Peripherals specialist Exspect has its eye on chomping into its rivals’ market share next year – with the help of parent company Gem.

The company has told MCV that it has already won some ‘major accounts’, which it will announce later this year – and that there is ‘no question’ that its portfolio of products is on track to grow.

“We are very confident that our market share will grow next year,” Exspect general manager Neil Meredith commented to MCV.

“That’s especially true with some of the feedback we are getting from our major customers for 2008. We have launched a little bit late in the year to be fair, but ‘08 looks incredible with some major accounts already won that will demonstrate we have truly arrived in the sector.”

And when Meredith was asked if Exspect could leverage Gem’s contacts within the industry to generate growth, he replied:

“We certainly plan to do so. The past 12 months has all been about managing the organic growth that has given us some big challenges. 150 new products, a new office, 40 new customers, awards and six new team members – with more to follow – has kept us incredibly busy.

“There are some exciting plans in place for 2008 that are more strategic and based on leveraging the overall package to the channel that Exspect and Gem can offer its customer base.”