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A longstanding partnership in security , quality and reliability
In 1969 ISEO security products was founded from Giuseppe Fachinetti ’ s extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit . It began manufacturing locks , cylinders and padlocks in Pisogne , a village on Lake Iseo in Northern Italy , from which the company gets its name .
» DEEPLY GROUNDED IN ITS ORIGINS , ISEO has remained faithful to its roots and to the family values of the founders who still , today , remain in control of the business strategy for the much larger group . The core values of their business being security , respect , research , quality and reliability ; ISEO has grown into today ’ s multinational business with offices , warehousing and distribution in many different countries throughout the world .
More than 25 years have passed since ISEO searched the UK to find a suitable and like-minded company with the same values in order to be principal distributor and bring their product and brand to the British market . This company was M . Marcus Ltd , a similar , family-owned business with long established links throughout the architectural ironmongery market . A company still renowned for its proud family history since the 1940s with its Heritage Brass door furniture range .
An ideal partnership was formed and shortly after this , the first ISEO-branded products began appearing in the market through the support of customers who recognised a fabulous value for money , quality product .
ISEO and M . Marcus have worked together to find products that continue to give the best in security , quality and reliability . In support of this , five years ago M . Marcus began an additional programme of investment and expansion in order to back the ever- expanding ISEO product portfolio . A new department was born with its own sales office , support centre and dedicated specialist sales team out in the field .
Neil Sheane-Smith , Commercial Manager at M . Marcus Ltd said : “ We have been extremely fortunate to be able to offer such a range of products throughout the years and be partners with such a classical family business as ISEO .
“ We are very proud of our connections with this European manufacturer and along with the support of our long term customers , staff members and sales force here at M . Marcus ; we have been able to secure the platform for further investment within our own business which will assist us in expanding the ISEO brand even further , especially with their new strategy within the access control and electrical locking markets . “ It is a very exciting time for us all here in Dudley and we have had some extremely experienced individuals join our business recently within our internal and external sales team and we continue to build securely for the future . As well as
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