of monitoring products."
More information about Wohler and the company's products and services is available at www.panoramadtv.com and www.wohler.com.
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About HHB Communications
Founded in 1976, HHB Communications is Europe's leading supplier of professional audio technology and a world leader in the development and production of digital recording products and recording media. HHB is the exclusive U.K. distributor of products from other leading manufacturers. A specialist division, Scrub, serves the needs of the film and TV post industry from premises in the heart of London's Soho. More information is available at www.hhb.co.uk.
About Wohler Technologies Inc. and PANORAMAdtv
Wohler Technologies and PANORAMAdtv offer a comprehensive range of products that simplify analog and digital source monitoring in facilities of all sizes and complexity. Wohler Technologies was founded in 1987 and, through constant innovation, continues to be a world leader in providing in-rack audio monitoring solutions for the broadcast, motion picture, and professional audio/visual markets. With the 1997 launch of Wohler's video products division, PANORAMAdtv, the company expanded its offering to include a range of advanced video monitoring solutions as well. Today, Wohler provides a complete range of monitors, processors, and closed-captioning solutions that supports the entire broadcast transmission chain. Wohler is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with an Asia-Pacific division in Hong Kong. More information about the company and its technologies are available at www.wohler.com.
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