IQon Technologies

Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = iQon Technologies
company_
slogan =
fate = Bankrupt
successor =
foundation = 1994
defunct = 2008
location = Dundalk, Louth, Ireland
industry =
key_people = Dermot McElroy, original founder
Ciaran O’Donoghue,
Aidan Donnelly, Director [cite news |author=Emma Kennedy |coauthors=Gavin Daly |title=Fall-off in turnover at Iqon Technologies |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/10/21/story27577.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=October 21 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-26]
products = personal computers
notebook computers
consumer electronics
num_employees = 200
parent =
subsid = iQon France

iQon Technologies Ltd was a manufacturer of personal and notebook computers and consumer electronics based in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland. The company marketed computers through retailers across the United Kingdom and exported to Europe and North Africa.

History

iQon Technologies was founded in 1994 under the name ROMAK Computers by Dermot McElroy, Lars Krull and Patrick Rooney.

The company was sold in 1997 to US world wide distributor CHS ELECTRONICS Inc.

After the collapse of CHS ELECTRONICS Inc. in 2000 Dermot McElroy purchased the company back from the CHS Electronics liquidators.

In 2004, iQon secured a deal to supply computers for retailer Tesco to be sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [cite news |author=Chris Pillow |title=iQon wins €20m Tesco deal |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/29/story744523096.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=August 29 2004 |accessdate=2008-01-26]

In 2006, the company established its iQon France subsidiary based in Toulon to expand sales across Europe.

As of 2007, iQon was Ireland's largest indigenous PC maker and largest PC exporter.cite news |author=Andrew Thomas |title=Iqon seeks bankruptcy protection |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/07/iqon-seeks-bankruptcy |work=The Inquirer |date=November 07 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-26]

The company sought bankruptcy protection in November 2007 and went into liquidation in January 2008.cite news |author=Ian Kehoe |title=Iqon plans to sell company after collapse |url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=29947-qqqx=1.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=January 27 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-26]

As of January 2008, iQon's call center and warranty service divisions continue to operate under a court-appointed liquidator and the company is up for sale.

References

* [http://www.iqon.ie/index.jsp?pID=93&nID=110 About iQon] . iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
* [http://www.iqon.ie/index.jsp?1nID=93&pID=110&nID=256 iQon France] . iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
*cite news |title=IQon in €10m French export deal |url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6616 |publisher=SiliconRepublic.com |date=June 20 2006 |accessdate=2008-01-26

External links

* [http://www.iqon.ie iQon Technologies website]