ARLA/CLUSTER: International Ham Stores Group

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Radio Communications for Hobbyist to Business Professional Under One Roof

Three of the UKs leading Ham Radio retailers and manufacturers have
come together to form the “International Ham Stores Group” which will
operate from a combined showroom and distribution centre at Portsmouth
from April 1st 2017.

A ‘soft start’ migration to Portsmouth will commence for both Waters &
Stanton and InnovAntennas from their current Hockley facility to
Portsmouth in January 2017. This strategy is being employed to ensure
a smooth transition with least disruption to day to day operations to
ensure a seamless migration from a customers perspective.

The combined power of the three companies, Waters & Stanton, Nevada
Radio and InnovAntennas, will undoubtedly make them Europe’s largest
Amateur radio conglomerate. Spokesman for the group Justin Johnson
G0KSC said “We are excited at the prospect of working in partnership,
to bring new products and un-paralleled service to the Hobby Radio
enthusiast and professional alike. We have ambitious plans for growth
and new ideas to engage with our loyal customer base. We will also be
appealing to new customers that may not have considered our individual
group members in the past, adding value with the vastly increased
product range that the “IHSG” group will offer.

The three companies will continue to trade under their own names, but
combine resources for logistics, marketing, repairs and customer
service which will streamline costs and overheads to provide a more
competitive ‘one stop shop’ solution for our customers.

IHS Group will become the largest importer of hobby radio related
products in the UK supplying Ham radio, CB Radio and Scanner Radio
retailers along with major retailers including Maplin and Amazon.
Professional and PMR services will also be focused upon by the newly
formed Business Radio Division.

As a part of the planned growth, IHS are recruiting in many areas of
the business from Antenna fabrication through to web management and
logistics. Any radio enthusiast within commuting distance of
Portsmouth that wants to be a part of the IHS story should forward
CV’s to BeBest  IHSG.co.uk for more information on IHSG group and our
proposed services and brands, write to IHSG  IHSG.co.uk