The UK lone worker product firm Connexion2 has been acquired by the American emergency communications company, Kings III.
According to the firms, the acquisition will allow the business to increase the scale of its lone worker solution offering in North America and Europe.
Connexion2 was launched in 2003, backed by investors including South Yorkshire Investment Fund, and manufacture the Identicom lone worker device. There are now over 110,000 devices in circulation, in the NHS and elsewhere; offering 24/7 support, verbal abuse capture, man-down detection, SiRF IV GPS and a camera.
Kings III was founded in 1989 and provides a products for use in elevators, at poolside, in garages, car parks, cash machines and arenas. Kings III has an Emergency Dispatch Centre.
Connexion2 will retain its trading name and its SoloProtect brand-presence in the UK. The companies say that Kings III’s acquisition will help facilitate the further development of a number of European and Asian markets. Kings III will supplement its substantial core business offering in the US with a new North American Division of SoloProtect, formerly branded discreetSOS prior to the acquisition, featuring Kings III Emergency Dispatch Centre Monitoring.
Craig Swallow, Managing Director of Connexion2 said: “We’re delighted to announce Kings III’s acquisition of Connexion2 as we believe this will enable us to provide our market leading lone worker solutions and customer support to a greater number of businesses. For a while now, Connexion2 has sought a strategic partnership that truly allows it to develop fully into other target geographic markets. I believe the partnership with Kings III will enable us to do this in the coming years.”
And Dennis Mason, President of Kings III of America commented, “This represents an exciting new chapter for Kings III, we believe the growth of lone worker security in the UK and the US makes it a key strategic move for our business. We have a relentless desire to deliver best of breed solutions to all of our customers and Connexion2 demonstrated the same ethos.” Connexion2 was formed in 2003.
