Established in 1993, Redington has traversed an eventful and exciting journey to evolve from very humble beginnings into the company. The incredible journey has seen the company emerges from one brand, one product category, and one market into a billions of distribution and supply chain solutions provider to over many international brands in IT and Mobility spaces, serving various emerging markets. Redington (India) Limited is a public limited Company domiciled in India, incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The company’s equity shares are listed on the bourses of BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Limited.
Redington is a leading distributor of technology & communication products and provider of services and solutions across various emerging markets. The company’s offerings include PC, Notebooks, Tablets, Printing Solutions, Servers, Storage, Software, Networking Solutions, Security Solutions, Smart Phones and Cloud.
Besides India and Turkey, its operations span across markets in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. As a premier distributor for many global technology vendors, it leveraged a powerful network of thousands of channel partners.
Through two wholly-owned subsidiary companies, it also operates in the field of Third-party Logistics & Supply Chain Solutions and in the field of Repair and Maintenance of Technology Products & Infrastructure. These adjacencies allow the company to widen its coverage of technology distribution value chain.
Today, new-age technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Big Data and Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G communications are opening new possibilities and new opportunities for tomorrow.
Business area of the company
The company is engaged in the business of distribution of information technology, mobility and other technology products besides supply chain solutions. The company has an operating branch in Singapore. The Company, its subsidiaries and associate operates in India, Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and South Asian countries.
Awards
FY2016-17
IBM -Best Value Added Distributor for IBM software subscription and support Business
IBM- Asia Pacific IBM 2017 choice award for Top Value Added Distributor
Oracle- Iaas/Paas Cloud Transformation Partner of the year
Microsoft Volume Licensing Business- Best Distributor of the year 2016
Palo Alto Networks- Best Distributor of the year 2016 - APAC
SonicWall- Business Excellence award for distributor of the year 2015 -16
Schneider Electric-Top Distributor in India
Aruba- Top Distributor in India
Lenovo- Best Premium and Mainstream performance award Q2 2016
Lenovo- Best TI partner for premium and mainstream models
Lenovo- Best TI Partner in the Data Centre Group Category 2016-17
Quest- Best Distributor of the year 2016
HP Indigo- Winner - Supplies excellence 2016
HP Indigo- No. 1 world Wide with Press SW Upgrade
Autodesk- FY 17 VAD Growth Award for India Region
Autodesk- FY17 Best Partner Marketing
Service Tax top assessee award in Chennai Commissionerate III (FY 2016-17)
FY2017-18
Dell EMC - Best Distributor Award
HP - Best MOQ Distributor of the Year
HP - Best Commercial Print Distributor of the Year
HP - Best Distributor - BNB MOQ 2017
HP - Best Distributor - AMD
Notebooks Growth 2017 HP - Best Distributor - (BNB & Desktop) - MOQ 2017
HP Enterprise - Winner - Representation of Digital Strategy
HP Enterprise - Best Distributor FY17-18 - Attach Services
HP Indigo - No. 1 World-Wide Channel Press Software Upgrade
HP Indigo - Winner - Service Excellence 2017
HP Indigo - Special Recognition - Service Operational Excellence 2017
HP Indigo - Special Recognition - Installed Base Excellence 2017
HP Indigo - Special Recognition -
Market Development Excellence 2017
HP Indigo - Outstanding Contribution to World Wide HP Indigo Service Channel Partner Community Lenovo - Exemplary award for premium category contribution - Partner meet 2017
Lifesize - APAC Distribution Growth Award 2017
McAfee - Best Distributor in India Oracle - Excellence Award - PAAS &
IAAS cloud transformation of the Year
Oracle - VAD Cloud Innovation and Best Practice
Palo Alto Networks - Best Distributor India FY 2017
Palo Alto Networks - Best Distributor - SAARC FY 2017
Sophos - Distributor of the Year (India) 2016-2017
VMWare - Best Distributor Award
FY2019-20
HP - Best National Distributor (Printing Systems) -2019
HP - Best Distributor (Premium Notebook, Consumer PC) - 2019
HP - Best Distributor IPS (Print & Supplies) - 2019
Dell Technologies - Excellence in Digital Marketing - 2019
Dell Technologies - Distributor of the Year - 2019
Autodesk - Operation Excellence Award - 2019
AWS - WWPS (India) APN Distribution Partner of the Year - 2019
ESRI - Most Valuable Partner - 2019
Lenovo - Highest growth Distributor for Thin & Light Laptops - 2019
PTC - Marketing Excellence Award - 2019
Sophos - Best Distributor - 2019
History and milestones
1993: Acquired the Indian branch of Redington Pte. Limited Singapore
1993: Commenced IT distribution operations, branch Operations in Western and Southern India and Distributions of HP’s IT Products
1994: Distribution of Epson and Tripp Lite IT products and Samsung monitors, started service operations for IT products and operations in Northern India
1995: Began operations in Eastern India; Distribution of Compaq and Philips products
1996: Distribution of Intel products
1997: Tied up with Microsoft for distribution of software products
1998: Tied up with IBM APC and Canon for distribution of their products
1999: The setup of a subsidiary, Redington Gulf FZE, for Middle East and African Markets
1999: Installation of ERP John Brown and Associate (JBA) for Distribution
2000: Moved into value added distribution space
2002: Commenced call centre operations for servicing Compaq’s Presario range of products
2003: Commenced distribution and servicing of Motorola mobile phones
2004: Acquired Redington Gulf FZE
2005: Acquired Redington Distribution Pte. Ltd. & Cadensworth India Ltd
2005: Ventured into non IT and consumer durables
2006: ChrysCapital, a well-known private equity fund, acquired 11 percent stake through their investment company Beethoven Limited, Mauritius
2007: Shares Listed on BSE and NSE
2007: Commenced distribution of Apple products
2007: Set Up of High level repair centres in Chennai
2008: Ranked 55th top global tech company & 3rd for total return to shareholders
2008: Acquired Easyaccess Financial Services
2008: Started Blackberry distribution
2009: Automated distribution centres become operational in Chennai
2009: made foray in 3PL/4PL services
2010: TUV NORD awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification
2010: TUV SUO Management Services Gmbh awarded ISO 9001: 2008 Certification
2011: Standard Charted Private Equity acquired 11.99% stake in Redington (India)
2011: Entered into strategic relationship with EMC for Distribution of their storage products through Cadensworth
2012: Consolidated their shareholdings in its MEA operations
2012: Started carrying out supply chain management business
2013: Acquisition of 51% stake in Adeo IT Consulting services, Turkey
2014: Divestment of entire stake in Easyaccess Financial Services
2014: hiving of Support Services Division to ensure Support Services Limited
2015: Invested in LinkPlus, a leading Oracle distributor in Turkey, having total stake of 80%
2015: Launched the RedCloud portal
2016: Merger of Nook Micro Distribution Limited with the company
2017: Merger of Wholly owned Subsidiaries Cadensworth (India) Limited with the company
2018: Redington evolved from promoter let to a broad-government and professionally managed entity
2018: Redington launched new logo
2018: Redington entered into 25th years of opeartions
2019: Redington lists commercial papers on the bourses
2019: SEBI’s approval for being classified as Listed Entity with no promoters
2020: Auroma Logistics becomes wholly owned subsidiary of ProConnect India
2020: Divestment of Ensure Support Services India, Wholly owned Subsidiary of Redington