Overclockers UK Sold to CaseKings

[V_R]

Looks like it breaking news at the mo, is all over their forums....

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18372297


An official announcement will be made later today. I'll post up where i hear anything more.


This is the only other info i can find at the mo...

http://www.techpowerup.com/160157/Caseking.de-Acquires-Overclockers-UK.html

and

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/22567/germany_based_caseking_acquires_overclockers_uk/index.html

 

[TriplexDread]

An interesting conversation in the techpowerup.com link mate

Thanks

 

[V_R]

lol, yeah. was just reading that....

Well we shall see what comes of this in time i guess....

 

[V_R]

On 30th January 2012 I sold Overclockers UK and its associated companies to AF Gaming Gmbh, owners of well-known European distributer Caseking.

Overclockers UK was born from an idea in 1999 to offer overclocked CPUs commercially with guaranteed performance. It was an immediate hit and over the following years grew rapidly into one of the most successful online vendors of PC components and systems in the UK. The time had come for me to realise my investment and therefore hand over the company to those deserving of such responsibility.

Let me introduce you to the two new Joint Managing Director’s of Overclockers UK, Toni Sonn aka CK-Toni and Kay Kostadinov aka CK-Kay. Together they have built Caseking into a force to be reckoned with having operations in Germany, France and Holland. They have Europe’s largest case range with 95% available from stock, an excellent reputation for customer service and numerous exclusive importation and distribution deals. They intend to take Overclockers UK to the next level by investing in technology, new product offerings and a strengthening of its online presence. The Company’s existing relationships with its UK customers and its long-standing suppliers as well as the Newcastle-under-Lyme premises will be further improved by the investment plans. The management teams of Overclockers UK and Caseking are keen to continue with the successful development of the combined group as a pan-European market leader. Overclockers UK and Caseking will continue to offer a constant flow of new product developments, the best performing hardware and exclusive designs to European computer enthusiasts in the future. You can read a little bit about Toni and Caseking here.

These forums were born 12 years ago, designed and created by myself as a place where like-minded people could learn and share. I am immensely proud of the forums and all that they have achieved. We have always been different – bold, outspoken and controversial – but that set us apart from the rest. Toni and Kay are totally committed to the forums and have no plans to change a winning formula.

I am very happy to have Overclockers UK in the capable hands of Toni and Kay together with existing Technical Director David Middling and Purchasing Manager Andy Gibson. I am sure that they will take the Company from strength to strength.

So what does the future hold for me? That’s something I’m looking forward to finding out, but in the meantime I have been asked to remain as an Admin of the forums and I have agreed to do so.

Finally I’d like to thank every single Overclockers UK customer, all staff and forum members who have helped make this company what it is today. An amazing chapter in the history of Overclockers UK has closed and an exciting new one has opened.

Mark “Spie” Proudfoot
Founder and former owner of Overclockers UK

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18372469

 

[Reefsmoka]

Might get run properly finally hey. They're are some right idjuts at overclockers at the moment, still wont ever go back there.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Who gives a monkeys?

These forums were born 12 years ago, designed and created by myself as a place where like-minded people could learn and share. I am immensely proud of the forums and all that they have achieved. We have always been different – bold, outspoken and controversial – but that set us apart from the rest.

You what? What total tosh. That place was as formal as can be, say one word slightly out of line and you were out on your butt. And never dare to criticise OCUK in their forums, censorship was rife.

It's my guess that they've gone so far downhill over the past few years they decided to get out whilst the going was good. Methinks the owners are cashing in their chips before shoddy service and lack of sales brings in the liquidators.

I've never heard of Caseking but then I note they don't operate in the UK.

I hope the stock stays the same and Caseking offer better service but I'm going to take a lot of convincing before I ever go back there. I wonder how many of the current staff will keep their jobs?

 

[CSB]

Hi guys.

I havn't posted for ages but I've been lurking behind the scenes looking at the latest post (at work also).

Well well, Overclockers have sold up have they?. I don't care what company has taken over as their staff and ways of dealing with customers stink. As soon as the big bosses have had a look around the warehouse and office, things will go back to how they have been.

Give me an O, give me an V, give me an E, give me an R, give me an C, give me an L, give me an O, give me an C, give me an K, give me an E, give me an R, give me an S.

What do you get ... damn right STINKERS. I'll toast to that