Merasia Appointed Master Distributor by Teknek

Teknek Ltd appointed Merasia Ltd as their Master Distributor for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Teknek which is part of the giant Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in July 2011 has appointed long-serving employee Richard Meredith as “master distributor” for the area. Meredith has formed a company called Merasia Ltd which will partner with Teknek.

Teknek Managing Director Stephen Mitchell said the ­expansion marked a “very ­significant” development in the region which will give our customers even greater support.

“We have been successfully building our base in Asia with offices in Japan and Korea, a regional fulfilment centre in Hong Kong with a regional headquarters in Shanghai,” he said. “In addition we built a profeesional sales and service personnel in Thailand and India which is now transfered to Merasia Ltd.

“Richard has worked for Teknek for many years during which time he has lived and worked in Asia. We are delighted he has partnered with us for this exciting venture. He will be joined in his company, Merasia Ltd, by the Teknek team from India and Thailand.”