The deal is designed to expand Multitone’s reach in the Swiss communications market through Axians’ local expertise. The partnership will offer Swiss customers even greater support and availability of the latest products, including the powerful Ekotek staff protection range, Ekosecure pagers and Ekocare Nurse Call solutions.

Yves le Gal, Regional Channel Manager, Europe at Multitone commented, “Axians is part of the well-respected Vinci Energies brand and as the dedicated ICT division, it has exactly the right sales and technical expertise to complement Multitone’s ambitious growth plans in Switzerland. The company has outreach right across the country and its multi-lingual regions, including the German, French, Italian and Romansh speaking communities.”

Yves continued, “We have completed a comprehensive training programme with the sales and support teams, who will fully support and assist customers with their specification and installation requirements.”

Stephane Devenoge at Axians also commented, “Multitone has an enviable reputation for innovation and excellence which is well-respected within the critical communications market. This new distribution partnership will offer Swiss customers greater access to Multitone products and expert technical and purchasing support from the Axians teams. We look forward to building our market share together in this exciting and fast-moving sector.”

Multitone is part of Champion Technology Holdings, with a turnover in 2016 in excess of £498M