London, United Kingdom - 1 June 2026 - CMS Distribution, a leading value-added technology distributor, today announced the successful completion of the integration of Cables Direct, following CMS Distribution’s acquisition of the business in 2023.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Ripley, UK, Cables Direct has established a strong reputation as a specialist distributor of computer cabling, networking, connectivity, and multimedia products. The integration further strengthens CMS Distribution’s capabilities within the infrastructure and connectivity market, while significantly expanding the product portfolio and service offering available to customers across both businesses.
The combined organisation now employs approximately 550 people across 14 locations in 8 countries, including the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, China, and the USA.
Frank Salmon, Founder and CEO of CMS Distribution, commented:
“The integration of Cables Direct into CMS Distribution represents another important milestone in our growth journey and reinforces our commitment to delivering exceptional value, service, and innovation to our customers and vendor partners.
By combining the specialist expertise of Cables Direct with the scale, operational excellence, and global reach of CMS Distribution, we are creating a stronger platform for future growth and enhanced customer service.”
Jonpaul Warren, Cables Business Unit Director of CMS, added:
“Cables Direct has built an excellent reputation within the market for quality products, customer service, and technical expertise. Bringing these strengths together with CMS Distribution’s wider capabilities enables us to offer customers an even broader and more compelling range of connectivity and infrastructure solutions.”
Kelly Walker, Sales Manager of Cables Direct, said:
“This is an exciting new chapter for the Cables Direct team and our customers. Joining CMS Distribution provides greater scale, enhanced operational support, and access to a broader technology portfolio, while maintaining the customer focus and specialist expertise that Cables Direct is known for.”
As part of the integration, fulfilment operations for Cables Direct products have transitioned to CMS Distribution’s central logistics facility in Castleford, enhancing operational efficiency, stock availability, and delivery performance for customers across the UK.
Together, CMS Distribution and Cables Direct are well positioned to deliver an expanded portfolio of connectivity, networking, and technology solutions, supported by enhanced infrastructure, operational scale, and shared expertise.
About CMS Distribution
Founded in 1988, CMS Distribution has been driven by People, Technology, and exceptional Service. We are committed to sourcing and delivering innovative technologies that provide cost-effective solutions for our trade-only customers. Representing over 200 manufacturers, we serve a global customer base ranging from large multinationals to smaller independent IT companies. We specialize in introducing emerging technologies to the market while growing established brands with a variety of value-added services.
About Cables Direct
A leading UK trade supplier of computer cables, USB products, networking products, multimedia products, cables and accessories. Since 1993 we have dedicated ourselves to supplying high quality cables and peripherals to an ever changing market place. In many cases we are the first to supply the market with new technology and innovative products. In conjunction with NEWlink and Rextron, we utilise our knowledge and expertise within the industry to supply our comprehensive range of multimedia products, networking products, computer cables and accessories.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CMS Distribution
Jonpaul Warren – Business Unit Director (Cables)
jonpaul.warren@cmsdistribution.com
Cables Direct
Kelly Walker – Sales Manager
kelly.walker@cablesdirect.co.uk
Main Tel: +44 (0) 208 960 6000
Website: www.cmsdistribution.com
