Pama has been developing and producing communication accessories for over 25 years. In the early days Pama introduced new innovations to the two way radios used by the Police, Ambulance and Fire department. As a natural progression Pama moved towards Mobile Phone Accessories and continued to innovate in that area.
Winner of the Queens Award for Innovation and the Millennium Award from the Design Council, Pama today supplies over 40 countries worldwide spanning from North and South America to Europe and Asia.
Ring Automotive was set-up in 1974 and supplies products for the automotive aftermarket through OEM’s retailers, motor factors and cash & carry outlets.
Its products comprise of two main areas: vehicle lighting products such as bulbs, auxiliary lamps, work-lamps, beacons and other auto electrical items such as chargers and battery packs; leisure related products such as caravan and towing electrics, torches and travel coolers.
The division is the market leader in the UK in a number of these product groups.
Krusell was founded in 1991 with the main aim to produce and distribute unique carrying cases for portable electronics.
Pama became Krusell’s first major European distributor some 5 years ago and quickly established the brand as the leading Leather Case manufacturer. Today Krusell is the most respected brand in this sector.
Krusell continue to be the first to market with the latest phones as and when they come on the market. People who buy Krusell cases, come back time and time again as they upgrade their phones. Krusell is now distributed in over 50 countries worldwide.
Cardo is an established producer in the field of wireless Bluetooth® communications. Their award-winning products integrate state of the art technology and features, with the latest innovative audio design. With an in-house lab which is operated by a highly qualified engineering staff that has had many years of in-depth experience with Bluetooth®, RF and audio transmission.
Cardo was the first to market with the introduction of a detachable Bluetooth headset specifically designed for Helmets.
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Since 2002, Mio Technology has followed one direction that has led them to develop some of the most advanced personal navigation products available today. It has driven them to continually explore new technologies that help people explore the world around them.
Leveraging their PDA engineering experience, they developed and released the world's first GPS-integrated PDA back in 2003. The success of this breakthrough product in highly competitive markets such as Taiwan and South Korea quickly established Mio Technology as one of the fastest-growing GPS navigation companies in the world. The Mio DigiWalker brand was launched in Europe in 2004, soon followed by expansion to Australia, Japan and the United States. Supported by easy-to-use software and integrated hardware functionality, they quickly captured market share in these new segments.
Today, Mio Technology is an industry-leading company with operations in Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, United States, and Europe. Mio's product range includes personal navigation devices (PND), personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones. they employs 2000 individuals worldwide, including over 1200 R&D staff, all dedicated to bringing the latest technologies for the mobile digital lifestyle to market.
Via Michelin designs, develops and markets digital travel assistance products and services.
Set up at the end of 2000, ViaMichelin shares the desire of its sole shareholder, the Michelin Group, to contribute to improving mobility by becoming a major European supplier of innovative services in the field of travel.
It combines Michelin's unique and renowned know-how in the publication of maps and guides with constantly changing technological expertise.
Based in Paris and founded in 1994, Parrot S.A. is one of the profitable, fast-growing companies that have emerged from the "start-up" generation. Since its beginnings, Parrot's core competence has been the technologies for embedded noise-robust voice recognition and signal processing, with applications in mobile computing and mobile communications.
Parrot has assembled all the expertise required to quickly turn its ideas into products, from the development of signal processing algorithms and application software, to the design of dedicated chipsets. Parrot also has adopted an outsourced manufacturing model.
Pama became Parrot’s first distributor outside France and today is the only company to have successfully developed and delivered a campaign for supply and installation through major accounts such as The Carphone Warehouse and Halfords.
Today Parrot is recognized worldwide as the number one independent brand for in car Handsfree solutions.
Plantronics introduced the first lightweight communications headset in 1962 and is today the world's leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lightweight communications headset products.
Plantronics headsets are widely used in many Fortune 500 corporations and have been featured in numerous films and high profile events, including the historic "One small step for man" transmission from the moon in 1969.
Plantronics offers mobile headsets to address the cordless and mobile phone market, next-generation computer audio headset products for computer applications and corded and cordless headsets and systems for the office, small office/home office and contact centres.
Plantronics is a publicly held company (NYSE: PLT) based in Santa Cruz, California with offices in 19 countries, including major facilities in Mexico, Tennessee, England and The Netherlands. Plantronics products are sold and supported through a worldwide network of authorised Plantronics partners, and are available through retail and consumer electronics stores.
Kingmax Semiconductor Inc. a global memory technology leader, has long been committed to the innovation of the best memory module solutions. The Kingmax brand of memory module products is highly recognized by IT hardware media and end users around the world.
With the rapid arrival of the digital age and growing user demands for quality and function, memory bandwidth has increased greatly in product development. Possessing cutting-edge technologies and innovating products, Kingmax Semiconductor Inc. holds the key to a revolutionary DRAM packaging technology – TinyBGA, which provides consumers with the most reliable memory solutions. All Kingmax memory products must pass rigorous testing before they are released, and are covered by a lifetime warranty.
Founded in 1988 SanDisk has grown to become the world's largest supplier of innovative flash memory data storage products.
Serving consumers (with more than 200,000 retail storefronts worldwide) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), SanDisk designs, develops manufactures and markets flash storage card products for a wide variety of electronic systems and digital devices. SanDisk also licenses its technology to a number of other industry-leading companies.
With flash memory's capability for storing large amounts of data in a compact, removable format, SanDisk's products have helped drive the exponential growth in sales of digital cameras, multi-function mobile phones, USB flash drives, digital audio/video players, and other digital consumer devices.
Pama was established on 7th July 1981 based in Manchester. The original Partnership was established by the Farshi family, Father, Mother and two Sons, hence the name PAMA standing for Pa and Ma.
First starting with retail and understanding of the market, its needs and requirements and understanding of the retailer’s requirements. Then, very swiftly moving into wholesaling and distribution.
Pama has always been involved in communication products. In the early days in CB, Amateur Radio and Professional Two Way Radio or PMR communication, then later as a natural progression moved into the reselling of Mobile Phone Accessories.
The formula has always been the same. Initially retailing and gaining a full understanding of the product, market and retail issues, then moving into distribution.
Over the years Pama established itself as a valuable distributor picking up key brands such as Plantronics, Cobra and Parrot and at the same time developing and producing specialist innovative products such as the Pama Plug N GO® and the Bluetooth Visor Speaker Phone.
Today Pama boasts a successful distribution business in the UK, distributing key brands to many major retailers as well as over 2000 independent retailers, over 40 catalogues and e-commerce resellers.
Pama also comprises the following operating divisions;
Pama Export, sells to distributors in over 40 countries worldwide from North and South America to Europe and into Asia.
Pama Overseas Production, developing and producing Handsfree products for the Pama Brand and OEM and ODM projects.
Pama Retail, with 28 stores located in the UK Motorway networks under the Fone Bitz banner.
Pama Properties, owning and leasing both commercial and residential properties. Plus property development activities.
Pama Hong Kong, Established in 2006 with the plan to develop Pama into a truly global brand by offering OEM and ODM development of Consumer Electronics products.
Pama as a company has grown organically and it is for that reason it is very proud of its heritage. Today walking through Pama you will see young men and women in management positions who may have started from the warehouse or the administration departments.
Pama’s MD Kevin McHugh is 35 years old and has been with the business since he was 19. In the 16 years at Pama he has been involved in every department and also the development of some of them.
This is true of almost the majority of the departments. This is why Pama employees understand the structure and ethos of what Pama stands for. No. 1 Quality, No. 2 Quality and No. 3 Quality. Those words continue to echo in each department and the corridors at Pama and are as true today as they where over 25 years ago.
Pace Logistics are specialists in Logistics, Transport & Distribution. Based in Manchester UK they operate within the UK Pallet Express Delivery Network.
Pace are a modern forward thinking company, dedicated to combining Logistics and technology in order to streamline operation such as Pama Distribution.
Pace offer a full range of logistical services which are available, with access to 70 UK depots, over 1,000 vehicles and one Million Sq Ft of Warehousing.
Pace have a proven track record with Pama, delivering on time, every time to Key accounts distribution warehouses. They understand the need of key accounts such as 3UK and are flexible enough to even offer the best service Pama’s clients require.
