Westcoast has acquired Colourgen

The Westcoast Group has bought Colourgen. The wide-format print distributor will continue to trade operate as an autonomous business from its offices in Maidenhead and will carry on offering the same portfolio of products and services with the same staff. Jeff Biggs, who founded Colourgen in 1987, is retiring. Managing director Mark Lambert will continue in a management role at Colourgen alongside members of the Westcoast management team.

Lambert said: “It is our belief that Colourgen and its customers will grow and prosper under this new structure, and that we will achieve even greater results moving forward.” Westcoast company ArtSystems - acquired in 2016 - will assist in Colourgen’s integration, helping to broaden the portfolio of products and revenues available through Colourgen’s channels, a move expected to create new investment and growth opportunities. Steve Hawker, MD of ArtSystems said: “Looking ahead, we believe this acquisition will produce a more attractive proposition to existing and potential suppliers, so that above all, Colourgen’s customers will benefit. Whilst the company is retaining its key specialist attributes, the backing and reach of the Westcoast Group will ensure that their offering reaches a much wider audience.” Established in 1984, the Westcoast Group remains privately held with its distributor arm, Westcoast Limited, distributing IT brands such as HP, HPE, Microsoft, Lenovo, Apple and others to a broad range of resellers, retailers and office product dealers in the UK and beyond.