New firm relaunches Brydge

Park City’s Brydge Technologies, a maker of keyboards, docking stations and hubs for Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, folded earlier this year with its brand name, assets and intellectual property being sold in a foreclosure proceeding.

Now, a new company, established by former Brydge officers, has announced plans to revive the brand and continue producing and selling its products. Also based in Park City, Uinta Products will employ “many former Brydge” workers, according to a press statement released recently.

According to its{mprestriction ids="1,3"} statement, Uinta Products is led by Leon Rossi, former chief financial officer of Brydge, and Alan Way, its former head of sales. The relaunch is supported by Claret Capital Partners, a U.K.-based private equity firm.

“Uinta Products is thrilled to build on the strong product portfolio and partnerships of the Brydge brand,” said Way, now chief revenue officer at Uinta Products. “We are poised to deliver technology and productivity products that allow consumers and organizations to be more productive from anywhere.”

Brydge made a variety of products, but the best known is a series of clip-on keyboards for the Apple iPad line. These were launched even before Apple sold its first iPad keyboard, turning iPads into functional convertible laptops.

“We are aware of the article posted on 9to5Mac in May this year,” said Rossi, referring to a post on an Apple users’ website claiming mismanagement for the demise of Brydge. “However, we want to assure all stakeholders that we are committed to rebuilding this business stronger and better. A number of former Brydge employees have joined us at Uinta, further strengthening our ability to deliver on our promise. Uinta is excited to relaunch Brydge back into the market. With Brydge’s history of quality and innovative products, we are looking forward to a successful endeavor.”{/mprestriction}