Scolmore has announced that it has settled a dispute with Dean Electrical Wholesale, Premspec Group and with Dennis Boseley, who is the founder of Dean Electrical.
The dispute arose after Scolmore became aware that Dean had been selling counterfeit accessory products in the UK, which it was mixing with, and selling alongside, genuine Scolmore products. The counterfeits had been purchased in China by Premspec, under the instructions of Boseley.
In a statement published on its website, Dean has admitted its actions and accepted that the products were counterfeit. It has also paid compensation and costs and “undertaken to not in future commit any further acts of trade mark infringement”.
Managing director of Scolmore Kevin Beech said: “These are mains voltage products, and the defendants took no steps to even make sure they were safe before selling them on to unsuspecting buyers. We have been working closely with a small number of select overseas factories for many years now and have built up a mutually respectful relationship with them. We have invested in these factories to ensure they have the best equipment, technologies and people in place to manufacture our products to the highest standards. All our products are designed in house in Tamworth, Staffordshire, by our specialist teams. Our partner factories work closely with the designers to work the designs up to samples and then finished products ready for market. We make regular trips to the premises and have regulated systems and procedures in place to ensure that they operate to our exacting standards.
“These factories operate on an exclusive basis with Scolmore, only producing products for our group of companies. Wholesalers and contractors rely on this assurance and this proof of the origin of the products that are being supplied to them by Scolmore.”
