Artsana and RKW, a leading European have announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Republic of Ireland and the UK.
The strategic agreement will see Artsana continue to build on its heritage of baby care products, designing and manufacturing products within the nursery arena backed by the support of RKW’s multi-channel state-of-the-art distribution capabilities within the UK and Ireland.
The relationship strengthens RKW’s position as a key player in the nursery market.
Distribution within ROI will be fulfilled by RKW’s distribution partner, Beaumex.
RKW, the trading division of Sutton Venture Group, established in 1989, employs over 600 staff through its offices in the UK, Hong Kong, India and China.
The company designs, manufactures and distributes consumer products for leading brands including Black and Decker, Lavazza, Hubble, Tower, Smeg, Swan, Russell Hobbs and Breville.
From its distribution centre based in Staffordshire, products are sold to leading UK retailers including Next, Amazon, Tesco, Curry’s, Argos, Boots and John Lewis.
Rob Sutton, Managing Director of RKW said: “We are delighted to welcome Chicco and Boppy into RKW’s stable of leading brands.
“We feel honoured to be granted the exclusive distribution of such recognised brands with real heritage in the nursery markets.”
“As part of our ambitious growth plans, we see the Chicco and Boppy brands playing a key part in delivering a best-in-class product portfolio within the nursery sector.
“RKW has a talented team with a proven track record of brand building across multiple sectors.
“Our team will continue to deliver the high service levels established by Artsana and mutually grow the portfolio of nursery product within the UK and ROI.
“We are proud to partner with Beaumex to bring these fantastic products to the Irish market.’’
Robert Tully, Managing Director of Beaumex said: "We are thrilled to welcome Chicco to Beaumex's exclusive portfolio of Brands.
"Both Chicco & RKW's reputation for quality and innovations aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering excellence in distribution services.
“Chicco’s extensive range of innovation solutions will now be accessible to retailers and consumers across Ireland through Beaumex’s extensive network.”
Bernardo Margherini, Vice President Rest of the World Artsana added: “We are delighted that our Chicco and Boppy brands will be exclusively distributed in the UK and ROI by a major European Group such as RKW supported by Beaumex and we expect this agreement to bring positive effects for all involved.”
