CMC was formed in 2004 by Mark Dale-Lace to promote JLT in the UK and through value added resellers has established a user base that includes the military, emergency services and manufacturing companies.

Having acquired CMC, JLT reports that it will now be providing major investment for expansion across the UK and Ireland and has appointed Mark Muslek, CMC’s previous managing director, to spearhead the growth.

‘CMC has been our UK partner for four years and the company has opened up some exciting new market opportunities for JLT products. Both parties realised the time was right for major investment and acquisition of CMC is the perfect scenario by providing JLT an inside track to the UK market.

It also provides the ideal platform for building a strong international brand and business,’ says Jan Olofsson, founder and CEO of JLT.

‘We have ambitious plans for JLT in the UK and this is being backed with a six figure investment that will underpin establishment of strong channel sales and marketing capability.

With the market for industrial automation set to grow quickly, the four year track record of activity in the UK means that we are ideally placed to establish JLT as the first choice in rugged industrial computers,’ says Mark Muslek, managing director of JLT in the UK.

The company has pioneered key advances in rugged computing and it will be working with existing application development partners to appoint resellers in key markets such as heavy industry, logistics and manufacturing. It plans to increase turnover five-fold within three years with investment in product development, support and channel sales development.

With rugged computers first developed for the Swedish military and now widely used in harsh outdoor and industrial environments, JLT’s technology is used by multi-nationals such as Fedex, Volvo and Rolls Royce.