COP UK Switches From Dahua To Hikvision
In the past month, the talk of UK executives has been the abrupt departure of COP UK from Dahua and now it joining up with Dahua's cross-town rival Hikvision.
In this note, we examine what happened, share a statement from COP UK's MD, and look at the UK market vs the US market.
*** **** ****** ** *** ********* we ***** **** ** ********** **** COP *** ***** ** ** *** by *****. ******, *** **** **** Dahua ** **** *** ****** ************** step ** ******* * ***** ***** statement***********:
************ ** *********** ** *********** **** Weststone ***. (*** **)
***** ********** ** ******* ****** **** Weststone ***, **** *** ********* ** COP ** **** ****** ** ** an ********** *********** ** ***** ********** in *** ** **** ******** *, 2020.
*********, **** **** ********** ********, **** are ******* **** ******* ****** ********** and **** ********** **** *** **** parties ** ****** ** ***** ** a **** **** **** ********* ***** have ********** ** ***** ************* ** distributors.
**** **** * ***** *****,********* ************* *** **** *** ********** *********:
**** ******, ********* ***** ******** – UK & *******, ****: “** *** delighted ** ** ******* **** *** UK ** ** **** **** ****. This *********** **** ********** *** ****** leading ******** *** ***** ***** ******** customers * ***** ****** ** ********* from *** ***** *********, ** **** forward ** ******* **** *** *** UK **** ** *** ***** *****.”
COP ** ** *********
** ***** *** ** ** ******* what ********. ***** ********:
*** ** **** **** *** ******* Dahua ***** *********** ** *** ** for **** ***** ** ******** ** Dahua ***** *****, ** **** ****** for **** * ***** ** **** build *** ***** ***** **** ****** nothing.
** ** **** ****** **** ** are ** ****** ***** ************ *** this ** **** **** *********** *** by *** *** *********** ** * Hikvision ***********.
***** *** *** ********** **** ******* at ***** ** ** *** *** of **** ** **** **** ****** moving ** ********* **********.
*** ******** ***** ** ******* *** support *****, **** *** ** ******* has **** ************ ** **** **** Dahua.
**’* **** ** *** **** ***** terminated *** ************ ********* *** **** gave ** **** ******.
*** ******** ****** ***** *** *** termination *** *** ******* ** ***** our (*** ** ***** ** ****) purchasing ******* *** ** *** ** in ****.
** ****’* **** *** ****** ** much *** ***** *** *** ****** issue ** * ****** ******** ** the ****. *******, **’* ****, ** did **** *** ****** *** *** contract **** **** *** ********* *** agreement ** **** *****.
****** *** *** ************ ******** ********** with **** ****** ** **** **** denied *** *********** ** **** **** a ************ ******* ** * ********.
* ***’* ********** *** ********* ****** this *** ** ***** ** ***** effectively ******* *** *********** *** ** to ******** ** **** ***** ******** beyond *** ***** ** ****, *** any ******* *********.
**** ** *** ********* **** ******* by *** **** *** ******* ******** to **** ***** ******** ** ***** distributors **** **** ********* ** ******** from *** **.
** **** *** ***** **** ********* in ********, ********* *** ****** ** a ************ ******.
** * ******** **** *** ******** support ** *** **** ** *** activity, ** **** ***** ** * large ****** ** *** ********* ** we ***** ** ****** ** ********* as **** ****** ** ******** ** purchase **** *** **.
********* *** *********** ** ******* ***** talking ** ********* *** ********** ********** our ******** ** *** ******, *** that ******* ******** ******* *** ******* is ** *** ********* ** *** operation.
* **** ** *** ********* *** been **** * ****** ** ***** air ** *** *** **** **** conducted **********. ** **** **** **** zero ** ******** * **** ************ partner ** **** **** * *****.
***** ************* ** *** ****** (** the **) ******* *** ******* ******* has **** ******* ** ******** ** agreement.
**, ****** *******, ** **** ** continuing ** **** ***** *** ** least *** **** * ******, *** we **** *** ***** ***** ** cover *** ****** ******** ****** (***** has **** **** **** **** ****** any ******** ****** **** *** ****).
** **** **** ** ********, ********* and ********** *** **** ********* ***** starting ** ** ****.
** * ******** **’* * **** abrupt ****** *** **** **** *********** bring **** ********** **** *** **** few ******, *** ** *** ******** of *** ********* ** ******** ** go ** *** **** *** **** support ** *** ********* **** **’* a **** ******** ******.
UK ***** ** *********
***** ** *** ******** ************* **** employee ******** **** *********. *** *******, the **** ********** **** ****** *** mentions *** ********** ** ****. ** **** *****, **** ************* ** ********** *********** *** **** *** *****. ****** way, **** ***** * **** ** stability *** * ***** ****.
********* ******* *** * **** ** UK ***** ************ **** ********* ********* DVS, ******* ****, *******, *** ******* as **** ** **** **** ****** employees ** *** ** **** *****.
Dahua ** ** ********
** ******* *** ** ******** ***** UK ********** **** ******* ** **** as ******, *****'* ******* ** *********** with **** **** * ***'* **** to *******. ** ******** *** ********.
US ** ** ***********
******** ** ***** ************ *** **** more ********* ** *** ** **** they *** ** *** **.
*** **'* ********** ******* ** ** that ** *** ** *** ** believe **** ***** ** ************ **** more ** ** ****** ******* * greater ******* ** ***** ********* ******* the ** ** ** ****** *** it **** ****** ***** ***** ************ like ***.
****, ** ************ **** ** ********** lots ** ********* ******** (*.*., ******** and ********* *****, **, ******, *********), whereas ** ************ (********** ***** ***** ones **** ***, ***, ******) **** to ***** *** ******** ********* ********. This ***** ***** ********* **** ** extensions ** ***** ************* ****** **** the '*** ******' **** ** * common ********* ** ** *********.
*******
** ** *** **** ****** ***** the ** ****** ** *********** ***** on *** **** **** ****** *** but ** ****** *** *** ****** why **** *** * **** **** for *****. *****'* ******** ** **** and ***'* ***** ********* ** *****'* rival ** **** *** *********.
*** ****** **** *** ** **** clients ******* **** **** ***** *** in *** ******. *** *** ****** benefit *********** *** **** **** ***** remember *** **** **** *** *** for **** ** ******* ****** *****
******* ******* *** ***** **********, *** decision ** *** ** **** ** Provision (** ***'** **** *** ***.) was ****** * **** ** ***** that *** *** ******* *********. ***** on *** *** *** *** **** with *** **** *** ********* **** had ****** ********* ********* ***********. *** just **** ** ** ******* **** damage ** ***** *** ******* **** competition ** ***** ******* ********* **** of ****** *** ************, *** *** a ******* **** **** **** *************** * *********** ***** ******* ******* Dahua. *** ******* **** ** ****** wasn't * **** ******** ******* **** were *** ***** * *** ** Dahua *****.
******* ********** **** ****, ***'* ****** Sales ******** ** *+ ***** **** COP *~* ****** *** *** ****** Dahua ** ** * ***, *** would ***** **** **** ***** **** brought **** ****** ******** *** *******, it *** *** ********.