SCHURTER and Volex – a safe match

The British power cord and cable assembly solutions specialist Volex plc and the SCHURTER Group can look back on a long-standing, extremely successful partnership. This has now been taken to a new level in a “License and Distribution Contract”.

“What began over a decade ago as a distribution contract has developed into a very successful partnership for both companies. The central element of this partnership is the V-Lock cord retention system developed by Volex, which perfectly matches the SCHURTER mission of safe&easy,” summarises Donat Wullschleger, Head of Product Management at SCHURTER.

SCHURTER is continuously expanding the V-Lock product portfolio to guarantee compatibility with the powercords produced by Volex. In addition, the markets are successfully served by SCHURTER’s global distribution network, which is also shown by the significant increase in sales in this segment.

New License and Distribution Contract

Besides the distribution agreement, Volex grants SCHURTER the license to develop its own complementary products under the V-Lock label and to brand them accordingly. The best example of this is the development and launch of the world’s first rewireable device connector with V-Lock: SCHURTER 4783.

Jim Logan, Business Development Director at Volex commented “The Volex V-Lock solution for cord retention has been very successful in products where reliability and performance are essential. SCHURTER has been a key part of that success with their extensive range of V-lock compatible inlets and outlets, and we are delighted to extend our partnership with them.”